Thread by @brfootball, On @Cristiano's 36th birthday, 36 moments which make his legacy the greatest [...]

On @Cristiano's 36th birthday, 36 moments which make his legacy the greatest

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1. His first-ever touch in professional football on his debut in 2002 was a sign of things to come

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2. His first goal at Manchester United, still a teenager, and the first goal scored in the iconic No. 7 shirt

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3. Cristiano sealed his first trophy in English football with a goal in the 2004 FA Cup final

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4. Goal number 1 of 102 for Portugal—only one player has scored more goals in men's international football

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5. These two goals against Roma in 2007 were his first in the Champions League.

The first step on the road to a record 134 UCL goals and counting

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6. When he faced his boyhood club Sporting for the first time... and did this

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7. CR7 scored his first hat-trick against Newcastle in January 2008. Since then he's scored another 55

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8. *THAT* free-kick against Portsmouth

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9. Cristiano's 2008 was legendary:

Second PL trophy of three-peat (2007-09)

PL top scorer (31 goals in 34 games)

Iconic header in 2008 UCL final

First of his five UCL titles

First of his five Ballon d'Or wins

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10. The Puskas winner against Porto

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11. This incredible performance away to Arsenal in the Champions League semi-finals

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12. In 2009, Real Madrid broke the world transfer record to make Cristiano a Galactico.

80,000 fans packed the Bernabeu for his unveiling

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13. One of the greatest goals that never was, spoiled by an offside Nani

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14. In 2012, Cristiano silenced the Camp Nou with the infamous 'Calma' celebration in El Clasico

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15. Real Madrid vs. Manchester United, 2013.

Remember me?

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16. World Cup play-off. Ronaldo vs. Zlatan.

CR7 scored a hat-trick to carry Portugal to the 2014 World Cup

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17. The assist from James Rodriguez and the finish against Liverpool at Anfield were just perfect

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18. At Real Madrid, he went to another level in the Champions League.

CR7 scored a record 17 UCL goals in the 2013/14 season en route to Real Madrid's 10th title

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19. He scored 61 goals in 2014-15—his personal best in one season

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20. 450 goals in 438 games for Real Madrid.

Ridiculous numbers from the club's all-time leading scorer

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21. This backheel at EURO 2016

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22. Air Ronaldo

. Again.

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23. Ronaldo had to leave the field injured in the first half of the EURO 2016 final.

So he helped coach his team-mates to glory in Paris

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24. The King of Madrid

Three of his 22 goals in the Madrid derby came in November 2016.

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25. Cristiano took clutch to a new level in the 2017 Champions League:

Five goals in the QF vs. Bayern

Hat-trick in the semis vs. Atletico

Two goals in the final vs. Juventus

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26. Ballon d'Or number FIVE.

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27. His greatest goal—so good that the opposition fans applauded him

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28. *THAT* free-kick at the 2018 World Cup to complete an iconic hat-trick vs. Spain

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29. After three straight Champions League with Real Madrid, Cristiano shocked the world by taking his talents to Juventus.

He didn't slow down

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30. Another unreal finish against his old club Manchester United

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31. Ronaldo and Messi. The greatest rivalry in football history

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32. With Juventus 2-0 down from the first leg, Cristiano scored a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in the second leg.

Clutch moments. The reason Juventus signed him