Former Real Madrid ... Cristiano Ronaldo, and Mariano had to give up his No. 7 shirt. The player went on to add that he had no issues about passing on the coveted shirt number to the Belgian.

He wrote on Instagram: Vinicius Jr is currently following Cristiano Ronaldo's footsteps at Real Madrid. Like the Portuguese icon, the Brazilian winger wears the number 7 shirt for the club.

the rule has also prevented LaLiga clubs from retiring shirt numbers in honour of club greats such as Lionel Messi for Barcelona or Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid. If they retired a kit number ...

Real Madrid ... the number 10 shirt at Chelsea, but the number is currently occupied by Croatian World Cup hero Luka Modric. So Hazard is said to be handed the number 7 shirt, having been vacated ...

The move would pay off as Ronaldo notch up 118 goals wearing this iconic number 7 and left the club as one of its legends to join Real Madrid for a then-world record fee of £80million.

"I knew Beckham wore that shirt. But I took on the challenge and since then it has been my lucky number." Ronaldo also wore the No. 7 shirt at Real Madrid, though he briefly had to settle for the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has found success everywhere. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star has been pretty synonymous with the No.7 jersey. But what was the story behind his love with the ...

With his CR7 brand to maintain, Ronaldo assumed his familiar United No. 7 shirt ... at Real Madrid in absentia, though he was never able to properly anoint it after making a meagre number of ...

Ronaldo wore jersey number 7 during his days with Manchester United from 2003 to 2009. He started his Real Madrid stint with number 9 but switched back to 7. He wore jersey number 7 when he joined ...

Kylian Mbappe was officially announced as a Real Madrid ... Ronaldo. Ronaldo wore the same number after his move to Los Blancos 15 years ago, before moving eventually to No. 10. Mbappe wore the No ...

Real Madrid have announced ... but in the short-term he will wear number 9. It mirrors Cristiano Ronaldo taking it in 2009/10 due to Madrid legend Raul having his preferred 7, while the last ...

However, at Real Madrid the number 10 jersey is occupied by Luka Modric while the number 7 jersey is occupied by Vinicius Jr. Hence, just like Cristiano Ronaldo donned the number 9 jersey at Real ...