Cristiano Ronaldo He received the Brand Legend Award "for his successful career as a professional footballer and for the size he attains worldwide." The forward picked up the award from the director of the newspaper Marca, Juan Ignacio Gallardo, at an event held at the Reina Victoria Theater in Madrid and also attended by the president of the Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez.

"This trophy is going to be in a very nice place in my museum. Madrid is special, I travel a lot but there are few cities like Madrid. Much of this award derives from what I did in the Madrid. It is a Spanish trophy and leaves me very honest. Thank everyone who has helped me achieve it. It is a pride for me, "said the Portuguese, top scorer in the history of Real Madrid with 451 goals in 438 games.