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Cristiano Ronaldo said he had fulfilled a childhood dream as he was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player before a record-setting capacity crowd of nearly 80,000 people at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Club officials said the event had smashed the previous record for attendance at the unveiling of a footballer set in July 1984 when Diego Maradona was presented at Naples after signing from Barcelona before 75,000 people. Real acquired the player from Manchester last month on a six-year deal worth 94 million euros (131 million dollars) and he will reportedly be paid 13 million euros each season, making him the most expensive player in the world. Ronaldo, the 2008 FIFA world player of the year, said he was proud to be the world's best paid footballer and would do all he could to help the team win the Champions League.
