Who is he? Before the Champions League final was made public, Ronaldo once said that he was my childhood friend and my luck in life. It was he who changed the fate of Cristiano Ronaldo, and it was he who changed the fate of the Portuguese national team. Cristiano Ronaldo, whose full name is Cristiano Ronaldo, is one of the greatest footballers in the world.
As much as his accomplishments seem so outstanding, he hasn't been solely on his own throughout his career. If I ask you, would you sacrifice your success for the sake of your friends? If you don't want to, it's completely understandable. But Ronaldo has one such friend, and he is Albert.
When Ronaldo and Albert were teenagers, they used to play soccer on the streets with friends, and they both shared a dream of being drafted by scouts. Compared to the other kids, both of them are strikers and are the best goalscorers.
One day, a scout came to their small pitch to observe them. The kids were great, but there was only one spot at the time and everyone knew that either Ronaldo was selected or Albert. To make the game more competitive and fair, the person who scored the most goals in the match will be selected. Fate was also magical, with both Cristiano Ronaldo and Albert scoring a goal in the game, but scouts could only choose one person, so someone needed to break the deadlock. In the end, Ronaldo scored the last goal and was taken away by scouts, but it shouldn't actually be him. Ronaldo told the last goal of the game that day in an interview. Albert was already one-on-one with the goalkeeper that day, he walked to the front, bypassed the goalkeeper, and the goal was in front of him, but he paused for a second and looked at Ronaldo next to him, he knew that any of them would be the only one who would be selected if he got that ball. Albert passed the ball to Ronaldo and let Ronaldo kick it in, because this scene can be seen in the official documentary, Albert had every chance to kick at that time, but after that selfless act, his opportunity disappeared, he basically could not become a professional footballer, he sacrificed his dreams, wealth and the opportunity of fame, Ronaldo was shocked by the selflessness of his friend, he asked him why he did it, Albert looked at Ronaldo and told him, because you are stronger than me. In 2014, when Cristiano Ronaldo reached his first Champions League final for Real Madrid, he saw public thanks to him, and in the end, Real Madrid won the title. After the game, when the players are fighting each other. Ronaldo walked up to the stage, brought a young man out and gave him a long hug, and that person was Albert. Since then, people have been circulating wildly about who Ronaldo hugged at the time. It was also at that time that Ronaldo made public the story of Albert's sacrifice.
But before that, Ronaldo has not forgotten this former partner, he has been repaying his childhood friends, even if Albert is unemployed, no, he doesn't need to work at all, his family's mansion and luxury car and enough expenses to support the family, these are the rewards Ronaldo gave him. Imagine what it was like to have one of the richest athletes on the planet owe you a huge favor? To this day, Ronaldo has never forgotten to thank Albert for his sacrifice. If you were Albert, would you be willing to give up such an opportunity?