Portuguese striker is the new captain of Real Madrid

Thomas Freeman Yeboah 08:32 - 13 September 2016

There's no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo is playing some of the best football of his career and as a reward, Real Madrid have handed him the captain's armband.

Portuguese skipper,

As it stands now Sergio Ramos is the substantive sKipper of Real Madrid, assisted by Marcello as the first assistant, while the Portuguese duo Pepe and Ronaldo follow as the second and third assistants respectively.

Ronaldo came to Madrid in the summer of 2009 and is beginning his eighth season in the all-white.A veteran of the squad, he's earned the right to be bestowed with the honour of leading the team.