When first compared to Real Madrid shirt.. Ronaldo outperforms Mbappe

The Spanish newspaper “Marca” revealed that Ronaldo surpassed Mbappe in the record for the highest attendance at a player presentation ceremony, by a difference of 5,000 fans. The presentation ceremony for Ronaldo when he joined Real Madrid was attended by approximately 85,000 fans in 2009, while only 80,000 were present at Mbappe’s presentation ceremony, which was held last Tuesday.

Mbappe, 25, chose the number 9 shirt at the start of his career with Real Madrid, and the club’s presentation ceremony for the French star followed his idol Ronaldo, when he joined the royal club from Manchester United in a record deal that made him the most expensive player in the world at the time. The ceremony was attended by Alfredo Di Stefano, the legend of the Spanish club in the fifties and early sixties, and Eusebio, the historic striker for Portugal.

Frenchman Zinedine Zidane was at the head of the Real Madrid legends invited to attend the ceremony to welcome Mbappe, in addition to the presence of a number of former big stars such as Arbeloa, Solari and Raul.

The newspaper reviewed the largest audience attendance at player presentation ceremonies worldwide, which came as follows:

Ronaldo – 85 thousand fans

Mbappe – 80 thousand fans

Maradona – 65 thousand fans

Neymar – 57 thousand fans

Kaka – 55 thousand fans

Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 55,000 fans

Hazard – 50 thousand fans

Fernando Torres – 45,000 fans

Carlos Tevez – 45,000 fans

James Rodriguez – 40,000 fans

David Villa – 35,000 fans

It is noteworthy that the veteran star Cristiano Ronaldo (39 years old) spent 9 seasons within the walls of “Santiago Bernabeu”, specifically from 2009 to 2018, and is considered the historical scorer of the royal team with 450 goals, and led “Los Blancos” to win many titles, most notably the Champions League 4 times.

Source: “Media”