Cristiano 3-Spain 3, read several major headlines after a FIFA World Cup group stage match on Friday. The hat-trick against Spain solidified Cristiano Ronaldo's legendary stature at the pinnacle of football.
Onmanorama brings to you a few unknown facts about this soccer god.
1) Thou shall not disrespect Ronaldo!!
Ronaldo was popular with other students at school, but he was expelled at the age of 14 after he threw a chair at his teacher. Ronaldo claimed he did it because the teacher disrespected him.
2) Covetous Ronaldo?
In 2005, Ronaldo was taken into custody after being accused of raping a woman at a London hotel. But, very soon he was granted bail by the Scotland Yard due to lack of evidence to pursue a case against him. The charges were subsequently dropped a month later.
3) Inkless Ronaldo
Unlike his heavily-inked teammates, this Portugal player refuses to get tattooed because he wants to be able to continue donating blood.
4) 90 minutes, 90 goals
Ronaldo is the only one of the two players -- the other being Zlatan Ibrahimovich of Sweden -- to score in every minute of an official football game.
5) Bachelors in Ronaldology
The University of British Columbia, Okanagan, offers a sociology course on the popular player.
6) CR17,CR9 and CR28
Ronaldo has used four different jersey numbers, though he is often associated with the number 7. He has also used 17, 9 and 28.
7) Not so innocent Ronaldo
Ronaldo has received red cards six times in his career. The last was in the first leg of the final of the Spanish Super Cup.
8) Rocket Ronaldo
Ronaldo’s freekick speed is around 130 kmph, which means 31.1 metres per second, more than four times of Apollo 11 rocket’s launching speed.
9) Herculean Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo lifts around 23,055 kg of weight during his training session, which is the total weight of 16 Toyota Prius cars.
10) Money-spinner
It would take Ronaldo 3 days, 19 hours, 40 minutes and 16 seconds to earn enough money to buy a 911 Turbo S Cabriolet.