Ronaldo bares his soul and skin in 'Ronaldo'
Documentary does little more than reveal just how self-centered the footballer really is
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While a new documentary on Cristiano Ronaldo was expected to reveal all about the Portugal ace, it did little more than reveal just how self-centered the footballer really is.
We all know that Ronaldo seems to love few things as much as he loves taking off his shirt and this was well highlighted in the 89-minute documentary. The Real Madrid star is seen shirtless for three minutes and 45 seconds, a full 39 seconds longer than he’s shown playing for Portugal, and far outstrips the mere 19 seconds in which he wears the colors of Manchester United, the club that turned him into a star.
Ronaldo is seen taking off his shirt to brush his teeth, to celebrate a goal in the Champions League final, to work out in the pool and to check out his abs on a private jet.
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When not shirtless, the Real Madrid star is seen suited up in a tuxedo. In the movie, Ronaldo is seen in a tuxedo or suit for a total of seven minutes and 28 seconds, only four seconds less than he is seen playing for Real Madrid.
The documentary revolved around Ronaldo’s life off the field, merely showing him what he is best known for.
Ronaldo’s rival Lionel Messi is also seen for a total of two minutes and 37 seconds but is only named by the footballer thrice in the documentary. His friends refer to the Argentine on two additional occasions as “The Other One.”
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Ronaldo and Messi’s competition for the relatively meaningless Ballon d’Or, awarded to the world’s best player, forms the crux of the movie. Messi has won the award four times, Ronaldo twice.
“After he won the second or third in a row, I said I’m not coming here anymore,” Ronaldo is heard saying in the documentary.
But that’s all for his rivalry on field, as the rest of the film shows Ronaldo devoted to his son, mother and his agent, Jorge Mendesr. Mendes is presented as Ronaldo’s closest friend and confidante and is seen on screen for more than 10% of the film, mostly on the phone.
Only once in the film is Ronaldo criticised. After he refuses to sign autographs for a group of shouting fans while sitting in a taxi, one woman lets him have it. “That’s why Portugal can’t make the World Cup,” she yells. The fans, it turns out, were New Yorkers.
The article originally appeared on Wall Street Journal.
We all know that Ronaldo seems to love few things as much as he loves taking off his shirt and this was well highlighted in the 89-minute documentary. The Real Madrid star is seen shirtless for three minutes and 45 seconds, a full 39 seconds longer than he’s shown playing for Portugal, and far outstrips the mere 19 seconds in which he wears the colors of Manchester United, the club that turned him into a star.
Ronaldo is seen taking off his shirt to brush his teeth, to celebrate a goal in the Champions League final, to work out in the pool and to check out his abs on a private jet.
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When not shirtless, the Real Madrid star is seen suited up in a tuxedo. In the movie, Ronaldo is seen in a tuxedo or suit for a total of seven minutes and 28 seconds, only four seconds less than he is seen playing for Real Madrid.
The documentary revolved around Ronaldo’s life off the field, merely showing him what he is best known for.
Ronaldo’s rival Lionel Messi is also seen for a total of two minutes and 37 seconds but is only named by the footballer thrice in the documentary. His friends refer to the Argentine on two additional occasions as “The Other One.”
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Ronaldo and Messi’s competition for the relatively meaningless Ballon d’Or, awarded to the world’s best player, forms the crux of the movie. Messi has won the award four times, Ronaldo twice.
“After he won the second or third in a row, I said I’m not coming here anymore,” Ronaldo is heard saying in the documentary.
But that’s all for his rivalry on field, as the rest of the film shows Ronaldo devoted to his son, mother and his agent, Jorge Mendesr. Mendes is presented as Ronaldo’s closest friend and confidante and is seen on screen for more than 10% of the film, mostly on the phone.
Only once in the film is Ronaldo criticised. After he refuses to sign autographs for a group of shouting fans while sitting in a taxi, one woman lets him have it. “That’s why Portugal can’t make the World Cup,” she yells. The fans, it turns out, were New Yorkers.
The article originally appeared on Wall Street Journal.