Pictures: UAE 10-year gold card visa for record breaker Cristiano Ronaldo

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Portugal and Juventus star striker Cristiano Ronaldo is often referred to as the ‘Greatest of All Time’ and has been rewarded with a 10-year Gold Card UAE visa. He often expressed his love of Dubai and the UAE Image Credit: AP

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Apart from his skills on the field, the striker also enjoys a huge fan following on social media and he recently recorded 200 million followers on Instagram. Image Credit: AP

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Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince met Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of Thursday’s 10th Globe Soccer Awards. Image Credit: Instagram/ Courtesy:@faz3

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In his career, Ronaldo has won three Premier League titles, two La Liga titles, one Serie A, five Champions League. Image Credit: AP

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Last year, Ronaldo made waves on social media after he scored a goal for Juventus by recording a giant leap. He launched himself two-and-a-half meters into the air for registering a goal against Sampdoria. Image Credit: AFP

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Ronaldo holds the record for scoring the most number of goals in the Uefa Champions League, Uefa European Championship and the Fifa Club World. Image Credit: Reuters

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He also recorded the most number of goals (17) in a single edition of the Champions League. as well as most goals scored in a Uefa Champions League season (17). He has registered 722 goals for club and country combined. Image Credit: AP

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Ronaldo is also the first player to win four European Golden Shoes Image Credit: Reuters

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Ronaldo is also the first player to win four European Golden Shoes. He first made headlines in 2003 after Manchester United signed him on. He received the highest amount for a teenager at that point in time. After Manchester United, Ronaldo went on to represent Real Madrid in La Liga. Image Credit: AFP

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The striker currently has 99 international goals to his name, and with the Euro Cup slated to be played this year, Ronaldo would look to go past 109 goals of Iran’s Ali Daei. Image Credit: Reuters

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If Ronaldo manages to reach the top of the goal-scoring charts this year in Serie A, he will become the first player in history to have been top goal-scorer in the English (Premier League), Spanish (La Liga) and Italian (Serie A) leagues. Image Credit: AFP

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The 34-year-old had won the Champions League in 2018 after defeating Liverpool and if he manages to win the tournament with Juventus this year, he will equal Francisco Gento’s (Real Madrid) record for winning the tournament for six times. Image Credit: AFP

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The Portugal striker along with Lionel Messi has scored eight hat-tricks in the Champions League and he would be hoping to extend his lead over Barcelona’s counter-part. Image Credit: AFP

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Last year, Lionel Messi pipped Ronaldo to win the Ballon d’Or. With this, the Argentine won the award for the sixth time. Ronaldo has won the biggest prize in football five times. Image Credit: AFP

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Pictures: UAE 10-year gold card visa for record breaker Cristiano Ronaldo

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