The Presentation

The whole world kept it's eye on a certain beginning of a fairytale yesterday, twelve years back. It was the presentation ceremony of world's costliest footballer (of then) who joined the club of the century, Real Madrid C.F. for the world record transfer fee of then.

In the "Puerta 57" restaurant, which is situated inside the Estadio Santiágo Bernabéu; of then Real Madrid sporting director, former world champion George Valdano was making that footballer understand Real Madrid's legacies. Real Madrid legends like Di Stéfano, Puskas, Santa María, Amancio were sitting in scattering way in nearby tables. On the day of beginning of a new challenge, Di Stéfano told that guy, "Let's see, how fast you can adapt yourself as in Madrid's number 9."

If Di Stéfano was being alive, he could've seen that guy how beautifully adapted himself not only in the number 9 jersey, but also in the number 7, even better as the number 7! The way he owned the number 7 of Madrid, for which almost all the individual records of the club has bowed down their heads to his feet!

A few days before his presentation, Real Madrid presented Kaká in the Bernabéu, in which the stadium was filled with 40,000 spectators. But on his day of presentation, Bernabéu was jampacked. It was house full, the spectators filled all 80,000 seats of the stadium. Seeing such crowd, the guy from the other side of Iberian peninsula, the Madeiran born Portuguese, Cristiano Ronaldo was so much tensed. He forget the speech, which he was readying with endeavour for this day. After telling a few words to the crowd, he said in his best Spanish, "Contaré tres y luego lo estaremos diciendo juntos. Uno, dúos, tres... Hala Madriiiiid!" All 80,000 madridistas shouted out loud, "Hala Madrid!" Still all madridistas carry you in their hearts, Cris!

8th July 2009, it was the beginning of a fairytale of 9 years. After that evening, after going beyond 9 summer; smonsoons; springs; winters he kept raising the most sacred and favourite chant of Madrid, "Hala Madrid!"

Maybe he has left the club, but still he is the emperor of Bernabéu, no one can deny that. 9 years ago, Real Madrid presented their best goal scorer of all time, their best player of 21st century and one of the top three best players of all time...

Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro!