Cristiano Ronaldo Set to Launch New Hotel in Madrid, Gets Shaded by Pepe
- Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is gearing up to launching his third hotel in the city of Madrid
- The 36-year-old's new hotel is named Pestana CR7 Gran Via Madrid and will be opened on the 7th of June
- Pepe however left his countryman provoked after dropping a comment on the forward's Instagram post
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Cristiano Ronaldo's love for the Spanish capital Madrid seems unending with the superstar gearing up for the launch of his new hotel on June 7.
The multi-million dollar project which is named Pestana CR7 Gran Via Madrid will open its doors to customers on the day of the launch.
And it will help boost tourism and the hotel sector once all coronavirus restrictions in the city have been relaxed.
Sources reveal that the Pestana CR7 Gran Via Madrid is part of the relationship between Pestana Hotel Group and the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
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Be Soccer explains that the 36-year-old already has hotels in Madeira and Lisbon and will soon also have in New York and Marrakech.
The publication further revealed that the hotel located on Gran Via 29 in Madrid will be the first hotel under the Pestana CR7 Lifestyle Hotels branding to be opened outside of Portugal.
Ronaldo invested over €13 million in the hotel building dated back to 1923 and has 168 rooms across 10 floors
Two of them will be dedicated to a bar-terrace and solarium with a swimming pool, the company said in a statement.
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Meanwhile, after Ronaldo shared the image of his new hotel, Pestana CR7 on his official Instagram page, his countryman Pepe decided to comment on the post.
The former Real Madrid defender left the forward a little provoked regarding the latest controversy over the tent that CR7 built in his Lisbon apartment as reported by Bob FM.
What Pepe said that left Ronaldo a little provoked
“And the canopy is Cristiano? Where are you? Congratulations, Pico."
Meanwhile, it is left to be seen if Ronaldo will still be at Juventus next season having evacuated his exotic cars sometime last month.
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Briefly News previously reported Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player in history to emerge top scorer in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
The 36-year-old finished the current Serie A scoring 29 goals his first Golden Boot since joined Juve in 2018.
Ronaldo was left on the bench in Juventus 4-1 win over Bologna as the Bianconeri secured Champions League football.
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