PHOTO: Nike congratulate Cristiano Ronaldo with diamond-encrusted 'CR7' boots
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Diamonds are Cristiano Ronaldo's best friend. Or something like that.
After the Portuguese superstar captured his second consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or on Monday, Nike congratulated him by creating the "Mercurial CR7 Rare Gold" boot, which features micro-diamonds on the "CR7" logo.
Nike unveil 'Mercurial CR7 Rare Gold' in honour of Cristiano Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or win - http://t.co/CnppjfPmdL pic.twitter.com/HBosVU614D
— Inside La Liga (@InsideLaLiga) January 13, 2015
The gold was apparently selected as the main colour because "gold is earned," while the diamonds were installed because they "reminded Nike's design team of Ronaldo's work ethic."
.@Nike honors @Cristiano #Ronaldo with diamond-encrusted boots https://t.co/88gY295nJ6 pic.twitter.com/ifTkAx9itT
— Yahoo Singapore (@YahooSG) January 13, 2015
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