Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo wished his former club Real Madrid on its 122nd club anniversary.
Ronaldo joined Los Blancos in a 90 million euro move from Manchester United in 2009 and went on to represent the team for nine years where he created unmatched history.
Playing for over nine years, the 39-year-old featured in 438 official matches where he netted 450 goals, the most in the club’s history, and provided 128 assists, the second most.
El Bicho won four Champions League, three FIFA Club World Cups, three UEFA Super Cups, two La Liga, two Copa del Rey and two Spanish Super Cups before bidding farewell to the club in 2018.
Taking to his social media accounts, Ronaldo congratulated the club on its 122nd anniversary.
"Congratulations on these 122 years of history, Madridista family! Hala Madrid,” Ronaldo wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Real Madrid was founded on March 6, 1902, and then went on to statistically become the best club in the world and were also awarded the Club of the Century award for their unmatched success in the last century.
“Real Madrid turns 122 years old. On March 6, 1902, the first Board of Directors of the Madrid Foot Ball Club was officially elected. This is how the legend of the best club in the world started,” the club said in an official statement.
“122 years later, Real Madrid is a benchmark of world sport with its 25 European Cups (14 football and 11 basketball) and has the honor of having been chosen by FIFA as the Best Club of the 20th Century.
"During the last year, Real Madrid has won five titles that increase its impressive track record. Among these successes is the eleventh European Basketball Cup. It was a spectacular edition, which culminated with Llull's unforgettable basket with 3 seconds to go in the final against Olympiacos.
"Along with the Euroleague, Real Madrid also won the Copa del Rey (against Osasuna) and the Spanish Super Cup (won this season against Barcelona). In basketball, the recent 29ª Copa del Rey joins the Spanish Super Cup at the beginning of the year," the statement added.