<P> As rumours circulated of Ronaldo's interest in moving to Real Madrid, United filed a tampering complaint with governing body FIFA over Madrid's alleged pursuit of their player, but they declined to take action . FIFA president Sepp Blatter asserted that the player should be allowed to leave his club, describing the situation as "modern slavery". Despite Ronaldo publicly agreeing with Blatter, he remained at United for another year . Ahead of the 2008--09 season, on 7 July, he underwent ankle surgery, which kept him out of action for 10 weeks . Following his return, he scored his 100th goal in all competitions for United with the first of two free kicks in a 5--0 win against Stoke City on 15 November, which meant he had now scored against all 19 opposition teams in the Premier League at the time . At the close of 2008, Ronaldo helped United win the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, assisting the final - winning goal against Liga de Quito and winning the Silver Ball in the process . He subsequently became United's first Ballon d'Or winner since George Best in 1968, and the first Premier League player to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year . </P> <P> His match - winning goal in the second leg against Porto, a 40 - yard strike, earned him the inaugural FIFA Puskás Award, presented by FIFA in recognition of the best goal of the year; he later called it the best goal he had ever scored . United advanced to the final in Rome, where he made little impact in United's 2--0 defeat to Barcelona . Ronaldo ended his time in England with nine trophies, as United claimed their third successive Premier League title and a Football League Cup . He finished the campaign with 26 goals in all competitions, 16 goals fewer than the previous season, in four more appearances . His final ever goal for Manchester United came on 10 May 2009 with a free kick in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford . </P> <P> Ahead of the 2009--10 season, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee at the time, of £ 80 million (€ 94 million). His contract, which ran until 2015, was worth € 11 million per year and contained a € 1 billion buy - out clause . At least 80,000 fans attended his presentation at the Santiago Bernabéu, surpassing the 25 - year record of 75,000 fans who had welcomed Diego Maradona at Napoli . Since club captain Raúl already wore the number 7, the number Ronaldo wore at Manchester United, Ronaldo received the number 9 shirt, which was presented to him by former Madrid player Alfredo Di Stéfano . </P> <P> Ronaldo made his debut in La Liga on 29 August 2009, against Deportivo La Coruña, and scored from the penalty spot in Madrid's 3--2 home win . He scored in each of his first four league fixtures with the club, the first Madrid player to do so . His first Champions League goals for the club followed with two free kicks in the first group match against Zürich . His strong start to the season, however, was interrupted when he suffered an ankle injury in October while on international duty, which kept him sidelined for seven weeks . A week after his return, he received his first red card in Spain in a match against Almería . Midway through the season, Ronaldo placed second in the running for the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award, behind Lionel Messi of Barcelona, Madrid's historic rivals . He finished the campaign with 33 goals in all competitions, including a hat - trick in a 4--1 win against Mallorca on 5 May 2010, his first in the Spanish competition . His first season at Real Madrid ended trophyless . </P>

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