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“Tries to Imitate How We Speak”: Manchester United Star Reveals Cristiano Ronaldo’s Secret Love for Brazilians and Samba

Published 12/06/2021, 2:29 PM EST

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Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best footballers of all time. Given his stature, he is also a great influence in the dressing room. Notably, like his relationship with Brazilian international Marcelo, at Real Madrid, CR7 seems to have found a new bond in the Manchester United dressing room as well.

Alex Telles, United’s Brazilian left-back, spoke about Ronaldo’s relationship with him and other Brazilians in the squad. Along with Telles, Fred is the other Brazilian in the dressing room, and according to Alex, Ronaldo tries to imitate the way they talk.

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Alex Telles talks about Cristiano Ronaldo’s mood in the United dressing room

He is the closest to Brazilians. He is very cheerful, always playing and in a good mood. He likes to listen to lively music and chat with us. He tries to imitate how we speak, our Brazilian Portuguese,” Telles said.

Ronaldo is known for his competitiveness on the pitch and his desire to win matches. However, there have been several instances where the Portuguese forward has let his desire turn into his anger, which gets the better of him, significantly resulting in troublesome consequences. Hence, discovering this side of his character is quite a surprise.

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Cristiano Ronaldo danced with Fred and Telles on the team bus

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He also narrated an incident with Ronaldo, where the Portuguese forward joined Telles and Fred in a mini dance session on the team bus. Notably, Ronaldo is a huge fan of the Brazilian dancing style, Samba.

We even made a mini – Rando de samba on the bus once, he (Ronaldo) came close to us and started to samba too. He likes that,” Telles added.

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Undoubtedly, fans would bawl their eyes out, witnessing a mini dance session, featuring the GOAT of football. If Fred scores again for Manchester United and celebrates as he did against Crystal Palace over the weekend, do you think Ronaldo would join in and shake a leg?

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Aniket Awasthi is a soccer author at EssentiallySports. This STEM undergraduate combines an insatiable urge to write with his admiration for soccer to enhance his journalism. He lists charismatic names like Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford as his favorite players, but he is a great admirer of Karim Benzema too.
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