No matter who sees him as spoiled... Cristiano Ronaldo, the famous Portuguese star, names his mother as the number one woman in his life, above everyone else in the world.
Maria Dolores is the name of Cristiano Ronaldo's mother, one of the greatest footballers in the world from Portugal and among the best players of the current era. Although he is now 41 years old, he remains the hope of the "Seleção" Portuguese national team and Al Nassr, a prominent club in the Saudi Arabian league.
Rewinding to when Maria Dolores was pregnant with her fourth child, she considered having an abortion. That fourth child was none other than Cristiano Ronaldo himself. The reason was extreme poverty at home. However, the doctor refused to perform the procedure, leading Maria Dolores to decide to continue the pregnancy.
Before Maria Dolores gave birth to her fourth child, Cristiano Ronaldo, who entered the world on 5 February 1985, though it was not initially planned, once she chose to keep him, she committed to raising him as best as she could. The name Cristiano Ronaldo was chosen by combining the name of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and the name Cristiano, which her sister wanted, resulting in the full name Cristiano Ronaldo.
Who would have known that the baby boy born that day would become one of the greatest footballers in the history of the sport? He began his football journey with Sporting Lisbon, then made his name at Manchester United, followed by greatness at Real Madrid, then Juventus, and now plays for Al Nassr in the Saudi league with the goal of scoring 1,000 career goals.
Before reaching 1,000 goals, with fewer than thirty goals remaining, Cristiano Ronaldo has already reached another milestone: he has accumulated assets exceeding $1 billion, approximately 50 billion baht. This achievement makes him the first footballer in the world to reach such a level of wealth.
If you look closely, you will see that Cristiano Ronaldo has had his mother, Maria Dolores, by his side throughout his life. Particularly after losing his father, José Dinis Aveiro, on 6 September 2005 at the age of 52 from liver failure related to alcohol consumption, Ronaldo was just 20 years old, at the beginning of his global rise with Manchester United, having been there for only about two years.
This has meant that Cristiano Ronaldo and Maria Dolores have been together through every moment of life, both on and off the field. His mother always stands by him, and he often expresses through words and actions that she is the most important woman in his life. Anyone involved with him must understand this. In the past, his five-year relationship with Irina Shayk ended, and this factor was reportedly part of the reason.
The split between Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina Shayk in 2015 was rumored to be caused by conflicts with Maria Dolores, Ronaldo's mother. It was said Ronaldo was very attached to his mother, who was his main support after the loss of his father. Maria Dolores’ decision to continue the pregnancy despite initial thoughts of abortion also played a role.
That decision did not just change her life to something beyond what she could have imagined at that time; it also changed football history by bringing one of the world's best players into existence. A mother's love for her son is no less than anyone else's, and the son's love for his mother is surely unmatched anywhere in the world.