![Daniel Craig and Cristiano Ronaldo have both been outspoken in their desire to reclaim a right to privacy. Both men have become frustrated with their treatment in public.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121115035451-ronaldo-daniel-craig.jpg?q=w_1024,h_576,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
007 and CR7 —
Daniel Craig and Cristiano Ronaldo have both been outspoken in their desire to reclaim a right to privacy. Both men have become frustrated with their treatment in public.
![Cristiano Ronaldo and his model girlfriend Irina Shayk enjoy some peace and quiet together but the camera lens is never far away from the pair.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121115021602-irina-shayk-cristiano-ronaldo.jpg?q=w_4092,h_2916,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
In the public eye —
Cristiano Ronaldo and his model girlfriend Irina Shayk enjoy some peace and quiet together but the camera lens is never far away from the pair.
![Shayk is a celebrity in her own right having established herself as a leading model. The Russian's romance with Ronaldo has taken her fame to new heights.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121114062002-irina-shayk-model-ronaldo.jpg?q=w_1976,h_1440,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Shayk it up —
Shayk is a celebrity in her own right having established herself as a leading model. The Russian's romance with Ronaldo has taken her fame to new heights.
!["We are just partners," Ronaldo told CNN when asked about his relationship with Shayk. "We have a good relationship, we are almost three years together, I love to be with her, I love her. It's great."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121114055019-cristiano-ronaldo-irina-shayk.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2096,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Ronaldo's relationship —
"We are just partners," Ronaldo told CNN when asked about his relationship with Shayk. "We have a good relationship, we are almost three years together, I love to be with her, I love her. It's great."
![Ronaldo has yet to pop the question to Russian model Shayk but he admits he has thought about marriage. He said: "Not now, but of course in the future, yes. Everyone wants that. I still haven't done that. I don't have the courage."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121114055427-irina-shayk.jpg?q=w_1998,h_3000,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Wedding bells? —
Ronaldo has yet to pop the question to Russian model Shayk but he admits he has thought about marriage. He said: "Not now, but of course in the future, yes. Everyone wants that. I still haven't done that. I don't have the courage."
!["In Real Madrid we are always under pressure," Cristiano Ronaldo told CNN. "This is maybe the best club in the world... so we have a lot of pressure and we know that the fans, the Madrid city... everyone wants 'La Decima' (a 10th European Cup). "](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121105044441-cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrid.jpg?q=w_3760,h_2690,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Champions League quest —
"In Real Madrid we are always under pressure," Cristiano Ronaldo told CNN. "This is maybe the best club in the world... so we have a lot of pressure and we know that the fans, the Madrid city... everyone wants 'La Decima' (a 10th European Cup). "
![Ronaldo has nothing but praise for Real coach Jose Mourinho: "Well, my relationship with him is perfect. I don't ask for nothing better. In terms of coaching I'm sure 100%... 200% that he is the best. He shows every country who's the best because he wins all the leagues."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121031050204-jose-mourinho-ronaldo.jpg?q=w_3000,h_2330,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Perfect coach —
Ronaldo has nothing but praise for Real coach Jose Mourinho: "Well, my relationship with him is perfect. I don't ask for nothing better. In terms of coaching I'm sure 100%... 200% that he is the best. He shows every country who's the best because he wins all the leagues."
![Ronaldo will be up against Barcelona's Lionel Messi for the Ballon d'Or with the Argentine having won the prize on each of the past three occasions. Both men were on target twice during the last El Clasico match which finished 2-2 at the Camp Nou.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121007081829-messi-and-ronaldo.jpg?q=w_4905,h_3420,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Head-to-Head —
Ronaldo will be up against Barcelona's Lionel Messi for the Ballon d'Or with the Argentine having won the prize on each of the past three occasions. Both men were on target twice during the last El Clasico match which finished 2-2 at the Camp Nou.
![Ronaldo has scored 160 goals in 164 appearances for Real Madrid since his move from Manchester United in 2009. His determination to win is always evident, even when it comes to beating his girlfriend at swimming in their own pool. He said: "Sometimes you have to give her an opportunity to be happy, but I win because I don't like to lose."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/120930064336-football-la-liga-real-madrid-cristiano-ronaldo.jpg?q=w_3562,h_2605,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Winning mentality —
Ronaldo has scored 160 goals in 164 appearances for Real Madrid since his move from Manchester United in 2009. His determination to win is always evident, even when it comes to beating his girlfriend at swimming in their own pool. He said: "Sometimes you have to give her an opportunity to be happy, but I win because I don't like to lose."
![Ronaldo last won the Ballon d'Or in 2008 after helping lead Manchester United to the Champions League crown with victory over Chelsea in Moscow. In the 2007-8 season, he scored 42 goals as United also won the English Premier League title.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121108123417-ronaldo-ballon-d-or-2008-award.jpg?q=w_4256,h_2832,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Golden boy —
Ronaldo last won the Ballon d'Or in 2008 after helping lead Manchester United to the Champions League crown with victory over Chelsea in Moscow. In the 2007-8 season, he scored 42 goals as United also won the English Premier League title.
![While Ronaldo has enjoyed great club success with Manchester United and Real Madrid, he has yet to win a major tournament with Portugal. "I'm not saying Portugal doesn't have the capacity to win the World Cup or Euro, but its more tough... its difficult, because you don't have 100 players to choose," sai the Portuguese star.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121012070718-football-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal-russia-world-cup-qualifying.jpg?q=w_3009,h_2007,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
International stage —
While Ronaldo has enjoyed great club success with Manchester United and Real Madrid, he has yet to win a major tournament with Portugal. "I'm not saying Portugal doesn't have the capacity to win the World Cup or Euro, but its more tough... its difficult, because you don't have 100 players to choose," sai the Portuguese star.
![Ronaldo insists he'd relish the opportunity to talk to his critics and listen to their opinions on why they believe he is arrogant. He told CNN: "People who call me arrogant, I'm interested, not with all of them, but most of them. One day I would like to sit with them and have a chat to see in which way they think I'm arrogant."](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121018013708-fittest-men-cristiano-ronaldo.jpg?q=w_2880,h_4320,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Talk to me —
Ronaldo insists he'd relish the opportunity to talk to his critics and listen to their opinions on why they believe he is arrogant. He told CNN: "People who call me arrogant, I'm interested, not with all of them, but most of them. One day I would like to sit with them and have a chat to see in which way they think I'm arrogant."
![When he finishes his football career, Ronaldo wants to become an actor.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121106083526-ronaldo-file-pic.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1996,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Second career —
When he finishes his football career, Ronaldo wants to become an actor.
![Ronaldo tells CNN's Pedro Pinto in an exclusive interview that he believes his perceived 'arrogance' has made him less popular than his chief rival Lionel Messi. "You know, sometimes I'm a victim of that because they don't know the real Cristiano," said the Real Madrid forward.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121108102742-cristiano-ronaldo-interview.jpg?q=w_2592,h_1936,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Arrogant jibes hurt —
Ronaldo tells CNN's Pedro Pinto in an exclusive interview that he believes his perceived 'arrogance' has made him less popular than his chief rival Lionel Messi. "You know, sometimes I'm a victim of that because they don't know the real Cristiano," said the Real Madrid forward.
![Cars are one of Ronaldo's great passions. In 2009, while at Manchester United, Ronaldo was lucky to esacpe injury after crashing his Ferrari.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/121108103737-cristiano-ronaldo-car.jpg?q=w_1936,h_2592,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Life in the fast lane —
Cars are one of Ronaldo's great passions. In 2009, while at Manchester United, Ronaldo was lucky to esacpe injury after crashing his Ferrari.