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CR7 Chapter 3: the game of destiny

Nike celebrates the night that changed Cristiano Ronaldo's life forever

CR7 Chapter 3: the game of destiny  Nike celebrates the night that changed Cristiano Ronaldo's life forever

It is Sunday in the evening when Cristiano Ronaldo announces, through his Instagram stories account, a new boots coming tomorrow, closing the news with one of the shining his wonderful selfie. 

Today that new boots has arrived, and the history that it tells is one of those that has changed forever the history of the football.  August 6th, 2003, during the inauguration of the Stadio Josè Alvalade in Lisbon, the Sporting faces the Manchester United in a friendly match. The Sporting number 28 is a skinny midfield who wear some silvered Nike mercurial vapor. The continue of the story should be know: Ferguson – Man Utd coach falls in love with him and 10 days later brings him to Manchester - making him the high costly teenager in the history of the English football -  to make of him the strongest player in the world. 

That night, that "game of destiny" is now celebrated by Nike with the third chapter of the CR7 saga: Discovery. With a black basis, the coloration is then inspired by Lisbon, the Discovery is a perfect example of what happens when combining retrò with futuristic innovation. On the heel there is the the date, 06 08 03, that forever has changed the game and the life of Cristiano.

Also, Nike Mercurial Superfly Heritage ID has been produced, a modern version of that Mercurial that Ronaldo wore that night.