Real Madrid Expecting 75,000 Fans For Cristiano Ronaldo Unveiling

The Santiago Bernabeu is expected to house an attendance akin to a real football match when ‘CR9’ is revealed to the world…

Real Madrid fans hoist aloft a banner to grab the attention of Cristiano Ronaldo (Goal.com)
It was predicted a few weeks ago that as many as 25,000 fans would turn up to watch Cristiano Ronaldo’s highly anticipated presentation at Real Madrid, however, such an estimate has been re-evaluated over the last week.

After the enormous success of Kaka’s induction ceremony just last week, Los Blancos are now said to be expecting a full house at the Santiago Bernabeu on Monday evening to watch the Portuguese winger pull on the famous white shirt with the No. 9 on his back.

There are reports that as many as 75,000 fans, the average attendance of a normal, competitive football game for Madrid, will be present to cheer on their new hero, while AS expects the atmosphere to be as electric as if the Merengues were taking on Barcelona in ‘El Clasico’.

The club’s official website suggests that over 200 media outlets worldwide will be present to cover the spectacular event, from newspapers such as L’Equipe, A Bola and The Independent to 30-plus international TV channels, including TV Kuwait, Chilevision and the BBC.

The fiesta will start at 21:00 CET on July 6 and Goal.com will bring you live updates and commentaries of the ceremony as it happens.

KS Leong, Goal.com

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