Sir Alex Ferguson was more of a football father to Cristiano Ronaldo than a coach. Ronaldo spent six trophy-laden years playing under Ferguson at Manchester United, winning three Premier League crowns and a Champions League title in 2008.
Speaking to BBC sport for a documentary on Ferguson, the Portuguese international said:
"He invites everyone to come for lunch,
come for tea, an English cup of tea! It was a family with him. When my dad was sick in London and was in hospital, very bad, in a coma, I had a conversation with [Ferguson]. I said, 'Boss, I don't feel good.' We are in a key moment in the league and the Champions League , but I say, 'Boss, I don't feel good. I want to see my dad.'
[He said] 'Cristiano, you want to go one day, two days, one week, you can go. I'm going to miss you here because you know you are important. But your dad [comes] first. When he told me that, I thought, 'This guy's unbelievable'. He was a football father for me."
Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'or award while playing under Sir Alex Ferguson.
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