100 Caps
Ronaldo became the third youngest player in Europe to get 100 caps yesterday. The fans unveiled a banner at the game for their beloved captain -
His shirt went to little-known Huddersfield midfielder Oliver Norwood - all thanks to Rio Ferdinand! Ronaldo was approached by many players but told them politely his shirt had already been promised to someone else.
The lucky 21 year old was totally thrilled and spoke about what had happened (via the Daily Mail) -
Rio and I have the same agent, and I knew he had kept in touch with Ronaldo from their days together at United...So I phoned him last week and asked if he could put a word in for me. I just explained how much it would mean to have Ronaldo’s shirt, and could he possibly see what the chances were...I was hoping that might do the trick, but I wanted to make sure, so I went up to Ronaldo before the game and introduced myself. He just said: “Yeah, Rio spoke to me. Don’t worry - the shirt’s yours.”
A few of the lads went up to him at the end, but he was as good as his word. He wasn’t happy about the way the game had gone and wasn’t exactly in the best of moods, but he actually came over to me, shook hands and said: “I haven’t forgotten. You can have the shirt.”
That just rounded off a great night for me. I couldn’t have wished for a better keepsake from such a fantastic occasion. Of all the memorabilia I have picked up during my career, this is far and away the best.
His shirt went to little-known Huddersfield midfielder Oliver Norwood - all thanks to Rio Ferdinand! Ronaldo was approached by many players but told them politely his shirt had already been promised to someone else.
The lucky 21 year old was totally thrilled and spoke about what had happened (via the Daily Mail) -
Rio and I have the same agent, and I knew he had kept in touch with Ronaldo from their days together at United...So I phoned him last week and asked if he could put a word in for me. I just explained how much it would mean to have Ronaldo’s shirt, and could he possibly see what the chances were...I was hoping that might do the trick, but I wanted to make sure, so I went up to Ronaldo before the game and introduced myself. He just said: “Yeah, Rio spoke to me. Don’t worry - the shirt’s yours.”
A few of the lads went up to him at the end, but he was as good as his word. He wasn’t happy about the way the game had gone and wasn’t exactly in the best of moods, but he actually came over to me, shook hands and said: “I haven’t forgotten. You can have the shirt.”
That just rounded off a great night for me. I couldn’t have wished for a better keepsake from such a fantastic occasion. Of all the memorabilia I have picked up during my career, this is far and away the best.