- Title: Cristiano Ronaldo opens hotel in Lisbon
- Date: 2nd October 2016
- Summary: LISBON, PORTUGAL (OCTOBER 2, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR OF CR7 HOTEL CLOSE OF 'CR7' SIGN VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF THE HOTEL VARIOUS OF CRISTIANO RONALDO LEAVING HOTEL ENTRANCE FOR PRESENTATION AUDIENCE RONALDO WALKING TO PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) REAL MADRID PLAYER, CRISTIANO RONALDO, SAYING: "This is a unique moment in my life and it's a moment to enjoy because life is not only about football. Obviously my great passion is football and it's what I love the most but we need to think about the future. I don't have many more years, more or less ten years to finish my career (laughs) and I need to think about the future and this was always something that I've dreamt of." MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) REAL MADRID PLAYER, CRISTIANO RONALDO, SAYING: "My story as a player passed by Lisbon where I lived for seven years and couldn't not have a hotel here in Lisbon." CLOSE OF PLAQUE RONALDO ON STAGE VIDEO PROJECTIONS ON CR7 HOTEL
- Embargoed: 17th October 2016 22:35
- Keywords: Cristiano Ronaldo Hotel opening CR7 hotel Lisbon Pestana
- Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
- City: LISBON, PORTUGAL
- Country: Portugal
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA00152BAVDL
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo opened his second CR7 Hotel in Lisbon on Sunday (October 2).
The 82 room hotel is the second of four that are part of the joint venture with the Pestana Group, one of Portugal's leading hotel chains.
The 31 year-old player said he had to think about his future away from the pitch and starting a hotel chain was always on his mind.
"This is a unique moment in my life and it's a moment to enjoy because life is not only about football. Obviously my great passion is football and it's what I love the most but we need to think about the future. I don't have many more years, more or less ten years to finish my career and I need to think about the future and this was always something that I've dreamt of," he said during the opening ceremony.
The first unit was opened in Ronaldo's hometown Funchal in the island of Madeira in July. Two more are planned in Madrid and New York City.
The partnership between Ronaldo and the Pestana Group is owned in equal parts and the overall investment in the four units will be 75 million euros, a Pestana Hotel Group news release said.
Ronaldo also owns a CR7 clothing and footwear line. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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