Real Madrid's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo cut short his holidays by one day and started training yesterday under the club's new manager Jose Mourinho for the first time before the team heads to the United States
Real Madrid's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo cut short his holidays by one day and started training yesterday under the club's new manager Jose Mourinho for the first time before the team heads to the United States.
During yesterday's training session, the Portuguese coach divided the players into two teams to play two practice games.
The team will head to California this morning for a pre-season training camp where they will remain until August 7.
Several other of Real Madrid internationals who took part in the World Cup in South Africa will meet up with the squad in California, such as Brazil's Kaka, who will arrive on Saturday.
Portuguese defender Pepe on Monday became the first Real Madrid international who took part in the tournament to have resumed training with the Spanish club.
Ronaldo, the world's most expensive player whose transfer to Real from Manchester United in cost the club 94 million euros in June 2009, failed to shine for Portugal during the World Cup.
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