Cristiano Ronaldo Hailed By Teammates As Role-Model, Hell Reports Cold Front

Cristiano Ronaldo speaks at a press conference. (Getty Images)more pics »
Cristiano Ronaldo has hit an interesting point in his career. With his stardom growing, Ronaldo has leapt from the dungeon of young prodigy and has established himself as experienced international. He's so bangin' he made it to the top three of our Top Ten Most Fashionable Sports Playas. Now you know that's hot. We know he's a baller, but now Manchester United's younger lads are looking up to him as, dare we say, a role-model. Man Utd.'s recent acquisition Anderson told Inside United magazine:

"Ronaldo has been very, very important in helping us settle in here. Not only him but [Assistant coach] Carlos Queiroz. But mainly Ronaldo because we're friends and team-mates. He's always looking after us, keeping an eye on us and if we sometime go astray he's clip [sic] our ears and try to put us right because he's been here for four or five years and he's bee [sic] through this period himself."

Even Houdini couldn't manifest an illusion that big. Good thing for Anderson is that Ronaldo's well acquainted with handling scenarios off the pitch as well. Money-management problems? No worries. That's on page 3 of Ronaldo's "How To Keep From Going Astray, The Fashionable Way." Anderson: Ronaldo's the daddy [Sporting Life] Image [shw.fotopages.com]
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