History of today: Story of two star footballers, defeated poverty, now Ronaldo is earning 900 crores and Neymar is earning 700 crores annually

One’s father was a gardener and the mother worked in the other’s homes, while the other’s childhood was spent in a slum. Today both of them are among the highest-paid players in the world. On this day two great footballers – Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, were born.

Ronaldo and Neymar had a childhood in poverty and deprivation, but poverty did not deter their passion and both entered the league of not only the best players, but also stood in the ranks of the richest.

both were born on the same day
There are many similarities in the story of two of the best footballers in the world – Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, both of whom rose from struggle to become great players. Ronaldo was born in an extremely poor family in Portugal. His father was a gardener and mother used to go to other’s houses to clean and cook.

It is said that his father was addicted to alcohol, so the responsibility of running the house was on his mother’s shoulders. Ronaldo was the youngest of four siblings. His family lived in a tin roof house. In the midst of difficult circumstances, Ronaldo was admitted to the school. This is where Ronaldo’s journey to become a footballer began.

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the highest paid footballer in the world

At the age of 14, the chair was thrown at the teacher
It is said that when Ronaldo was just 14 years old, he was thrown out of school for throwing a chair at the teacher. Ronaldo said that the teacher had insulted him. This anger of Ronaldo was asked by his mother to turn towards football and from here his journey to become a great player started. At the age of 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart-related disease, for which he had to undergo surgery.

Ronaldo’s mind was more interested in playing football than in studies. He started playing football for the local team at the age of just eight. Due to his excellent performance, he was soon selected in the World Under-17 team.

Ronaldo is the highest paid footballer in the world.

Ronaldo has set a flurry of records in football
In 2003, when Ronaldo was 18 years old, English football club Manchester United signed him for US$17 million. After this, Ronaldo did not look back. For many years he was synonymous with the team of Spanish football club Real Madrid. At this time Ronaldo has rejoined his first team Manchester United.

He is the highest goalscorer in UEFA Champions League history and has won the Champions League title five times. Ronaldo has won FIFA’s best player award five times. He is the only player in the world to score 9 hat-trick goals at the international level.

According to Forbes, Ronaldo is currently the richest footballer in the world with an annual income of around $125 million (about Rs 930 crore).

Neymar’s childhood spent in poverty
Like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. i.e. Neymar Jr. was also born on this day in 1992 in Brazil. Neymar’s family lived in a slum in Sao Paulo called Mogi das Krijes. His father was also a good football player, but he could not become a footballer due to poverty, although later his talent worked in making son Neymar a great footballer. Despite the poverty, the father helped the son to become a footballer.

Neymar’s father’s financial condition was not good. Neymar’s father would do different jobs to run the family. Due to poverty many times the family could not even pay the electricity bill. In such a situation, if the power to the house was cut, Neymar and his family would have to live in the dark.

Neymar is the second highest goal scorer for Brazil after Pele.

Neymar is the third richest footballer in the world
Neymar first started his career as a street footballer. At the age of just 11, Neymar joined the famous FC Santos club of Brazil. After that he didn’t look back. At the age of 17, Neymar signed his first senior contract with FC Santos. In 2009, Neymar was the captain of the Under-17 Brazil team. In 2013 he joined Barcelona Football Club, where he played with another great footballer Messi. Neymar joined the Paris Saint-Germain club in 2017 and is now playing for the same.

Neymar has scored 63 goals in 103 international matches for Brazil and is the second highest goalscorer for his country after Pele. According to Forbes, Neymar is the third highest-paid footballer in the world after Ronaldo and Messi with earnings of $95 million (about Rs 700 crore).

Neymar’s annual earnings are more than 700 crores.

Neymar became a father at the age of 19
Neymar became a father at the age of 19, but at that time he concealed the identity of the child’s mother. Their son Davi Luca was born in August 2011. Neymar later revealed that the child’s mother was his ex-girlfriend, Carolina Dantes.

Important events of February 5 in India and the world are as follows:

2020: The US Senate has canceled the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump in the Ukraine scandal. Trump was impeached by the US lower house, the House of Representatives.

2008: Spiritual guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi passed away. He was a member of the famous rock band The Beatles in the sixties as well as a spiritual mentor to many big personalities.

1994: The massacre took place in the market of Sarayevo. A mortar bomb detonated in Sarayevo’s main market, killing 68 people and injuring 200.

1990: Indian fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was born in Meerut.

1976: Actor Abhishek Bachchan was born.

1917: The current Constitution of Mexico came into force.

1916: Janaki Ballabh Shastri, the great poet of Hindi and Sanskrit, was born.

1900: The Panama Canal Treaty was signed between the United States and Britain.

664: The famous Chinese Buddhist monk Hiuen Tsang had passed away. Hiuen Tsang came to India during the reign of Harshavardhana.