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Published 17:24 IST, August 29th 2019

Student writes Cristiano Ronaldo in answer paper, fails French exam

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best and the surely among the greatest footballers not only of this era but also in the history of the game. He is a soccer icon

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best and the surely among the greatest footballers not only of this era but also in the history of the game. Ronaldo has turned out to be a sporting megastar since the last one-and-a-half years since he has turned professional. Cristiano Ronaldo has had an illustrious footballing career as he has turned out to be a huge asset for all the sides he has represented be it any club or his national team Portugal, Ronaldo has delivered whenever it mattered the most. However, CR7 has made such an impact that his name was written by a kid during a French exam for which he failed. 

READ: Lionel Messi 'made Me Better Player', Says Cristiano Ronaldo

 Student writes Cristiano Ronaldo on the photo of a Goat, fails French exam

Believe it or not, but this is exactly what had happened. A 15-year-old student named Ahmed Nabil was appearing for his French exam two years ago. There was a question regarding various animals which also included a goat and that is where Nabil decided to get creative and wrote Cristiano Ronaldo. In case if you have not understood why the student had written the Portuguese sensation's name on the photo of a goat, that is because there is a sporting term used as 'GOAT' which means 'Greatest Of All Time'. 

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It made its presence felt on social media as well.

 In the same paper, the student had also written the name of  Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil in one of his answers. 

Speaking to a sports publication, Ahmed Nabil said that when he had appeared for the French exam a couple of years back, it was personally a very hard test and in one of the section he had to write the meaning of every animal which was shown in French. Nabil added that he could not recollect what a goat was called in French. Therefore, he thought about being creative and also make a couple of his mates laugh instead of leaving the question blank. 

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Cristiano Ronaldo's fierce rivalry with Lionel Messi

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have had a fierce rivalry since the last decade. Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed success not only at the club level but also at the international level. He was a part of the Portuguese squad that had won the UEFA Euro Cup in the 2004 and 2016 editions. Cristiano was also a part of the Portuguese side that had finished fourth in 2006 FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi, on the other hand, has tasted a lot of success with his Spanish club FC Barcelona and was also a part of the Argentina squad that had won the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. However, unlike his competitor Cristiano Ronaldo,  the Argentina superstar has not held a major silverware in major tournaments. Argentina had finished as the runners-up in the FIFA World Cup 2014, and Copa America in 2015 & 2016 respectively under his leadership. Recently, Cristiano Ronaldo had also admitted that his long-time rival Lionel Messi has made him a better player. 

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15:05 IST, August 29th 2019