The big day is here. Cristiano Ronaldo’s has arrived Turin ahead of his £100m transfer from Real Madrid to Italian giants Juventus.
Born on the Portuguese island of Madeira, where the airport is named after him, Ronaldo has had a successful career at Real Madrid, scoring 450 goals in 438 games for the club.
As captain of the Portuguese team in the 2018 World Cup, he scored four goals, including a hat-trick against Spain. Portugal made the last 16 of the tournament, in stark contrast to Italy, who failed to qualify for the first time since 1958.
Stepping into #CR7DAY like
#CR7JUVE @Cristiano pic.twitter.com/7WzAz4lwDd
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) July 16, 2018
#CR7DAY starts in style!
https://t.co/IRf7acXP7r#CR7JUVE @Cristiano pic.twitter.com/AJNoG3yf8I
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) July 16, 2018
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Ronaldo’s arrival at Juventus have already sparked a protest by workers at Fiat Chrysler workers in Italy.
Both the football club and the carmaker are controlled by the Agnelli family through their holding company.
For the USB union, the decision means Fiat is missing out on investment.
It said the firm needed to guarantee the future of thousands of people, “rather than enriching only one”.
The union added that it was “unacceptable” that while Fiat Chrysler workers were making “huge economic sacrifices”, millions of euros were being spent on the purchase of a player.
