Ronaldo Wins Player Of The Month Award

Oyinlola Awonuga
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Ronaldo Wins Player Of The Month Award

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United star has won the English Premier League Player of the Month award for April after he scored five goals in four appearances.

Despite a mixed time for the Portuguese star on the pitch this season, he has clinched the award again, making it the sixth time he has done so in his career.

Ronaldo joined the Premier League 100 goals club in April with a strike at Arsenal, while netting a hat-trick in the 3-2 win over Norwich and also adding another goal against Chelsea.

He is now just one behind Sergio Agüero and Harry Kane’s record of seven Player of the Month awards.

The Portuguese star was deemed the league’s best player in November and December 2006 and was also presented with the trophy for his displays in January and March of the 2007/08 campaign.

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