Sir Alex let Ronaldo visit his father during an important period of the season
In 2005, when Cristiano Ronaldo ‘s father , Jose Dinis Aveiro, was seriously ill in Portugal, Sir Alex allowed him to visit his father even though Manchester United was going through an important period in the Champions League. Sir Alex told CR7: ” If you want to return for 1 day, 2 days, 1 week, you can return. I will miss you very much because you are extremely important here, but your father is the number 1 priority. “
Ronaldo also admitted that from that moment, he felt like Sir Alex was like his football father.
Ronaldo expressed gratitude to Sir Alex on television
In 2013, when Sir Alex was standing on stage to receive a special award from BBC Sports, he suddenly received a message from Ronaldo when the video recording of his words was broadcast on the big screen: “You are like a My football father. You deserve this title, because you are a great coach, a great person, number 1.”
Touching moment at EURO 2016
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In the summer of 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese team won the European Championship . Sir Alex, now sitting in the stands, patiently waited for all the players to pass by one by one so he could meet Ronaldo, directly hug, kiss and congratulate him.
Celebrating with Ronaldo and his “grandson” after the 2017 C1 final
At the 2017 Champions League final, Sir Alex was the guest of honor, who then awarded the title of Best Player of the Match to Ronaldo. After that, this legendary strategist put his arm around Ronaldo and shook hands with Ronaldo Jr. in the tunnel.
Post a photo with Sir Alex on his return to Old Trafford
In 2018, when Sir Alex had a stroke, Ronaldo immediately sent his wishes to him on social networks. At the end of October, after the match between Juventus and MU at Old Trafford, CR7 met his teacher. He then posted a photo of the two of them on social networks with the following paragraph: “Excellent coach, above all a wonderful man. He has taught me many things both on and off the field. It’s nice to see The teacher is healthy.”
Sir Alex sent a message after Ronaldo set a record
Last year, Ronaldo received the title of Portuguese Player of the Year for the 10th time (record). Sir Alex recorded a video congratulating him: “Congratulations on this great achievement and hope you have a wonderful night in Portugal. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there. When I look back, Thinking about you at 17 years old, when you first came to Manchester United, I see you have really grown up, becoming a great man and player.”
