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===Media=== Ronaldo appeared in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[The Simpsons (season 18)|season 18]] episode "[[Marge Gamer]]" broadcast in April 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20060724fox03 |title=Guest Voices Next Season on 'The Simpsons' |access-date=29 August 2018 |author=Fox Broadcasting Company |date=24 July 2006 |website=The Futon Critic}}</ref> Simon Crerar of ''[[The Times]]'' listed Ronaldo's performance as one of the thirty-three funniest cameos in the history of the show.<ref name="Crerar">{{cite news |last=Crerar |first=Simon |title=The 33 funniest Simpsons cameos ever |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/the-33-funniest-simpsons-cameos-ever-vg9jgq67gxr |access-date=29 August 2018 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=5 July 2007 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517054959/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article2021776.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Ronaldo made a cameo appearance in ''[[Mike Bassett: England Manager]]'' (2001) and each film of the ''[[Goal! (film series)|Goal!]]'' film trilogy, ''[[Goal! (film)|Goal!]]'' (2005), ''[[Goal II: Living the Dream]]'' (2007) and ''[[Goal III: Taking on the World]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2722730-how-goal-went-from-a-wild-idea-to-a-cult-movie-franchise-for-football-fans |title=How 'Goal!' Went from a Wild Idea to a Cult Movie Franchise for Football Fans |work=Bleacher Report |date=20 July 2017 |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-date=12 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712085713/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2722730-how-goal-went-from-a-wild-idea-to-a-cult-movie-franchise-for-football-fans |url-status=live }}</ref> Archive footage of Ronaldo features in the music video "[[We Are One (Ole Ola)]]", the official song of the 2014 World Cup by [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and [[Jennifer Lopez]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Moreno|first=Carolina|title=Pitbull Debuts 'We Are One (Ole Ola)' Ft. J.Lo For Brazil World Cup (AUDIO)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/08/pitbull-we-are-one-ole-ola_n_5110542.html|work=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=29 August 2018|date=8 April 2014|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818191359/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/08/pitbull-we-are-one-ole-ola_n_5110542.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ronaldo has appeared in various commercials, from [[Snickers]] chocolate bar to [[Pirelli]] tyres.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazilian Ronaldo Featured In Snickers Campaign |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Global/Issues/2018/03/30/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Snickers.aspx |access-date=18 September 2018 |agency=Sports Business Daily |archive-date=7 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907071205/https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Global/Issues/2018/03/30/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Snickers.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Pirelli"/> Ronaldo's usual [[goal celebration]] of both arms outstretched – especially from his early career – was the basis for Pirelli's 1998 commercial where he replaced the figure of Christ from the [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|''Christ the Redeemer'']] statue that towers over his home city of [[Rio de Janeiro]] while in an Inter Milan strip.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pirelli e le metamorfosi della pubblicità |url=https://www.corriere.it/cultura/17_giugno_21/pubblicita-con-la-maiuscola-fondazione-pirelli-corraini-5efebe1c-569c-11e7-a35b-7a875278503a.shtml |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=Corriere Della Sera |archive-date=19 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919171612/https://www.corriere.it/cultura/17_giugno_21/pubblicita-con-la-maiuscola-fondazione-pirelli-corraini-5efebe1c-569c-11e7-a35b-7a875278503a.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> It was controversial with the Catholic Church.<ref name="Pirelli">{{cite news |title=World Cup 2014: Brazil furious over Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro in Italian football colours |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10886269/World-Cup-2014-Brazil-furious-over-Christ-the-Redeemer-statue-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-in-Italian-football-colours.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609135741/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/10886269/World-Cup-2014-Brazil-furious-over-Christ-the-Redeemer-statue-in-Rio-de-Janeiro-in-Italian-football-colours.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 June 2014 |access-date=18 September 2018 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]}}</ref> Released in 2000 for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Game Boy Color]], the video game ''[[Ronaldo V-Football]]'' was exclusively endorsed by Ronaldo.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/ronaldo-v-football Ronaldo v Football at MobyGames.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222075225/http://www.mobygames.com/game/ronaldo-v-football |date=22 February 2011 }}</ref> In 2017 Ronaldo was added as an icon to the Ultimate Team in [[EA Sports]]' [[FIFA (video game series)|''FIFA'']] video game ''[[FIFA 18]]'', receiving a 95 rating along with Brazilian compatriot [[Pelé]], Argentine playmaker [[Diego Maradona]], former Russian goalkeeper [[Lev Yashin]] and former French star [[Thierry Henry]].<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/ea-sports-add-diego-maradona-to-fifa-18-with-95rated-card-a3599761.html "FIFA 18 to include 95-rated icon Diego Maradona as EA Sports adds footballing legend to Ultimate Team"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612210613/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/ea-sports-add-diego-maradona-to-fifa-18-with-95rated-card-a3599761.html |date=12 June 2018 }}. ''Evening Standard''. Retrieved 8 September 2017</ref> Ronaldo also appears as the cover athlete on the Icon edition of the game.<ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA 18 release date and pre-order price info for PS4 and Xbox One in UK |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fifa-18-release-date-pre-order-price-info-ps4-xbox-one-uk-a3628561.html |access-date=1 September 2018 |work=Evening Standard |archive-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902091214/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fifa-18-release-date-pre-order-price-info-ps4-xbox-one-uk-a3628561.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA 18 ICONS - Ultimate Team |url=https://www.easports.com/fifa/ultimate-team/fut-icons |access-date=2 September 2018 |agency=EA Sports |archive-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902091231/https://www.easports.com/fifa/ultimate-team/fut-icons |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2021, [[DAZN]] released the first of a six-part series titled ''Ronaldo: El Presidente''. The series takes viewers inside the day-to-day running of Real Valladolid, revealing every challenge and triumph in Valladolid's first full season under their Brazilian president, intercut with parallel narratives detailing the highs and lows of Ronaldo's own playing career.<ref>{{cite news |title=DAZN Details Ronaldo Development Deal |url=https://variety.com/2021/streaming/news/ronaldo-dazn-el-presidente-la-guerra-1234966481/ |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028164610/https://variety.com/2021/streaming/news/ronaldo-dazn-el-presidente-la-guerra-1234966481/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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