Cristiano Ronaldo considered quitting football before securing his move to Man United in 2003 as he was being 'bullied' at Sporting Libson, according to reports.
Ronaldo - who was born in February 1985 on the island of Madeira - felt 'lonely and homesick' while plying his trade at the Sporting Lisbon academy.
Ronaldo struggled to fit in with the other kids after moving 535 miles away from his home town in 1997 at just 12 years old.
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