The fifth of February was the day that Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 39th birthday. Despite the fact that Ronaldo is still playing for Al Nassr Club in Saudi Arabia, he is performing exceptionally well despite the fact that many players have retired at this age.

Ronaldo and family – Photo: Reuters

This season, Ronaldo scored 30 goals in 31 appearances for Al Nassr in all competitions. And CR7 does not want to stop as he continues to practice tirelessly to maintain his form. Ronaldo even joked that he wanted to play until his son Cristiano Jr (13 years old) succeeded him!

Not only Ronaldo, many fans also want the Portuguese star to continue playing as long as possible. On the occasion of Ronaldo’s 39th birthday, the world press congratulated him and announced interesting things about him that not everyone knows.

Abola newspaper (Portugal) headlined: “The king turns 39! Congratulations CR7.” Daily Star newspaper (UK) has an article with the title: “Cristiano Ronaldo turns 39, shocking facts about the world football icon”.

Ronaldo Galaxy 

In 2015, a team of astronomers led by David Sobral discovered a new galaxy and named it Cosmos Redshift 7 or CR7 for short. Researchers said this naming was not a coincidence, but because they loved it, they named the galaxy after Ronaldo.

Ronaldo subject 

And it’s surprising that Ronaldo is a subject at Canadian universities. Also in 2015, the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Canada began offering a course on the life of Cristiano Ronaldo to their sociology students.

CR7 Museum

In 2013, a museum called Museu CR7 was built at Ronaldo’s birthplace in Madeira. It displays photos and videos of his career. The museum also houses a wax statue of Ronaldo as well as all the titles he won throughout his career.

Auctioning the Golden Ball for charity

Not only famous for his performances on the field, Ronaldo is also very active in charity work. In 2017, Ronaldo sold the Ballon d’Or trophy he received in 2013 to an auction in London to raise £600,000 for the Make-A-Wish Charity Foundation.

Scored against 47 different teams

Currently, Ronaldo also holds countless records for both the club and the Portuguese team. With 205 appearances, Ronaldo is the male player who has played the most matches for the national team. In addition, while playing for Portugal, he also scored goals for 47 different national teams around the world.