Cristiano Ronaldo

Football tops the list of most loved sports in the world. This sport is particularly popular in Europe and the South American continent. People here associate this game with their lives. Children, youth and even the elders play this game with great pleasure. While sports are seen as fun and relaxation in India, people abroad dedicate their lives to this domain. In the last two decades, in such a famous sport, there have been very few players who have made such a huge impression as Cristiano Ronaldo has. Born in Portugal, this tall player has won everything in football that a player wants to win. Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Madeira, a city in Portugal, he has four siblings, and he is the youngest of all of them. Ronaldo was born in a very poor household; his mother cleaned the houses of others. It was due to her that they were able to make both ends meet; his father was very badly addicted to alcohol. Ronaldo says that there was hardly a day when his father came home without drinking alcohol. Ronaldo’s mother says that Ronaldo was very enthusiastic about football since childhood. Ronaldo’s life had only one purpose, just playing football, whether it was outside the house with friends or in the field. Despite so much poverty, Ronaldo never let his big dreams fade away. Ronaldo started showing his football flair as a child. Only seven years old Ronaldo started playing for the Andorinha Football Club. Ronaldo’s father worked as a kit man at this club. After playing here for three years, he grew his game in the National Football Club. Ten-year-old Ronaldo surprised everyone. From coaches to fellow players, everyone was very impressed by his brilliant talent. The National Football Club was one of the best clubs in Madeira. There, Ronaldo played football for some of the very vital years of his childhood.

At the young age of twelve, Ronaldo and his family made a very difficult decision. If Ronaldo wanted to pursue a big career in football, he had to go to the big city, Portugal’s capital Lisbon was waiting for him. There were many good football clubs in Lisbon. At such a young age when children play video games or have fun, Ronaldo at such a young age decided to go to Lisbon alone. This decision was very emotional for his family. Ronaldo loves his family so much, it was a difficult decision, especially for his mother. She was afraid to send Ronaldo to the big city at such a working age. Despite all this, she had confidence in her son and knew that she was doing all this for his son’s good. At the age of twelve, Ronaldo earned his place in Sporting Lisbon, a very well known club in Portugal. Here he played not in the team but in his academy. At the age of fourteen, Ronaldo was emerging as a very energetic young player. One of Ronaldo’s stories of this time is very popular. Ronaldo was told by his teacher that he would not be able to survive by playing football. Ronaldo was furious at this statement as he loved football so much. On hearing this, he took the chair and threw it at the teacher. After this, Ronaldo began to pay more attention to his football. Ronaldo’s most special thing is that he has been very adamant since childhood. This stubbornness brought him to the pinnacle today. The stubbornness of fulfilling his dream in every condition, his hard work and complete dedication, Ronaldo showed it all. He says in an interview that it was not easy to dream and work hard for him by coming to an unknown city at such a young age. He used to get a chance to meet his family after a long time, the family’s financial situation was not so good that he could come to meet every week. Today, whatever money and respect Ronaldo has, he gives credit to all these little sacrifices. Along with this, he also considers the members of their family played an important role.

A very terrible incident happened to Ronaldo at the age of about fifteen. Ronaldo’s heartbeat was faster than usual, due to the fact┬а he could have further problems. The point was reached that Ronaldo would have to give up his favourite sport, football too. The doctors operated on Ronaldo’s heart, by the grace of God, Ronaldo had no problems. Ronaldo was not scared even after such a big operation. If there had been another child, he would probably have stopped playing football. This is what sets Ronaldo apart from everyone else. Ronaldo would never let it affect his game, whether it was a difficult situation or stress. Whether the match is a World Cup or a simple league match, Ronaldo shows equal dedication in all matches. Ronaldo started playing football again within a few days of having the heart operation. Perhaps Ronaldo was born to play football. A year later Ronaldo started playing with the senior team of Sporting Lisbon. He played in the Under 16, 17 and 18 teams in just one year and made a place in the senior team directly. The year 2002 proved to be very unique for Ronaldo, with Ronaldo exhibiting an amazing performance in Sporting. Seeing such great performance, all the big clubs in Europe had their eyes set on him. From Barcelona, тАЛтАЛMilan to Arsenal and Valencia, all had their eyes on Ronaldo. Ronaldo performed exceptionally well against Manchester United in a match in 2002, Sir Alex Ferguson was so impressed by his performance that he signed Ronaldo on loan. After wonderful performances in Manchester, the players requested Sir Alex Ferguson that it would not be right to let a talented player like Ronaldo go. Subsequently, in the 2003тАУ04 season, Manchester United signed a full twelve and a half million dollar deal. For a sixteen-year-old young footballer, the amount was unbelievable at the time. Ronaldo’s stature began to grow incredibly thereafter.

Manchester United is a world-renowned club and the history of this club is very rich. In today’s time, United’s craze has faded a bit. Manchester was counted among the best clubs in the world when Ronaldo was transferred to United. Even today, United is counted among the wealthiest clubs in the world. The passion and zeal for football in the heart of the people here is rarely seen in the supporters of any other club. People knew him as a young talent when he stepped into United. His agent George Mendes, was promised by the then United’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson, that Ronaldo would get to play at least half of matches of the entire season. He first stepped on the field on August 16, 2003, in United’s red jersey. United managed to win by a four-goal margin against Bolton’s team. Former United player and one of the most attractive players, George Best said that Ronaldo is a really interesting player. United supporters were also very excited about this new player. Ronaldo’s first goal for United came in the form of a stunning free-kick. In that match played against Portsmouth, Ronaldo delivered the ball inside the goal in stellar fashion. Gradually United was able to realise the rewards of their expensive deal. The blitzkrieg that Ronaldo did for Lisbon against United, was now doing the same fireworks for United’s team. Sir Alex Ferguson is considered a highly respected figure in the football world. Sir Alex often gives the greatest credit for giving impetus to Ronaldo’s career. Even Ronaldo respects Sir Alex very much. He gives respect and love to Sir Alex Ferguson as his father. In other words, Ronaldo considers Sir Alex his father in the world of football.

Ronaldo went on to leave his mark. The Premier League of England is often considered the toughest football league in the world. It is considered extremely difficult to get the ball past the bulky and huge defenders and freezing weather. It is not easy to say anything definitively in the league here. Any team can beat any other team, no matter how low it is in the league table. Along with playing in such a difficult league, Ronaldo had another problem. This was the problem of his language. As everyone knows that the language of Britain is English, so all the players and spectators there spoke English. Ronaldo was from Portugal, where he had nothing to do with English. Ronaldo knew Portuguese which is spoken in Portugal. Many times during interviews, Ronaldo had to bring a fellow player with him because he could not speak English. Ronaldo scored United’s final goal of the season to give United a three-goal victory in the final of the FA Cup. With this victory, Ronaldo also won his first trophy with United. Ronaldo played an amazing game for United in his first season, an eighteen-year-old young footballer who had a pretty good season. In the following years, Ronaldo improved his performance. Along with his club, he now became a very important player for his country Portugal.

An anecdote of these days is very famous. Once the manager of the club, Sir Alex Ferguson, was working in his cabin. It was evening, all the players were returning home after training. After some time almost all the players left the stadium. Shortly thereafter, Sir Alex began to hear something from among the trees and bushes. There was a place behind the stadium where there were lots of trees and bushes. The surface there was very rough, it was impossible to even walk, playing football there seemed fairly impossible. Sir Alex felt that an opposition club was spying on him. He immediately went to the ground behind the stadium. When Sir Alex arrived there, he was surprised; he might not have thought what he saw. A young Ronaldo was practicing dribbling the ball among the trees and bushes of the forest. Actually dribbling in a match is a very amazing art; there are few players all over the world who are known for their dribbling. Ronaldo was working hard on those bumpy and rocky surfaces so that he could dribble into the match more easily. Seeing Ronaldo’s dedication to this football, Sir Alex at the same time had the idea that Ronaldo would go on to become a very big player, this story clearly reveals some things about Ronaldo. Ronaldo knew from the beginning that if he had to become a big player, he would have to work hard. Ronaldo experienced abject poverty during his childhood, staying away from family, so he knew that if something big had to be done, he would have to devote his entire life to the sport.

Ronaldo’s father was addicted to alcohol. Even in childhood, Ronaldo saw his father in a drunken state every night. Ronaldo’s father had very big dreams for his son, but he could not see his son becoming a big shot. His addiction to drinking alcohol ultimately killed him. Ronaldo’s father passed away in 2005, Ronaldo tried his best to save his father. He was taken by air ambulance to London. In the end, he died due to both of his kidney failures. Ronaldo was very close to his father, Ronaldo was shocked by his departure. Two things matter most in Ronaldo’s life. One is football and the other is family, Ronaldo’s life revolves around these two. It is said that a successful human is never afraid to face the difficulties in his life. He works doubly hard when it comes to difficult times and tries his best to overcome that difficult time. The coming season proved to be a great one for Ronaldo and he had the most outstanding performances in all these years. Ronaldo scored more than twenty goals for the first time in three years. Playing with the new coach proved to be very rewarding for Ronaldo. Ronaldo won the Player of the Month title in November and December, which was won just twice by any player. The same year, Ronaldo scored his first goal in a Champions League match, scoring United against Roma to win United by a huge margin. In the next match, they won by a goal against Milan, then United lost by three goals in the next leg. Ronaldo then scored for United against Manchester City on May 5, 2007, making United the Premier League champions after a span of four years. Ronaldo’s career graph was slowly skyrocketing. Ronaldo achieved a major milestone in his career by winning the Premier League.

In the midst of all this, Ronaldo was also creating new records for his country. Ronaldo captained his country on February 5, 2007, on the eve of his birthday. Ronaldo received the number seven jersey shortly afterwards. After this, Ronaldo did not look back. He often fought alone for his country Portugal, Portugal’s team was very strong but there were no players like Ronaldo. Ronaldo jokingly says that if there were two more Ronaldo in the Portugal team, then he would have had great comfort to play. Portugal’s journey to the 2008 Euro tournament was commendable, the team won some great matches, despite all these, they lost to Germany in the quarter-finals. Ronaldo did well throughout the tournament, but one swallow does not make a summer. In 2008 he captained United and scored two goals for them in the first match. This season, Ronaldo broke George Best’s record for the most goals scored for United in a season. Ronaldo was awarded several Premier League awards for this season’s exploits. It was another feather in the cap of Ronaldo’s glorious career, it was the best out of all seasons played for United. Ronaldo received the biggest reward of his career later this year. The Ballon d’Or, considered to be the most prestigious award in the world of football, is awarded to the most outstanding player of the season. Ronaldo held the title for the first time in his career. Leaving behind the legends like Messi and Kaka, leaving the world mesmerised.

Ronaldo had become a prominent player now, after such a great performance for United; every team was excited to have him. After all the fuss, this big fish was hunted by Real Madrid, which is counted among the world’s best and richest clubs. The history of Madrid’s team is very illustrious; many legendary players from all over the world have showcased their heroics by playing in the jersey of Madrid. Ronaldo scored a goal from forty yards away in a match played against Porto. He was awarded the Puskas Award for this goal. Ronaldo also said in a later statement that the goal was one of the most spectacular goals of his career. This year Ronaldo also won the Champions League title with the club. In the final, Ronaldo gave United a lead against Chelsea with a brilliant header. For Chelsea, Lampard levelled the match with a goal before half time. The result of the match did not come even after playing the full ninety minutes.

Actually things in football are slightly different from cricket. In this, players play for about nine months of the year from their club and one to two months in between for their country. In cricket, international cricket is more popular, in contrast to it, in football, club tournaments and club exploits are more important. For the country, players only play in big tournaments like the Euro or World Cup. Accordingly, the Champions League can be said to be equivalent to winning the World Cup. Despite all this, winning the World Cup is a different experience which is amazing. United achieved great success in the Champions League as well with Ronaldo. Ronaldo proved how capable he was by winning three Premier League titles. If we talk about the technique of young Ronaldo’s play in these days, then it was also very different from his technique of today. In his early days young Ronaldo used to get a chance to play as a winger. Due to his young age, his speed was also pretty fast, although he is still counted among the fastest footballers in the world. Ronaldo used to play for United and earlier Lisbon as a midfielder. They tried to put crosses in the box. In a way, his most important job was to deliver the ball to the striker or fellow player standing in the box. His dribbling has been fantastic from the very beginning. In his youth, Ronaldo used to wreak havoc on the opposition team. Despite the presence of so many great defenders in the Premier League, Ronaldo used to easily dodge them all. One of his techniques named the step-over which included getting past the defenders with the ball is very famous. The technique of chopping also comes to Ronaldo inherently.

Along with all this, Ronaldo’s physical build and ability also gives him an edge over the opposing player. Mighty Ronaldo of tall stature easily jumps into the air and delivers the ball straight to the goal. Ronaldo brought more maturity to his game by playing with United. He continued his illustrious game as both a striker and a midfielder in the later years in his career with United. Ronaldo had a phenomenal pairing with Rooney, with Rooney scoring a cross played in by Ronaldo, as a determined striker. Ronaldo and Rooney are considered to be one of the most outstanding pairs in the world. Both started their career with United almost simultaneously. Ronaldo also played the role of Forward in the last few seasons he played for United. Ronaldo’s greatest quality among all of his abilities was his ability to hit the header which is equally scintillating today. Finally, Ronaldo moved to Madrid from United in 2009 at a world record fee. Changing the team and more than that going to another country’s league is a very tedious task. A player becomes familiar with fellow players and many players of the opposition team, playing with a team for years. Along with that, he gets adept and experienced by playing in that league. With this, now he had to leave Britain and go to Spain. If there had been an ordinary player, he probably would not have made such a decision but this is Ronaldo. Ronaldo has always said that he loves challenges in life. He wants to try himself again and again in challenging situations so that he can improve himself. Perhaps such a mentality sets him apart from the rest of the players. Where the rest of the players try to choose a simple and easy path, Ronaldo repeatedly tests himself by juggling with difficulties.

Ronaldo was now in La Liga, with Messi, one of the world’s greatest footballers awaiting him. Ronaldo was given a number seven jersey at United. He did not get number seven when he went to Madrid because Raul Garcia wore a number seven jersey at that time. Ronaldo received his number seven jersey when Garcia left Madrid the following year. His performance in the first year with Madrid was not very special, according to him he had a decent season in Madrid. Ronaldo scored 26 goals in nearly 28 matches, according to the goal statistics. Despite all this, the biggest thing was that Ronaldo failed to win any trophy in his first season in Madrid. Despite all this, he admitted that the team was new and that it took time to build a rapport with all. For all these reasons, he probably had to finish his first season in Madrid without a trophy. The same year, the FIFA World Cup was also held in South Africa. Ronaldo’s performance in the qualification matches for the World Cup was below par, with Ronaldo failing to score a single goal in the qualification. His lifeless performance made it very difficult for Portugal to qualify for playing the World Cup. Portugal somehow qualified for the World Cup by the slightest of margins. Portugal’s performance was very dull and they crashed out of the World Cup after losing to Spain. Ronaldo was the man of the match in three matches despite the Portugal team’s poor performance. After that Ronaldo kept his best form in La Laga. He was performing brilliantly against all the teams, scoring a goal or even three, the most important thing was that he was scoring goals.

The next season brought ecstasy to Ronaldo and his team, with Ronaldo once again proving why people called him the best player in the world. Ronaldo held the title of La Liga for the first time with Madrid. Madrid won the gleaming trophy after a gap of four years. Madrid, after beating their biggest rival Barcelona, тАЛтАЛannounced that their team has now become mighty. In the Copa Del Rey,despite Ronaldo’s two goals, Madrid lost by one goal to Barcelona. Ronaldo missed a penalty in the shoot-out, causing Madrid to lose the match. With this, Ronaldo was now at the top of his physical abilities. Sturdy body and powerful muscles make Ronaldo a very athletic player. He already had the pace but now with the right guidance and training, he had become one of the best players in the world physically. Now Ronaldo kept the ball longer with him and kept trying to get the ball past the goalkeeper with his powerful shots. When the ball comes off Ronaldo’s feet, it seems like a rocket taking off. The ball used to go into the goal so quickly that even the goalkeeper was surprised. Even today, Ronaldo’s shots are equally impressive and powerful. Ronaldo now started playing as a main forward due to his skills, he was creating fear by taking shots from long distances. Ronaldo’s free-kick has been very sound from the beginning, but the way of тАЛтАЛtaking his free-kick is very unique. He pulls up his shorts and shows his thighs. It seems as if he is daring everyone and showing his prowess. Although Ronaldo has been called arrogant many times in the past, Ronaldo has responded with his performances every time instead of answering them verbally. Ronaldo says that he has worked hard for what he has achieved. The fact is right, Ronaldo has seen both aspects of his life, his childhood has been spent in extreme poverty. He has been able to dominate the world today due to his continuous hard work and his dedication to the game.

Ronaldo did well in the year 2012 too, but Messi was so successful that season that he overtook him in the Ballon D’ Or race. Ronaldo stayed away from that title for four consecutive years after winning the Ballon D’ Or in 2008. Ronaldo did extremely well every year, but every time he would be slightly behind Messi. This year, Ronaldo performed brilliantly in the Euro, it seemed as if Ronaldo single-handedly would make Portugal the King of Europe. After a tough match, the match with Spain was drawn. Penalty shoot out was taken to get the result. Portugal could not overcome it and after such a glorious journey they were ousted. After this, came the year 2013, this year was completely made by Ronaldohis own. Ronaldo also created the record for the most goals scored in La Liga as well as in the Champions League. Ronaldo won his team Madrid the Champions League title, which was actually the final of the 2013тАУ14 seasons. This final was special in many ways. It happened that Atletico was facing Real in the finals, despite many attempts Real could not score goals. Ninety minutes of the game were about to be completed. The audience was also disappointed and the Madrid team along with them. In the final moments, Madrid defender Sergio Ramos sent the ball into the goal with a header after which it seemed as if the entire team was alive. After this, there were raining goals. Madrid scored three goals in succession in extra time and eventually defeated Atl├йtico by a 4тАУ1 margin. Ronaldo also won the Ballon D’Or in 2013, this achievement was extremely crucial for him. Messi had earlier won this title for four consecutive years and etched his name by creating the record for most Ballon D’ Or titles. There are always tensions between Ronaldo and Messi supporters. Some say Ronaldo is the best player in the world, while some say Messi. At this time, Ronaldo had only one title, while Messi had four. This time may have been difficult for Ronaldo and therefore the 2013тАУ14 season is considered very significant for him. Ronaldo then held the title four times out of the next five years and established his domination.

The story of Madrid’s comeback in this final is memorable. Also famous is another anecdote that is heart touching. Actually, Ronaldo’s elder brother, who is almost ten years older than him, had a very bad addiction to drinking. He used to get drunk along with additives. Ronaldo was already upset seeing his father’s condition, Ronaldo was deeply shocked when his father left the world. Ronaldo is very much attached to his brother. He asked his brother to make a promise, that if Madrid wins the match; he will give up alcohol and drug addiction forever. When Madrid won the final and became champions, Ronaldo ran first to his brother. Embraced him and started celebrating. Ronaldo had a very amazing and unique record by scoring two goals in a match in Copa del Rey. This record was of scoring in every single minute of the game of football. Ronaldo created that record by scoring two goals in that match and became the first player in the world to do so. Ronaldo was also given the captaincy of Madrid this year, becoming the first non-Spanish player in seven years to captain Madrid. Ronaldo then changed his style of play with age. With age, he began to play less of a winger and more as a striker. His focus now was to find a chance to score a goal by staying in the box. He still used to create opportunities for his team but he reduced dribbling significantly. In the year 2014, Ronaldo suffered a terrible injury. Due to this knee injury, Ronaldo did not seem to be playing in the World Cup too.

Despite all this, Ronaldo considered it important to play for his country. Even after having such a serious problem, Ronaldo risked playing this World Cup. There was a huge controversy in the newspaper and the news about Ronaldo’s injury, but Ronaldo deemed it necessary to play for the country by ignoring it. Ronaldo, despite being in the team, could not save the team from a humiliating four-goal loss to Germany. After this, he scored a goal to play a draw against America. In the last match with Ghana, he scored a goal to win the game for Portugal. ItтАЩs said, what is the need to cry over spilt milk; the same happened with Portugal. They had to bear the brunt of losing to Germany in the beginning. Portugal was eliminated from the World Cup in the first round. Ronaldo had a lot of questions raised against him, but if the whole team does not play well, then the best player in the world also seems helpless. At this time, the pair of Ronaldo Bale and Benzema started to be appreciated. Bale came to Madrid last year at a record fee. With Ronaldo and Bale as wingers, Benzema played as a striker. The pair of these three are often seen in association with the pair of MSN. The pair of Messi, Suarez and Neymar are called MSN who played for Barcelona. Ronaldo was now very much focused on scoring goals for his team, now his job was not to create opportunities. After this season, Ronaldo was also awarded the Ballon D’or following season, Ronaldo was unstoppable now. Now there was just one thing missing, it was to win a grand trophy for his nation.

Two years later, in 2016, Ronaldo represented the Portugal team in the Euro. Everyone had high hopes from Ronaldo this time. Ronaldo’s form also seemed to be at its peak. Ronaldo somehow overpowered his team in group matches, after which Ronaldo’s team had to take on the big teams in knock outs. Ronaldo led his team to the finals alone with some spectacular performances. Portugal faced France in the final. In the opening moments, the French defenders played a very ugly tactic with Ronaldo, Ronaldo had to sit out for the entire match due to injury. Ronaldo played the role of more than a coach that day, having trouble walking but he stood on the field the whole time, cheering and lifting up his team. After all this, a goal scored in the final moments helped Portugal create a fascinating history by defeating France. Ronaldo also achieved a rare feat with his country. Ronaldo did well in that Euro Cup and was also awarded several laurels. This year Ronaldo won the Ballon D’or title for the fourth time, along with Madrid he won the Champions League which was his fourth Champions League title. Ronaldo was at the top of his career in these four-five years with Real. It seemed that all the titles and all the awards were made just for Ronaldo. Now Ronaldo used to play largely like a forward, sneaking into the box and scoring goals. With this, Ronaldo established his name and many records, Ronaldo now being over thirty years of age, he continued his game on the pitch to the highest level. In the year 2017, Ronaldo again became the winner of the Ballon D’or title, and he also equalled Messi by winning this title for the fifth time. This year also, Ronaldo won his team Real Madrid the title of Champions League in a stunning fashion. He was particularly appreciated for his bicycle kick goal in the final.

Madrid became the first team to win the Champions League title three times in a row and with that, speculation of Ronaldo leaving the club also started intensifying. Exactly similar thing happened at the end of the season, with Ronaldo joining hands with the Italy’s club, Juventus. Ronaldo also made his impact in the World Cup after that, his free kick against Spain left the world spellbounded. As usual, there were two to three star players in the Portugal team and the team crashed out after reaching a certain juncture. Ronaldo has been playing football with Juventus for the last two years. He has won the title of Series A in both his seasons so far played with Juventus, he was left disappointed in the Champions League. Ronaldo now plays as a forward and striker at Juventus. Ronaldo is a very experienced player and his experience is very useful for every team. Meanwhile Ronaldo won the Nations League title for Portugal in 2019, in which all the big teams of Europe played. Ronaldo meanwhile scored a century of goals in international football. Meanwhile, Ronaldo achieved a very unique feat in a match. Ronaldo has been known for his heading from the beginning. In a match against Sampdoria, he leaped higher than the crossbar, when he was in the air; the defender guarding him was able to reach up to his stomach only. Ronaldo’s physical abilities are beyond his age. Despite being aged, he runs extremely fast on the pitch and his jumps are such that even a player of High Jump sport would feel ashamed. Ronaldo, recently after breaking PeleтАЩs record, became the world’s highest goal scorer.

Despite having so much wealth and fame, Ronaldo finds his family the most valuable thing. Ronaldo is one of the richest players in the world; he has the highest number of followers in the world right now on Instagram. Ronaldo’s story is a journey from rags to riches. Ronaldo changed his and his family’s fortunes by virtue of his hard work and ability. The thing that could be learnt from Ronaldo is that if we work diligently, no goal is difficult to achieve. Ronaldo faced all sorts of difficulties, poverty or drunken father, even after all this he did not stop working. Even after his knee injury, he worked hard instead of acting innocent. His love for the game and his unconquerable attitude made him stand out from everyone. There is also a museum in Ronaldo’s honour, in addition to this, the airport in his birthplace Madeira, has also been named after Ronaldo. Ronaldo has also donated many times to the needy; he has also donated to those suffering from diseases. Ronaldo still plays like a young player and he may probably play for a long time to come. It takes constant effort and hard work to stay on top like Ronaldo for so many years. Ronaldo is an inspirational source for all those who are struggling in their lives. Ronaldo’s life is a testimony to the fact that success is always achieved by being courageous and striving hard.

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