[b]Real Madrid[/b]
On 26 June 2009, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Madrid_C.F.]Real Madrid[/url] confirmed that Ronaldo would join the club on 1 July 2009, after agreeing terms and signing a six-year contract.[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-51][/url][/sup] It is believed that Ronaldo's contract is worth €13 million per season and it has a €1 billion buy-out clause.[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-52][/url][/sup] He was presented to the world's media as a Real Madrid player on 6 July 2009,[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-53][/url][/sup] where he was handed the number 9 jersey, [sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-Ronaldo_.279.27-54][/url][/sup] most recently worn by [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Saviola]Javier Saviola[/url], who left for [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.L._Benfica]Benfica[/url] in Portugal. The shirt was presented to him by Madrid legend [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_di_St%C3%A9fano]Alfredo di Stéfano[/url].[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-55][/url][/sup] Ronaldo was welcomed by 80,000 fans at his presentation at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Bernab%C3%A9u_Stadium]Santiago Bernabéu Stadium[/url], surpassing [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona]Diego Maradona[/url]'s record of 75,000 fans when he was presented in Italy, after he was transferred from [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona]Barcelona[/url] to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.S.C._Napoli]Napoli[/url] in 1984.[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-56][/url][/sup]
Ronaldo made his debut for Real on 21 July against Irish side [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.]Shamrock Rovers[/url]; Madrid won the match 1–0 after a late goal from [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema]Karim Benzema[/url]. His first goal for the club, a penalty, came in another pre-season friendly, against Ecuadorian team [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_Deportiva_Universitaria_de_Quito]LDU Quito[/url].[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-57][/url][/sup] On 29 August, Ronaldo capped his [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Liga]La Liga[/url] debut with a goal, scoring Real's second from the penalty spot in a 3–2 home win against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportivo_de_La_Coru%C3%B1a]Deportivo La Coruña[/url].[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-58][/url][/sup] On 15 September, Ronaldo had a successful start to his [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League]Champions League[/url] career at Madrid, as he scored two goals away against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Z%C3%BCrich]FC Zürich[/url] in a 5–2 win, both of which were free-kicks.[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-59][/url][/sup] Ronaldo scored a brace for Real during a 5–0 win over newly-promoted [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerez_CD]Xerez[/url] at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Bernab%C3%A9u_Stadium]Bernabéu[/url] on 20 September;[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-60][/url][/sup] he scored in Real's next match against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villareal_C.F.]Villareal[/url], thus breaking a club record by becoming the first ever player to score in his first four league matches.[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo#cite_note-61][/url][/sup] Ronaldo continued his fine form for Real in his next Champions League game on 30 September, against [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympique_de_Marseille]Marseille[/url], scoring two goals in a 3–0 victory at [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Bernab%C3%A9u_Stadium]the Bernabéu[/url].written by B.Zakhour
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