Cristiano Ronaldo, a soccer player, was born on February 5, 1985, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 with the prestigious Portuguese sports club Sporting Lisbon. He transferred to Manchester United in 2003 and made his first appearance in an international tournament (European Championship) in 2004. Although he was often criticized for his lack of results, his performance gradually improved, winning the PFA Player of the Year and FWA Player of the Year awards in consecutive seasons in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, he moved to Real Madrid for a record transfer fee of 80 million pounds (approximately 12.8 billion yen). In the 2011 and 2012 seasons, he was the driving force behind the club's first-ever La Liga title, winning 100 points. In 2013, he scored a career-high 69 goals. On January 13, 2014, he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world, the most prestigious award in the world of soccer, and attended the ceremony wearing a tuxedo by DSQUARED2. This was his second time receiving the award, having won it in 2008, and he is the first player other than Lionel Messi to win the award in four years.