Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football icon is the most followed person on Instagram with a total of 502 million followers
Here are some lesser-known facts about the former Manchester United forward
On November 24, 2022, Ronaldo became the first man to score in five FIFA World Cup editions
In 2009 Real Madrid insured Ronaldo's legs for over 120 million dollars
The Portuguese football player is a regular blood donor and refuses to get any tattoos so he can donate more frequently
He gifted a Greek Island as a wedding present to Jorge Mendes, his agent
Ronaldo was born and raised in Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal. In 2006 they officially renamed the airport Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo
He first met his partner Georgina Rodriguez at a Gucci store in Madrid where she was working as a sales assistant
The football legend was expelled from school at the age of 14 for throwing a chair at his teacher. He signed with Manchester United at the age of 18
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest goal scorer in the world with 818 offical goals across all competitions for club and country
The University of British Columbia Okanagan offers fourth-year sociology students a course about the sociology of Cristiano Ronaldo