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Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo won his fourth UEFA Champions League title as Real Madrid defeated Juventus 1-4 on June 3, 2017. He scored two goals during the match, taking his all-time total (club and national) to an impressive 600 goals. He also finished as the top scorer of 2016/17 Champions League tournament, with 12 goals.

We look at more incredible milestones from the Portuguese soccer icon's career.

After beginning his career at Nacional in the Portuguese second division in 1995, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro joined Primeira Liga team Sporting as a 17-year-old in 2002 – scoring on his debut in a 3-0 victory over Moreirense F.C.

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Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric appeared in court to testify in the corruption trial of Zdravko Mamic earlier this month. Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images. Croatian prosecutors have launched an investigation into suspected perjury against the Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric on

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been charged with perjury relating to the tax fraud trial of former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic in Croatia. Modric is alleged to have given a "false testimony" in June 2017 when authorities were investigating his 2008 transfer from Dinamo to

As he continued to impress, Ronaldo caught the eye of several top European clubs – including Arsenal and Barcelona – who approached to sign the winger, but would not meet his €15 million valuation.

One club which did was Manchester United and made Ronaldo its first-ever Portuguese player with a $20.5 million (€15 million) transfer on Aug. 12, 2003. Donning United’s famous No. 7 shirt, he made his debut in a 4-0 victory at Old Trafford against Bolton Wanderers on Aug. 17, 2003. He netted his first goal in English soccer on Nov. 1, 2003—a free-kick in a 3-0 defeat of Portsmouth.

Ronaldo concluded his debut season with 28 Premier League appearances—exactly half of those coming as a starter—as United finished a disappointing third place, 15 points behind Arsenal’s “Invincibles” title-winning squad. Despite falling short in the league, United did claim the 2004 FA Cup—Ronaldo’s first piece of silverware in England—with the Portuguese winger heading the first goal in a 3-0 victory over Millwall on May 22, 2004.

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The Real Madrid midfielder has the world at his feet but his country up in arms. Luka Modric gives testimony in Zdravko Mamic ' s corruption trial ( Getty ). For a man who is one of Croatia’ s most Among other things including embezzlement and tax fraud, Mamic is charged with illegally keeping a

Perjury charges against Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric have been dropped, a Croatian court has confirmed. Modric was charged with perjury in March in a case relating to the tax fraud trial of former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic . He was alleged to have given a "false

As well as starring at club level, Ronaldo also became the most important player for Portugal on the international stage. After making his debut in a 1-0 friendly victory over Kazakhstan on Aug. 20, 2003, the winger made his tournament bow for Portugal as they hosted the 2004 European Championships. The attacker scored twice as he featured in every game of the host's run to the final, including the opener in a 2-1 semi-final win over the Netherlands. Unfortunately, the Selecção were shocked by Greece in the final, with the outsiders winning 1-0 to leave a tearful Ronaldo heartbroken at the final whistle.

Back in the Premier League, with United in the shadow of José Mourinho's Chelsea, Ronaldo and his teammates had to be satisfied with just a solitary League Cup triumph in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. The midfielder was key in securing that silverware, however, scoring the third goal as United breezed to a 4-0 over Wigan Athletic on Feb. 26, 2006.

Ronaldo's first World Cup appearance proved to be something of an inadvertent turning point for him. With his side facing England in a tense quarter-final, his United teammate Wayne Rooney was dismissed for a deliberate stamp on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho – though not before Ronaldo had complained to the referee about the incident and then appeared to wink at his team’s bench.

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Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been charged with perjury relating to the tax fraud trial of former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic in Croatia. Modric is alleged to have given a "false testimony" in June 2017 when authorities were investigating his 2008 transfer from Dinamo to

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been charged with perjury relating to the tax fraud trial of former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic in Croatia. Modric is alleged to have given a "false testimony" in June 2017 when authorities were investigating his 2008 transfer from Dinamo to

The winger was heavily criticized for his actions by the British media, which prompted the star to demand a move away from England. However, after discussions with manager Alex Ferguson, his Portuguese assistant Carlos Queiroz and Rooney himself, Ronaldo quickly reconciled with the club and began to prepare for a new season.

With tensions resolved, Ronaldo and United flourished in the 2006-07 season, re-discovering the form and vibrancy that had been lacking in the previous three campaigns to win the Premier League by six points from rivals Chelsea. There were personal milestones for Ronaldo too, as he found the net 23 times in all competitions, as well as making 17 assists—equaling Arsenal’s Cesc Fàbregas.

If the 2006-07 season was Ronaldo’s breakthrough campaign with United, the following year was undoubtedly his best in a Red Devils shirt. The club took the Premier League crown, with Ronaldo firing an incredible 31 Premier League goals (42 overall)—enough to earn him the European Golden Shoe for top scorer.

United and Ronaldo concluded a brilliant season with a triumph in the Champions League. Defeating the likes of Roma and Barcelona along the way, the Red Devils met domestic rivals Chelsea in the final in Moscow. Ronaldo opened the scoring in the first half at the Luzhniki Stadium—his eighth of the competition, the best return in the tournament that season—before Frank Lampard equalized for the Blues. With the game tied over 120 minutes, the match was decided on penalties: Ronaldo saw his effort stopped by goalkeeper Petr Čech. However, his teammates recovered to win the club's third European Cup.

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Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been charged with perjury relating to the tax fraud trial of former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic in Croatia. Modric is alleged to have given a "false testimony" in June 2017 when authorities were investigating his 2008 transfer from Dinamo to

His excellent form prompted speculation that he might make a move to Real Madrid, before United confirmed in August 2008 that Ronaldo would remain in England for at least one more year.

For his part in his team's tremendous season, Ronaldo was voted winner of the 2008 Ballon d'Or, the prize given to the best footballer in the world as judged by a group of sports journalists. Ronaldo, now 23, beat second-placed Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres in third to the accolade and became the first United player to receive the award since George Best in 1968.

His excellent form continued during the 2008-09 season, as Ronaldo scored 18 league goals to help United secure their 18th title. Ronaldo and United were on course to repeat the feat of the season before, reaching their second successive Champions League final, where they met Spanish champions Barcelona in Rome. However, the winger was largely ineffective as the Red Devils faltered, losing 2-0 to goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi.

In the wake of defeat in the Champions League final on June 11, 2009, United accepted a then-world record $125 million (€92 million) bid from Real Madrid, with the forward being handed the No. 9 shirt and officially unveiled by the club in front of a crowd of 80,000 at the Bernabéu Stadium on July 6. He scored the first of his 32 league goals in the 2009-10 season on debut in a 3-2 defeat of Deportivo La Coruña on Aug. 29, 2009—though Madrid would eventually finish runner-up to Barcelona in La Liga. 

The following season Madrid finished second to Barcelona in the league once again, but came out on top of their fierce rivals in the Copa del Rey final, with Ronaldo scoring a 103rd minute winner to earn Los Blancos their first Copa in 18 years and the attacker his first silverware in Spain. Personally, it was another goal-laden season for Ronaldo, who—now wearing Raúl’s No. 7 shirt—found the net a record breaking 40 times in La Liga to win a second European Golden shoe award and become the first player to win two in different leagues.

He didn't have to wait much longer for his first La Liga crown as Madrid topped the table in May 2012 with a record-breaking 100 points. Ronaldo once again broke the league-scoring record with his return of 46 goals, became the first player to score against every La Liga club in a season and was named the winner of the Trofeo Alfredo Di Stefano for the La Liga player of the season.

However, he was less successful in Europe, as Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage by Bayern Munich on penalties, with Ronaldo missing the Spanish side’s opening spot-kick.

The following summer, the Portuguese captain and talisman led his team to the semi-finals of the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine, scoring the decisive goal in a 1-0 win over the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals. However, they were denied in the next round by their Iberian rivals Spain, losing 4-2 on penalties.

The following season, Real Madrid conceded the La Liga championship to rivals Barcelona once again, despite Ronaldo's impressive return of 34 goals in 34 league games. He and his club fared no better in cup competitions either: after Ronaldo scored twice to knock former club Manchester United out of the Champions League, Real Madrid were defeated at the semi-final stage of the competition for the third consecutive season, by Borussia Dortmund. The following month, Ronaldo scored the opening goal in the final of the Copa del Rey, only to be sent off in extra-time as Madrid was defeated by city rivals Atlético Madrid to complete a disappointing season for the club.

Ronaldo won his second Ballon d’Or title after a brilliant 2013 season where he scored 66 goals in 56 games for club and country. He beat four-time defending champion Lionel Messi and Frenchman Franck Ribery.

Ronaldo’s trophy drought at Madrid ended emphatically in the 2013-14 season, with the forward scoring in Los Blancos 4-1 victory over Atlético Madrid in the final of the Champions League on May 24, 2014. The goal was his 16th in the competition that season, a new record, making up for his disappointment at missing his team’s victory in the final of the Copa del Rey over Barcelona the previous month. Ronaldo also shared the European Golden Shoe with Luis Suarez and became the highest-paid player in the world after signing a contract worth $20 million (€17 million) a year in September 2013.

He couldn’t end the 2013-14 season with international success, as Portugal were dumped out of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at the group stage with their star player suffering a knee injury during the tournament.

Having recovered from injury that hampered his World Cup, Ronaldo got right back into the swing of things during the first half of the 2014-15 season. After collecting the 2013-14 UEFA Best Player in Europe award in August 2014, he scored a record-breaking 23rd La Liga hat-trick against Celta Vigo on Dec. 6, and lifted the Club World Cup with Madrid two weeks later—the second of his career.

Ronaldo became the first Portuguese player to win the Ballon d’Or three times, beating fellow nominees Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer. The year also saw him score 31 goals in 30 matches in La Liga as well as a record 17 goals in the UEFA Champions League.

The year brought many reasons for Ronaldo to celebrate—Real Madrid won the Champions League title defeating Atlético Madrid on May 28; he also scored three goals at the Euro 2016, as Portugal bagged the title.

Ronaldo won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award for a fourth time, beating rival and previous year’s winner Lionel Messi. On learning he had won the award, Ronaldo reacted, “I never thought in my mind that I would win the Golden Ball four times. I am pleased. I feel so proud and happy.” 

He won the Best FIFA Men's Player 2016 award at the inaugural Best FIFA Football Awards in Zürich, Switzerland, on Jan. 9. He beat Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to claim the prize. After winning the trophy, Ronaldo said, "It was my best year so far. The trophy for Portugal was amazing. I was so happy and of course I cannot forget the Champions League and the Club World Cup. We ended the year in the best way. I'm so glad to win a lot of trophies, collective and individual. I'm so, so proud."

Ronaldo scored his 368th goal to become the all-time leading scorer across the top five European leagues. He broke a 46-year-old record previously held by former English footballer Jimmy Greaves. The only player close to the record is Barcelona's Lionel Messi with 346 goals.

Ronaldo was recognized as the world’s best male football player for helping Real Madrid to a Champions League-La Liga double in 2016-17. FIFA introduced these awards after ending their association with the Ballon d’Or, and Ronaldo was the first recipient of the honor.

Standing in front of the Eiffel Tower, the Real Madrid forward claimed his fifth Ballon d’Or—and the second in a row. He drew level with Argentina’s Messi, who had won his fifth award in 2015.