Cristiano Ronaldo searches for lady who helped him when he used to beg for burgers
Mumbai: Most people don’t know that Cristiano Ronaldo, who is now one of the most famous and richest sportsmen in the world, comes from a very humble background. In an interview with British broadcaster, Piers Morgan, he revealed that when he was a kid in Lisbon, he and his friends used to beg for burgers at the McDonald’s next to the stadium.
He revealed that a lady named Edna used to feed them the burgers. He expressed his wish to invite them for a dinner with him in Lisbon and Turin.
Cristiano Ronaldo needs your help finding Edna and two other girls who helped him when he was a poor kid in Lisbon. pic.twitter.com/WssA8hmPnS
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 18, 2019
He said, “We were a little hungry. We had a McDonald's next to the stadium; we knocked on the door and asked have you got any burgers. There was always Edna and two other girls. I never found them again.”
He added, “I asked people in Portugal, they closed the McDonalds, but if this interview can help find them, I would be so happy. I want to invite them to Turin or Lisbon to come to have dinner with me because I want to give something back."
As luck would have it, after the interview, Piers Morgan revealed that they may have found Edna.
UPDATE: We may have found Edna... https://t.co/7VC5Tj9lv6
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 18, 2019
ESPN later revealed on Twitter that one of the women who fed Cristiano when he was a kid has come forward and is ready to accept his dinner invitation.
One of the three girls who fed Cristiano Ronaldo when he was a poor kid in Lisbon has come forward.
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 20, 2019
Paula Leca is ready to accept Ronaldo’s dinner invitation. pic.twitter.com/OUaRgu72cO