Cristiano Ronaldo, being the Champions League leading goal scorer, Real Madrid’s record goal scorer, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, the most marketable athlete in the world, one of the most popular celebrities in the world – he does not have a shortage of reasons to be proud of himself.
However, it appears that the Juventus forward has no ounce of arrogance and behaves just like the rest of us – perhaps in a more well-behaved way – while out in public.
CR7 has always been a dedicated family man and a modest person, and his reputation only improved after a recent report.
In December 2018, Ronaldo had booked a table at a local restaurant for a pre-Christmas dinner with girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and eldest son Cristiano Jr.
But for some reason, the 35-year old and his family turned up earlier than expected – 90 minutes before to be precise.
The restaurant was jam-packed and the superstar footballer’s early arrival put those in charge in a state of panic.
Ronaldo, however, made no fuss about it and happily waited for 40 minutes before a table became available.
Chef Davide Fiore told Tuttosport: “A person calls me to book a table of three for Cristiano Ronaldo, for 9.30pm.
“Obviously I immediately say yes, but then I think, ‘And now how do I do it?’ I knew the place was already full, but given the time I was counting on the fact that a 7.30pm reservation would finish in time for 9.30pm.
“To be safe, I borrowed a table from a nearby restaurant and set it up in a corner.
“Cristiano, Georgina and their eldest son, Cristiano Jr, arrived at 8pm. And there I said to myself, ‘What now?’
“The customers were left speechless, no one spoke anymore. And above all, no one wanted to get up anymore, they were captured by CR7.
“So I made Cristiano sit in the emergency table, but time passed and nobody got up. Cristiano did not bat an eyelid and Georgina and her son like him.
“At that juncture, I realized that Ronaldo, despite being a world star and the best player in the world, is first and foremost a decent boy.
“I can assure you that I have seen people far less famous than him leave after five minutes, and with arrogance, in such situations.
“He, on the other hand, waited for his table for almost forty minutes.”
