{"id":154545,"date":"2015-05-15T21:52:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T21:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/05\/15\/this-is-cristano-ronaldo-real-madrid-and\/"},"modified":"2015-05-15T21:52:10","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T21:52:10","slug":"this-is-cristano-ronaldo-real-madrid-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/05\/15\/this-is-cristano-ronaldo-real-madrid-and\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is Cristano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portuguese footballer, and all round decent guy who came from humble beginnings in Madeira and has never forgotten them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

tumblr, meet your pink flower-wearing, gender-stereotype-defying, global superstar athlete prince:<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know why people are so interested in what I wear on holiday. Last year, when I was in LA, everyone was talking about my tight trunks. Have you seen what people in LA wear? I was the most normal dressed person over there. Anyway, what\u2019s wrong with wearing tight pants? They look good and it\u2019s better than having tan lines down your legs.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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This year it was the pink hat with the flower. I don\u2019t see what is wrong with it. I can see why, if you weren\u2019t comfortable with your sexuality, you might not wear it. But I\u2019m very comfortable so it\u2019s not a problem for me. Men wear pink these days. OK, not many men wear flowers, but it\u2019s good to be different.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

he also supports gay marriage:<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Portuguese man that I am, I try to keep informed about what is happening in my country. I know the law was passed and the comment it deserves is that we must respect the choices made by anyone, because, after all, all citizens should have the exact same rights and responsibilities.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

and is a bone marrow donor:<\/a><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been a bone marrow donor for several years. (Donating bone marrow) is something a lot of people think is a difficult thing to do but it\u2019s nothing more than drawing blood and doesn\u2019t hurt. I did it many years ago and if I had to do it again I would because this is a very serious disease for many children and we need to help them. There\u2019s no age limit to this problem, so I think it\u2019s a good time to tell people they can do it. It doesn\u2019t cost anything, it\u2019s a simple process and then you feel happy because you know you are helping another person.\u201c<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

he also publicly speaks out<\/a>\u00a0against racism,\u00a0has committed his time and efforts to forest conservation in southeast asia<\/a> (as part of his decade-long advocacy<\/a>\u00a0for the victims and survivors of the 2004 tsunami), and\u00a0personally intervened<\/a> to stop a teenaged fan from being deported after the guy ran onto the field to meet him at a match, among other things.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is Cristano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portuguese footballer, and all round decent guy who came from humble beginnings in Madeira and has never forgotten them. tumblr, meet your pink flower-wearing, gender-stereotype-defying, global superstar athlete prince: I don\u2019t know why people are so interested in what I wear on holiday. Last year, when I was … <\/p>\n

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