DBasia.news – Dimitar Berbatov opens up about the experience of celebrating Christmas with his former Manchester United teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Dimitar Berbatov felt sharing a dressing room with Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2008-2009 season. Although only one season, he got a deep impression from the superstar nicknamed CR7.
One of the moments that Berbatov remembers is Ronaldo’s unwillingness to drink alcohol in a Christmas celebration.
Ronaldo’s reason for staying away from alcohol is to maintain his body condition. The captain of the Portugal national team is known as a person who pays great attention to physical fitness.
“We enjoyed the moment of the Christmas party. However, he was very professional,” said Berbatov as quoted by the US.
“I’ve seen him drink (alcohol) on another occasion. He really takes care of himself in a very extreme way,” said the former Bulgarian national team bomber.
In addition to physical fitness, Ronaldo’s reason for staying away from alcohol is due to trauma in the past.
Ronaldo’s father, Jose Diniz Averio, died at the age of 52 from a drinking addiction. That’s why CR7 avoids drinking alcohol on the grounds that he doesn’t want to repeat his father’s mistakes.