In the portal "EuroFootball.com" yesterday there was a vote where the best player of the week (2017-12-08 / 2017-12-10) was selected.
A total of 332 portal visitors participated in the survey by midnight, choosing from five players: Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Nicolo Otamendi, Guido Carrillo, and Nils Petersen.
Confidently, Cristiano Ronaldo, who achieved a resounding victory over Madrid's "Real" club on the weekend, triumphed in the elections. The team represented by the Portuguese, "Sevilla," crushed by a score of 5-0, and C. Ronaldo was the main architect of the victory.
C. Ronaldo scored a brace and created opportunities for his teammates. The striker could have left the game with a hat-trick, but Zinedine Zidane replaced him in the 76th minute.
In the "EuroFootball.com" voting, C. Ronaldo received a total of 157 votes (~47%). Nicolas Otamendi (81 votes) remained in second place, and Harry Kane was chosen as the third-best player of the week with 56 votes.
The most visited football news portal in the country traditionally presents five interesting facts about the football player:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo received his name in honor of the 40th US President, Ronald Reagan. He was one of Cristiano's father's favorite actors, so he named his son after this famous US politician and actor.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo was known for his great obstinacy and the desire to prove that he is better than others from childhood. Once in his childhood, the footballer hit the ball against the windows to get the coach's attention and make him come out to the field and see Cristiano's new ball tricks.
3. At the age of 15, Cristiano Ronaldo had heart problems and had to undergo surgery. During the surgery, the world's most famous footballer by then had the total surface area of his heart expanded with the help of oxygen, as this was the cause of the problems. Due to heart problems, Cristiano Ronaldo could even have been forced to give up football, but after the surgery, the determined Portuguese returned to the field just two days later.
4. Cristiano Ronaldo has an airport named after him - in Madeira (the footballer's hometown) stands a runway with takeoff and landing, which has CR7 initials.
5. The 32-year-old Portuguese is not accidentally still at the highest level and is still considered the best football player in the world along with Lionel Messi - Cristiano Ronaldo's total body fat layer is only 10 percent of his total body mass. The footballer maintains such a fit form thanks to very healthy nutrition and constant work in the gym.
