By Daily sports on September 22, 2020
Sporting announced on Monday they will re-name their academy after former attacker and five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, who scored in Juventus’ first Serie A game of the season on Sunday, joined the capital city side aged 12.
“The Academy will thus immortalise the name of the greatest symbol it ever produced and that will be an inspiration to follow for all the younger talents,” the 18-time Portugese champions said in a statement.
“The Academia Cristiano Ronaldo will represent Sporting’s DNA in its excellence and will follow the destinies of the one that now gives it its name: to be the best in the world,” they added.
Ronaldo, 35, made his Sporting debut in 2002 before playing for Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juve.
The Portugal captain has won the Champions League five times as well as the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. (AFP)
•PHOTO: Cristiano Ronaldo
Source Daily sports
Posted September 22, 2020
You may also like...
Verstappen Wins Intense French GP Battle With Hamilton...
Iwobi Nominated For Premier League Player Of The...
Bayern Hammer Atletico Madrid To Begin Champions League...
De Ligt On Target As Juve Beat Stubborn...
Late Dembele strike rescues point for Barcelona against...
Enugu Set to Host NNL League Super Four...
.jpg)
JOF Kids Cup: Teams Battle For Semi-Finals Tickets This Weekend
Adebayo battles Tanzanian for WBO title
Gospel singer, Bassey, others knock poor Eagles display
Awka City Stadium Hosts Rangers Against Heartland Federation Cup Clash
2025 Beach Soccer League: Anambra Warriors In Killer Mode To Secure First Round Qualifier
Rivers lucky against Ikorodu City – Finidi
We are not in Nigeria for holidays – Zimbabwe captain
Don’t dash Nigerians’ hopes, Emenike tells Eagles
Ikpeba backs Osimhen to break Yekini’s record
Nwokolo to defend WBA NABA title April 26
_1.jpg)
Chelle chases second win against Warriors in Uyo
Akwa Ibom offers free tickets for Super Eagles vs Zimbabwe match
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (55,374 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,521 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,535 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,178 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (44,142 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (44,135 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,947 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,489 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,581 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,234 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,674 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (39,096 views)