Cristiano is a man with many accolades, from his numerous trophies to being named the world's most famous athlete by ESPN for two years running.

 

Now the father-of-four has added yet another accomplishment to his ever-growing list: star of an animated series!

 

The famed footballer partnered with Graphic India, a graphic novel and animation producer, along with mobile digital marketing and content management company VMS Communications, to create a superhero cartoon.

 

Cristiano will be starring in the series, called Striker Force 7 (undoubtedly referring his uniform number), in what Deadline has described as the athlete's new-and-improved version of Space Jam (that 1996 classic with Michael Jordan).

 

 

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The 33-year-old will also be executive producer, alongside Sharad Devarajan (who created the series with Cristiano); Jeevan J. Kang, the EVP Creative at Graphic India; Diego Guarderas from VMS Communications; and the Polaris Sports team.

 

Sharad hailed Cristiano as a 'real-life superhero to a generation', and the Real Madrid player himself has long been a fan of animated heroes.

 

“In the same way football connects cultures and people around the world, I believe great animated characters and heroes can do the same and that’s why I am excited to bring together these passions of football and superheroes through this project and share it with my fans,” Cristiano said.

 

 

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We're sure that, as a father, he's also excited to create content that will appeal to his children: seven-year-old Cristiano Jr., 11-month old Eva and Mateo, and five-month-old Alana.

 

The footballer is also stepping into the world of drama, as Deadline reports that he also scored a scripted drama on Facebook Watch, which will follow a secondary school girls' football team in upstate New York. 

 

The untitled project will follow the team as they learn to look past racial and class lines and come together to reach victory.

 

We can't wait to see how Cristiano's foray into the world of entertainment goes!

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