He later inherited the No.7 at international level too, swapping the No.17 for the shirt that had traditionally been worn by Luis Figo, and since then, he has worn the number at every club he has been to. Having worn the number 28 during his time at Sporting Lisbon, Ronaldo was handed the famous No.7 shirt when he arrived at Manchester United, with Alex Ferguson convincing his new protege to tread in the footsteps of stars such as David Beckham, George Best and Eric Cantona. The nickname CR7 is a simple combination of Ronaldo's initials and his favoured number: C ristiano R onaldo plus the number 7. So how did it come about and what does it mean? Goal takes a look at the origin of the star's moniker and how it has developed over the years.
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