Ronaldo’s Love For Bingo

Christiano Ronaldo is one of the most famous football players on the planet, he is also the most followed person on instagram with over 179 million followers. So what does the guy behind the most goals scored (126) of all time in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League like to do in his spare time? The surprise answer is to play bingo.

Updated: 26 January 2024 By Becky Mosley

Christiano Ronaldo is one of the most famous football players on the planet, he is also the most followed person on instagram with over 179 million followers. So what does the guy behind the most goals scored (126) of all time in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League like to do in his spare time? The surprise answer is to play bingo.

Love For Bingo

When Ronaldo moved to Manchester United back in 2003, at age 18 his English wasn’t up to scratch and in order to improve this, he was given a Bingo Game DVD as a Christmas present.The Christmas present was enjoyed so much that playing the eyes-down British game gives him as much pleasure as any of his consoles.”It can be very exciting because you can be there waiting for a long time for just the one number to make the game complete,” he revealed to a sports paper back in his homeland, Portugal.”Then you see one of your friends you are playing against get his lucky number before you.”

Family Fun Games

Ronaldo playing bingo comes as absolutely no surprise to those close to him. His love for basic family fun games fit in with bingo perfectly and insists on joining in whenever his young cousins come over to visit him.Ronaldo has four children Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, Eva Maria, twin daughter, Mateo Ronaldo, twin son and Alana Martina, so you can guarantee the family friendly game will be played even more.

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