July 7th, 2009 
Lovely Real Madrid unveiled its newly star Cristiano Ronaldo with No 9 shirt, who was presented to a near capacity crowd at the Bernabeu after completing the formalities of his £80m world record move to Real Madrid. Real president, Florentino Perez introduced Ronaldo to Real fans and he was welcomed with a thunderous applause by the excited fans.
Ronaldo in his speech said,”good evening. I just want to say, I told my friends that I was going to be very natural. Well, I’m just so happy to be here.
Ronaldo unveiled to Real Madrid fans
“For me, I have made my childhood dream a reality, which was nothing less than playing for Real Madrid.
“I didn’t expect a jam-packed stadium. This is truly impressive! “Thank you very much, and I’m going to ask you all to say with me – I’m going to count to three – to say Hala Madrid. Ready? One, two, three – HALA MADRID!”
“If we win only the Champions League I’m happy. We need to take it step by step and later we can think about winning the treble,” he stated.”
He claimed he is still on good terms with his former club, despite his determination to leave Old Trafford. “I have to say thank you to all supporters, my boss, my friends and my team-mates because I’d been there six years and I had a good relationship with all people there,” he insisted.
“But the people understand my decision and the people respect that. Of course it’s a great challenge now and the people know my dream is to play in Madrid.
“I’m going to miss many many things in Manchester but this is the life, this is my new house, my new club and I’m going to give 100% for this club.”
Ronaldo revealed his move was partly motivated by a belief that La Liga is “superior” to English football. “I think La Liga is going to have more quality because of the players that are arriving,” he said. “All the players have a lot of quality and the referees protect the players.”
In the press conference that followed the unveil to Real Madrid fans, he predicted he would notice a difference between playing styles in the two countries. “I expect a different league. I have played six years in the Premier League, it is very different. It is faster and players are strong but here the small teams and the medium teams try and play football,” he stated.
It was the biggest player presentation of all time, the entire pitch given over to the introduction of a young man who is determined to become a Real Madrid legend, with Alfredo di Stefano and Eusebio looking on. For the 80,000 fans – who raised the roof when the player emerged, incidentally – it may be unforgettable.
He was bought with a record transfer fee in football history with a whooping sum of $80m from Manchester United.
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