Ronaldo nicknamed 'cry baby' by childhood team mates


Portugal v Hungary - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers European Zone - Group B - Luz Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal - 25/03/17 - Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo shooting for the goal. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

(Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was nicknamed "cry baby" by his childhood team mates due to the temper tantrums he threw when the team lost or if he did not receive the ball,

Ricardo Santos played alongside the four-times world player of the year for amateur team CF Andorinha in Madeira, where Ronaldo's father worked as a kit man.

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