30 pictures that define Cristiano Ronaldo on his 30th birthday

It’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s 30th birthday. For some players that marks the start of the slide to the end of their careers – but somehow he still seems to be getting better. To celebrate, here’s a look back at some of the most typically Cristiano photos we could find… 1988 One day, my boy, you’re gonna be a star… (VI Images) “Little boy, big dreams” 2002 Just to prove he did play for Sporting Lisbon once upon a time… (VI Images) 2003 Signing for Manchester United – whatever happened to Kleberson? (Martin Rickett/PA) He didn’t always look cool… (Fiona Hanson/PA) Two Premier League greats. (Martin Rickett/PA) 2006 That wink. #FavoritePictureInFootball the Ronaldo wink 😉 pic.twitter.com/80Isk7DTWy — MO (@MinaBlogMinab) June 10, 2013 2007 The joy. (Martin Rickett/PA) The pain. (Neal Simpson/EMPICS) 2008 You can see why Madrid seemed like an attractive option. (Barry Coombs/EMPICS) 2009 Not many people give a look like that to Sir Alex and get away with it. (Martin Rickett/PA) Some say his football is divine. (Jon Super/AP) His precious… (Nick Potts/PA) And off to Madrid he goes. (Alejandro Gonzalez/AP) 2010 Now we’re not saying this is a dive, but… (Andres Kudacki/AP) Meeting a hero. Cris v Pep. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP) 2013 In the spotlight. (Juan Carlos Hidalgo/EFE) A familiar and scary sight for goalkeepers. (Adam Davy/PA) Cristiano v Zlatan – and Ronaldo drags his team single-handedly to the World Cup. (Armando Franca/AP) In his underwear – we had to include one… 2014 Crying as he collects the Ballon d’Or. (Steffen Schmidt/AP) Tekkers. (Andres Kudacki/AP) He’s behind you. (Paul White/AP) Bare-chested destoyer. (Paulo Duarte/AP) World Cup disappointment – again… (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) He scored four against Elche, then did this. (Andres Kudacki/AP) We’re not sure, but we think that’s mutual respect. (Mike Egerton/EMPICS) 2015 That roar. (Walter Bieri/AP) The next generation… (Liewig Christian/ABACA)

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