Cristiano Ronaldo has used his new YouTube channel to choose the NBA over NFL, basketball legend Michael Jordan over current star Steph Curry and American football icon Tom Brady over golf great Tiger Woods.
The all-time leading scorer in international football launched the channel on Wednesday with a set of 11 glossily-produced videos, including one in which he has to decide between a series of sports and athletes.
Portugal captain Ronaldo preferred the UFC to boxing, tennis over golf, F1 ahead of MotoGP and The Rock over Hulk Hogan, although he was unable to decide between tennis superstars Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
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Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez
As well as chatting with partner Georgina Rodriguez, Ronaldo has used the launch of the channel to look back on some of his Uefa Euro goals and speak about how he deals with adversity and pressure.
The channel had earned more than 21 million subscribers in under 24 hours, with the pair inviting fans to “discover everything” about themselves.
“You’re the first person I had to invite to start the channel,” Ronaldo tells Rodriguez, adding that he wants to show he is in a “healthy relationship” with the mother to two of his five children.
“This is a project we’ve been thinking about for many years. Now we’ve had the opportunity and it’s become real. I’m very, very happy and very excited.
“It’s a way for me to be closer to my fans, to my people. So many years of football – it’s an ideal platform for me to be able to share a little of my life, my things and really original, organic content.”
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) August 15, 2024
Ronaldo YouTube: ‘Guaranteed success’
Al-Nassr striker Ronaldo has the world’s most popular Instagram account, with more than 636 million followers on the social media platform.
Buenos Aires-born Rodriguez has more than 62 million Instagram followers, often sharing photos of herself and her family on beaches and yachts.
“It’s a promising project with guaranteed success, like everything you do,” the 30-year-old told Ronaldo. “With your dedication and that magnetism that you have that attracts people, and that curiosity you bring out in your fans and the whole world, it’s a guaranteed success – I have no doubt.
“We are real people; we feel and we suffer everything. We want to show them a private side that they haven’t had the chance to see yet: that side of you that I’m sure they will love. Those of us who are close to you know that side.”
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Cristiano Youtube ‘huge’
Ronaldo and Rodriguez’s chat takes place in an interview-style format featuring the pair using microphones on a sofa as voiceovers relay their words.
“I also count on your support because it’s a project that’s pretty huge, just as you have a ton of followers who are guys, but also a load of women,” Ronaldo tells his other half.
“I’m very proud to share these moments with you on the set, to have fun, to have a good time, but also to show our fans that we have a healthy relationship.”
