{"product_id":"cristiano-ronaldo-match-worn-boots-uefa-euro-2008-portugal-career-first-ballon-d-or-winning-season","title":"Cristiano Ronaldo | Match-Worn Boots | UEFA Euro 2008 | Portugal | First Ballon d’Or Winning Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Model: \u003c\/strong\u003eNike Mercurial Vapor IV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Player: \u003c\/strong\u003eCristiano Ronaldo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Condition: \u003c\/strong\u003eMatch-Worn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Tournament: \u003c\/strong\u003eUEFA Euro 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Size: \u003c\/strong\u003eUK7.5\/US8.5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Soleplate: \u003c\/strong\u003eFG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Made in: \u003c\/strong\u003eMontebelluna, Italy (Nike Athlete Services)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Headline Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUltra-rare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Nike Mercurial Vapor IV boots match-worn by one of the greatest footballers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWorn during the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUEFA Euro 2008 tournament\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e whilst representing the Portugal national team, at one of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003emost historically significant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e points in Ronaldo’s illustrious career.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe tournament fell directly within Ronaldo’s \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eextraordinary \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2007\/08 Ballon d’Or-winning era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a campaign in which he scored 42 goals for Manchester United, won the Premier League and UEFA Champions League, and subsequently claimed \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003efirst\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e of his five Ballon d’Or awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis pair therefore originate from the precise period in which Ronaldo transitioned from one of world football’s brightest superstars into the officially recognised \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ebest player in the world\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for the first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe iconic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Pine Green’ Nike Mercurial Vapor IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was exclusive to Ronaldo at UEFA Euro 2008, with the Portuguese superstar the only Nike athlete permitted to wear the colourway during the tournament.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA truly exceptional match-worn artefact from the formative years of one of the most celebrated individual careers in the history of sport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbootsuk.com\/pages\/how-we-authenticate\"\u003eCertification Package\u003c\/a\u003e, including entry into the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbootsuk.com\/pages\/verify\"\u003eonline verification portal\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Player Modifications \u0026amp; 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