Cristiano Ronaldo joins Roberto Carlos at Chivas! Young players named after Real Madrid legends CR7 and Zinedine Zidane join Mexican side coached by ex-Barcelona star

Mexican club Chivas have registered players sharing the names of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane for the new season which has sparked a buzz among fans.

  • Namesake of Ronaldo and Zidane register for Mexican team Chivas
  • Joins Carlos and Robinho
  • Coached by former player Milito

Cristiano Ronaldo joins Roberto Carlos at Chivas! Young players named after Real Madrid legends CR7 and Zinedine Zidane join Mexican side coached by ex-Barcelona starCristiano Ronaldo joins Roberto Carlos at Chivas! Young players named after Real Madrid legends CR7 and Zinedine Zidane join Mexican side coached by ex-Barcelona starCristiano Ronaldo joins Roberto Carlos at Chivas! Young players named after Real Madrid legends CR7 and Zinedine Zidane join Mexican side coached by ex-Barcelona star

وفق ليكيب Cristiano Ronaldo Rojas Vidal, 16, and Zinedine Sidane Hernandez Quezada, 18, have been added to the Mexican side’s squad. They join players called Roberto Carlos Alvarado Hernandez and Angel Robinho Romero Quintero, who were already part of the team, ahead of the upcoming Apertura season The Guadalajara club will hope the four players live up to their famous namesakes.

With Ronaldo, Zidane, Carlos and Robinho being some of football’s greatest players, whose careers are filled with accolades and trophies, it is no surprise parents are inspired to name their children after such legends. In an interview in 2023, Sidane’s father confirmed so, saying: “It’s a real tribute to Zinedine Zidane. I played football in and I’ve always had a lot of affection for و . He’s a player who really left his mark on me. Why with an S and not a Z? Because when it came to registering him in Mexico, the person didn’t write it correctly.”

Chivas are coached by former Barcelona defender Milito, who spent four years at the club from 2007 to 2011 and was part of Pep Guardiola’s treble-winning side in 2011.u0026nbsp;

Chivas hope the young players can perform well without being weighed down by the expectations their names bring. The players, in turn, aim to impress coach Milito and earn starting spots for the Mexican side.