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Ronaldo gets his Iconic No. 7 jersey

Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the iconic No 7 jersey again at Manchester United; Ronaldo reclaims the number from Edinson Cavani, who has been wearing it since his arrival. Cavani will take No 21 jersey.  Since the departure of Daniel James to Leeds United on the Deadline Day, Manchester United have been given permission by the Premier League for Cavani to take James' vacant No 21 jersey, with Cristiano Ronaldo reclaiming the No 7 shirt from Cavani. Ronaldo expressed his gratitude towards Cavani: "I wasn't sure if it would be possible to have the number seven shirt again. So I would like to say a huge thank you to Edi for this incredible gesture." The No. 7 jersey has been Iconic for Manchester United formerly donning it by David Beckham, George Best, Bryan Robson and Eric Cantona.

Ronaldo's Historical Record

Once again, the headline maker just couldn't keep himself away from creating new records and making headlines in every match whenever he puts his jersey on. Soon after registering as a Manchester United Player, Cristiano Ronaldo created the record of scoring Most International Goals in Football - 111. Earlier, Ronaldo shared the record with a former Iranian International Ali Daei, who scored 109 goals in his International career between 1993 and 2006 for Iran. Ronaldo matches Daei’s goal tally of 109 by scoring goals against France in the EURO 2020. Cristiano Ronaldo also played a match winning role against the Republic of Ireland on 1st September 2021. Being denied by Irish Goalkeeper Bazunu from the penalty spot at 15th minute of the game, Portugal saw themselves in trouble when Ireland took the lead in the match from the corner kick just before the half time. Struggling the whole second half, Irish defenders put Portugal away from the net till 88th Minute...