Taking inspiration from the Brazilian's name and his number, the new Mercurial boots worn by the star at the 1998 World Cup were dubbed 'R9'. In that sense, CR7 very much follows in the same vein ...

Though CR7 didn’t make the starting XI, R9 acknowledged his talent, placing him on a star-studded bench. He explained, as quoted by One Football: "I would have a reserve bank filled with stars ...