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Cristiano Ronaldo: Portuguese star at Juventus
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11:43 AM EDT, Mon October 22, 2018
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On Saturday, Ronaldo became the first player to reach 400 goals in Europe's top five leagues as he got the opener in Juve's 1-1 draw at home to Genoa.
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Since moving to Turin, Ronaldo has been sued over an alleged rape in Las Vegas in 2009. He has denied the allegations and says he has a "clear conscience."
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Ronaldo left the field with tears in his eyes after being sent off during his Champions League debut for Juventus in Valencia. The Portugal star feared he would miss his return to former club Manchester United, but was given just a one-match ban.
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Cristiano Ronaldo made his Serie A debut for Juventus on August 18 in a thrilling 3-2 win at Chievo.
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His move to Juventus from Real Madrid after the World Cup was arguably the most surprising transfer of the 2018 summer window given he had been at the Spanish club for nine years.
During his nine years with Real, Ronaldo won six trophies and scored 451 goals.
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Ronaldo joined Juve for a reported $117 million transfer fee. Last season, the Portuguese star scored a stunning bicycle kick against Juve in Turin, which was widely viewed as one of world's greatest ever Champions League goals.
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Juve has dominated Italian football in recent years, but the Italian club last won the Champions League in 1996. The expectation is that Ronaldo, who is a five-time Ballon d'Or winner and helped Real Madrid win Europe's most prestige competition four times, will redress that balance.
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Ronaldo explained his decision to join Juve by saying the time had come "for a new stage" in his life.
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Juve supporters show off their Cristiano Ronaldo jerseys in front of the club's shop in Turin after the Serie A team signed the Portuguese star.
If Ronaldo's arrival was front and back page news it also had quite the impact on social media ...
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The Bianconeri has gained millions of new Instagram followers, while Juve's engagements, impressions and followers on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have also rocketed.
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Juve fans also turned up in force for Ronaldo's medical on July 16.
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Ronaldo's move to Italy will also provide a new twist in his rivalry with Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
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Ronaldo's move to Turin was also good news for some of the city's ice-cream sellers ... Miretti's ice-cream shop has been selling a CR7 gelato.