Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation for having a boundless work ethic has been cemented even further by claims made by former Juventus centre-back Medhi Benatia.
The defender, who now plays for Qatar club Al-Duhail SC, recalled a time at Juve when the 'not normal' Ronaldo messaged him after an encounter against Atalanta and asked if he wanted to join the attacker in a gym session.
Speaking to radio station RMC, Medhi Benatia said: “For the game against Atalanta we were the two unused substitutes because three days later we were going to play again and the coach wanted to make rotations.” “When we were on the bus back, Cristiano Ronaldo sent me a message: ‘What are you going to do now?’ I told him: ‘It’s 11 PM.