It’s more difficult than not these days to find someone who doesn’t know who he is, but soccer’s global icon Cristiano Ronaldo was once a bucktoothed, curly-haired boy of 12 who arrived in Portugal’s capital city Lisbon from his sleepy hometown of Funchal in search of his dreams.
Almost two decades later, having firmly established his legacy as one of the best to ever play the sport, a new documentary on the Real Madrid superstar aims to give fans an insight into where he came from and what makes him tick.
The film’s trailer released on Monday prominently features his mother, his son, and (somewhat predictably) Lionel Messi — his main rival for the unofficial title of greatest player of their generation.
Not that Ronaldo is concerned with the answer to that question.
“I was made to be the best,” he says toward the end of the clip. “That’s how I live my life.”
Left: Cristiano Ronaldo in 2004; Right: Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Portugal at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.Matthew Peters—Getty Images|Jorge Silva—ReutersLeft: Bastian Schweinsteiger in 2002; Right: Bastian Schweinsteiger playing for Germany at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.Alexander Hassenstein—Getty Images|Martin Rose—Getty ImagesLeft: Wayne Rooney in 2002; Right: Wayne Rooney playing for England at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.Clive Brunskill—Getty Images|Julian Finney—Getty Images
Left: Arjen Robben in 2002; Right: Arjen Robben playing for the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.VI Images—Getty Images|Dean Mouhtaropoulos—Getty ImagesLeft: Gerard Pique in 2007; Right: Gerard Pique playing for Spain at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.Andrew Medichini—AP|Dean Mouhtaropoulos—Getty ImagesLeft: Lionel Messi in 2005; Right: Lionel Messi playing for Argentina at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.Karim Jaafar—AFP via Getty|Chris Brunskill—GettyLeft: Neymar in 2009; Right: Neymar playing for Brazil at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.Fotoarena—Getty Images|Jeff Mitchell—Getty ImagesLeft: Andres Iniesta in 2002; Right: Andres Iniesta playing for Spain at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.David Rogers—Getty Images|Ian Walton—Getty ImagesLeft: Mario Goetze in 2007; Right: Mario Goetze playing for Germany at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 2014.Thomas Starke—Getty Images|Martin Rose—Getty Images
