It was Lisbon that became Ronaldo’s home, at the age of 12, when he moved from Funchal on the island of Madeira to start his new life in the youth system of Sporting Lisbon.

While Ronaldo did score 93 goals and add 19 assists in 105 ... stars who count outside their salary cap ... but it would be some story for Ronaldo to return to his boyhood club Sporting Lisbon.

On top of his goals for Portugal, Ronaldo has scored 450 for Real Madrid, 118 for Manchester United, 32 for Juventus and five for Sporting Lisbon. Cristiano Ronaldo's numbers are just 🤯 pic ...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored against FC Sheriff in the Europa League on Thursday (Picture: Getty) Sporting Lisbon are preparing a January bid for Cristiano Ronaldo but Manchester United must pay part ...

Apart from marking his 200th cap for Portugal, Ronaldo proved exactly how influential he continues to be by scoring the late winner against Iceland. ... Juventus and Sporting Lisbon.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 17 goals in this past season's UEFA Champions League tournament, ... But the sporting son of Lisbon was able to cap off the final in style, ...

Starting out at Sporting Lisbon, Ronaldo came through the ranks with another winger by the name of Fabio Paim. ... Paim played for Portugal at youth level but never won a senior cap for his country.