Tim Howard lifts lid on sharing a dressing room with five-time Ballon d’Or winner

Tim Howard has offered some insight into what it was like working with a young and hungry Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.

Howard, who signed for United in 2003, spoke about the dedication he saw in a young Ronaldo after he moved to Old Trafford in the same year.

The former Everton keeper witnessed the rise of one of football’s greatest ever players, and revealed Ronaldo’s hard work behind the scenes which eventually led to him winning the Ballon d’Or five times.

Howard revealed the following in an interview with the Daily Mail: “You see the perfume and underwear ads, the McLarens and the Ferraris, the houses and the yachts. But? Ronaldo was the joker. And more crucial still: You’ve never, ever seen a human being work as hard as him.”

After hanging up his gloves in 2020, Howard has now moved into punditry circles to offer his insight on the game.

I think we’ll be hearing more from Howard in the coming months.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo is currently playing his football in the Saudi Pro League at Al-Nassr.

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