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)
Source: SNAPPA