Ronaldo, fresh from his transfer, requested the number 28 shirt at United, a nod to the number he had worn at Sporting. He was not immediately inclined to take the historic number 7 shirt ...

Portugal‘s No. 7 jersey was not worn by Cristiano Ronaldo. The Al-Nassr star missed his country’s game against Sweden, with Braga sensation Bruma rocking the emblematic shirt number.

MANCHESTER UNITED'S newest star Cristiano Ronaldo says he is fulfilling a life-long ambition by wearing the number seven shirt - because it is the number made famous by his hero Luis Figo.