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FIFA 17: This is what happens if Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Sporting Lisbon

YouTuber Rich Leigh decided to find out - using the game's Career Mode

Cristiano Ronaldo may be tearing it up for Real Madrid right now – but what would happen if he left?

Better yet…what if the 32-year-old FIFA 18 cover star made a romantic return to where it all began – Sporting Lisbon.

Ronaldo started his career at Sporting Lisbon where his dribbling impressed the coaching staff

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Ronaldo started his career at Sporting Lisbon where his dribbling impressed the coaching staff

YouTuber Rich Leigh decided to find out – using FIFA 17’s career mode.

Let’s see how the Portuguese got on.

In season one, Ronaldo made an instant impact – helping Sporting win the league.

It’s a dream start from Ronaldo and co. with Sporting coming top of the league

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It’s a dream start from Ronaldo and co. with Sporting coming top of the league

In fact, they only lost two games throughout the entire campaign.

Ronaldo provided eight assists in total, too. Not bad.

Sporting came close to completing the domestic double but lost in the final of the Taca Portuguesa to Porto.

They couldn’t make it past the last 16 in the Champions League, either.

Ronaldo holds on to most of his stats but his overall rating begins to drop

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Ronaldo holds on to most of his stats but his overall rating begins to drop

Ronaldo dropped down two ratings to a 92 – with his physical stats beginning to deteriorate.

Season two was another great showing for the Portuguese.

He finished with a total of 16 goals and 12 assists.

Sadly, it wasn’t enough for Sporting to hold on to the top spot, and they finished the campaign in third.

Sporting drop down in to third at the end of Ronaldo’s second season

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Sporting drop down in to third at the end of Ronaldo’s second season

They couldn’t get past the last 16 in the Champions League, though.

Ronaldo, now 33, dropped to a 90 rating – with his physical scores continuing to take  hammering.

In his third season, Ronaldo went on to score 16 goals but only managed four assists.

Things keep getting worse for Ronaldo’s Sporting and they sit in third place

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Things keep getting worse for Ronaldo’s Sporting and they sit in third place

Sporting came third in the league but came bottom of their group in the Champions League.

Ronaldo’s rating slipped again to 87 – with his sprint speed down to 73.

By season four – Ronaldo dropped to an 83 rating and didn’t make the last 18 for goals or assists.

Sporting still managed to hang on to the third spot in the league, though.

They crashed out of the Champions League – dropping in to the Europa League where they didn’t even make it to the last 16.

By Season five, Sporting lost their faith in Ronaldo. He played just six games for the club as his form got worse and worse.

Sporting only manage third again in one of Ronaldo’s last seasons with the club

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Sporting only manage third again in one of Ronaldo’s last seasons with the club

Sporting went on to come second in the league, but it’s heartbreaking end for one of football’s brightest ever stars.

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