Tall, elegant and powerful, Ronaldo is as good in the air as he is with the ball at his feet, as he proved with his header against Chelsea in last year's final.

CNN: Profile: Cristiano Ronaldo

Tall, slim and rakishly elegant, he could be the American reincarnation of British actor David Niven.

CNN: California discovers gold again

At 4 am, when the wake-up bells ring each morning, the tall trees smell like earth and fog creeps around the elegant Burmese-style pagodas and gazebos, making their statues of mythical lions and other creatures look as though they have just emerged from another world.

BBC: Following the Buddha around Bombay