The Olympic Games have a very long history. They began in 777 BC in Greece and took place every four years for nearly twelve centuries at Olimpia. They included many different kinds of sports: running, boxing, wrestling, etc. All the cities in Greece sent their best athletes to Olimpia to compete in the Games. For the period of the Games all the wars stopped. So the Olympic Games became the symbol of peace and friendship.
In 394 AD the Games were abolished and were not renewed until many centuries later.
In 1894, a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, addressed all the sports governing bodies and pointed out the significance of sports and its educational value.
Two years later the first modern Olympic Games took place. Of course, the competitions were held in Greece to symbolize the continuation of the centuries-old tradition.
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1. I expect my friend to come to see me after dinner.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese football player; he is one of the world’s best players in the 21-st century. Many people believe him to be one of the best forwards of all time.
He began his professional senior club career in Sporting Lisbon in 2002 and then moved to England where he spent 6 years playing for Manchester United. In 2009, Real Madrid paid the record sum of €94 million for his transfer, and Ronaldo moved to Madrid where he played for 9 years.
2009 through 2013 he was the most expensive football player in the world.
In 2018, Ronaldo moved once again, so now he is a player of Juventus, Italy.
His achievements in football are really amazing. He won the Golden Ball award 5 times. He won the Champions League 5 times (once with MU and 4 times with Real Madrid). He is a 3-times English champion and 2-times Spanish champion. He won the World Club championship 4 times (once with MU and 3 times with Real Madrid).
He is currently the European football champion as his Team Portugal won the European championship in 2016.
All in all, Ronaldo has won 27 trophies with his national team of Portugal and his club teams.
He is the top goalscorer of the European club tournaments of all time.
Ronaldo is one of the best paid athletes of all time, but he is also a generous person and donates money to charities. He has already donated €10 million to various charitable organizations.
