{"id":204,"date":"2015-10-30T12:16:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/?p=204"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:51:21","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-anatomy-of-an-icons-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2015\/10\/30\/cristiano-ronaldo-anatomy-of-an-icons-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo: Anatomy Of An Icons Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to know what went down when Icons met up with Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> earlier this week? Well, look no further. Here\u2019s how the team got on in the company of the Real Madrid<\/a> and Portugal<\/a> legend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On 10 March, a mere month after Icons’ last signing with Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid<\/a> superstar scored two goals in his side’s 5-4 aggregate defeat of Schalke in the UEFA Champions League<\/a>. In doing so, he further cemented his place as one of the greatest players in the grand history of European football.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Because Ronaldo’s brace that night \u2013 his 77th and 78th goals in UEFA club competitions \u2013 broke Raul’s all-time record, setting in motion another incredible year for the Portuguese forward. A year in which he became both the UEFA Champions League<\/a> and Real Madrid\u2019s all-time leading scorer; secured a place at UEFA EURO 2016<\/a> as part of a Portugal side who won all but one match during qualification (Ronaldo missed that particular game); netted 44 goals in 46 games for club and country; and announced the release date and trailer for a highly-anticipated documentary about his life.<\/p>\n

So it’s no surprise the 30-year-old phenomenon was all smiles when he arrived at our signing.<\/p>\n

Cheerfully autographing our exclusive range of excellent new products, Ronaldo promptly signed each variety of our new\u00a0Real Madrid<\/a> shirts, with UEFA Champions League<\/a>, FIFA Club World Cup and La Liga patches; plus Nike boots; photos; and official UEFA Champions League<\/a> balls. But one particular product that caught the forward’s eye was our new All-Time Top Scorer 324 Goals shirt, which commemorates his breaking of Raul’s all-time scoring record for Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo then moved on to our Manchester United<\/a> home shirts. This brought back fond memories, as always. The former Red Devils star, who played nearly 200 times for the Old Trafford club, still has a great love of England, as he mentioned how he wishes he could return more often than he is able to.<\/p>\n

Excited for the upcoming release of a documentary that follows his sparkling career \u2013 for which Ronaldo has personally invited Icons to the glitzy London premiere \u2013 this is superstar\u00a0who\u00a0has plenty to look forward to as the year comes to a close. But we at Icons are sure you can expect much more from this exceptional footballer in 2016.<\/p>\n

Our new and exclusive range of Cristiano Ronaldo products is only available now on www.icons.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Follow Icons on Twitter for all the latest football news, chat and competitions: @icons_football<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Want to know what went down when Icons met up with Cristiano Ronaldo earlier this week? Well, look no further. Here\u2019s how the team got on in the company of the Real Madrid and Portugal legend. On 10 March, a mere month after Icons’ last signing with Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid superstar scored two… <\/p>\n

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