‘Handsome’ Cristiano Ronaldo annual China football boots unveiled ahead of Juventus vs Inter Milan clash
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s annual summer visit to China is coming soon and ahead of his arrival Nike have announced his annual China-only limited edition football boot.
The C7 Mercurial Superfly “Shuai” boots are named after the Chinese character for handsome, something Ronaldo has been called on his many visits to the mainland.
In 2017, on his first tour with Nike, he was even handed a T-shirt with his name and the simplified character for shuai.
Unlike last summer, Ronaldo will be in action during this visit when his Juventus side meet Serie A rivals Inter Milan in Nanjing on July 24.
The game, which will be the side’s first under new coach Maurizio Sarri, will take place at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre.
The graphic print on the boots reads tong shuai in simplified characters or “stylish commander” and the heel features the Chinese version of the “CR7” logo. That features the luo character because Ronaldo is known as “C Luo” in China.