Ronaldo’s Elder Brother Got Addicted to Drugs and Alcohol after Brother’s Success
The caring sibling didn’t leave his elder one halfway.
Christiano Ronaldo’s phenomenal success wasn’t accepted with applause in his family. In fact, it had a reverse effect on one of his closest bonds.
Cristiano’s elder brother, Hugo, also played football but couldn’t reach the same level as his younger sibling. The trauma of failure made Hugo start abusing alcohol and drugs.
But Cristiano couldn’t watch his relative ruin own life. As Sun reported, the star paid for his brother’s rehab and helped him recover from the addictions. The sources close to the family revealed:
“Hugo was a street player. He played. He drank. He slept. When Ronaldo started to play, he played in a club with structure, with coaches and directors. It is a different kind of football. Hugo may have been skillful, but it was as a street footballer, playing against his friends in an amateur way. Nothing like Ronaldo."