Cristiano Ronaldo
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He’s
already part of the elite footballing set – now it looks as if
Cristiano Ronaldo is also part of the elite social networking set too.
The Real Madrid winger surpassed
20-million followers on micro-blogging site Twitter, leaving him a
comparatively paltry three million shy of the top ten most followed
celebrities on the hugely popular site.
Ronaldo, who is currently training in
Los Angeles with his team mates, tweeted the news on July 27, shortly
after reaching the milestone.
“Hey guys, #weare20million now! Thanks so much for your support. Stay tuned to win some special prizes,” he posted.
Those prizes have so far included
personalised mugs and smartphone holders as he encourages his adoring
fans to send him photos of themselves – with the most retweeted winning
the coveted gifts.
Followers have since been flooding his
timeline with images in which they are captured wearing Ronaldo football
shirts bearing the number 7 he wears for Real Madrid and the Portugal
national team, as well as rooms filled with Ronaldo memorabilia.
In what has been a recurrent theme over
the last week one follower wrote: ‘You are my inspiration!’ along with
an image of a bedroom door decorated with pictures of the footballer.
Another reads, “You’re my idol<3,”
while the obligatory photo posted with the tweets shows off an
impressive collection of Real Madrid, Manchester United and Portugal
shirts.
Ronaldo’s career took off when she
joined Manchester United as a teenager in 2003, taking the place of
them Madrid bound David Beckham.
Despite never having played in the same
team, the 28-year-old had the opportunity to meet Becks during his
current pre-season stay in LA, where the former England skipper is
currently holidaying with his family.
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