Cristiano Ronaldo Leaves Real Madrid for Juventus Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will sign with Italian champions Juventus. Ronaldo ends his nine-year spell with Madrid following a rift with team president Florentino Perez over a new contract. Ronaldo is Real Madrid’s all-time leading goal scorer and led the club to four Champions League titles. He’s also won four of his five Ballon d’Or awards while with the squad. Cristiano Ronaldo, “These years at Real Madrid and in this city of Real Madrid have quite possibly be the happiest years of my life.” The 33-year-old is now tasked with bringing European Cup glory to Juventus, who have been runners-up in two of the past four seasons.