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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Son Follows Legendary Father’s Footsteps, Signs For Man United

 

 

Cristiano Ronaldo’s son, Cristiano Ronaldo Junior has followed in the footsteps of his illustrious father by signing for Manchester United.

The contract with the Red Devils is the first for the 11-year-old who has also been handed the Iconic number 7 which his father and other United greats like Eric Cantona and Michael Owen have worn.

After spending two years in Juventus’ academy system while his father turned out for the Serie A giants, Cristiano Jr made a move to England in 2021.

Cristiano Ronaldo Junior has been playing for United’s youth teams this season, with Nemanja Matic’s son among those that he has been training alongside.

However, it looks like history is set to repeat as Ronaldo Jr. does look like he is into the world of football.

The lad has played for Real Madrid and Juventus youth teams in the past and his performances in those leagues have not gone unnoticed. He is now set to be part of Manchester United’s youth team

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.

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