Portuguese soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo is known for stripping off his jersey on the field. He did it again over the weekend and unveiled a new sculpted torso that surprised even die-hard fans like me.

A little background: The 24-year-old Ronaldo recently returned from being benched for two months with an injury. His team, Real Madrid, struggled through its 4-2 win and Ronaldo missed a penalty kick. So when he scored during the match, he did a sprint down the end line, stripped off his shirt and screamed in delight. Ronaldo fans across the globe squealed at the results.

Portuguese soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo is known for stripping off his jersey on the field. He did it again over the weekend and unveiled a new sculpted torso that surprised even die-hard fans like me.

A little background: The 24-year-old Ronaldo recently returned from being benched for two months with an injury. His team, Real Madrid, struggled through its 4-2 win and Ronaldo missed a penalty kick. So when he scored during the match, he did a sprint down the end line, stripped off his shirt and screamed in delight. Ronaldo fans across the globe squealed at the results.

“Taking off my shirt was an instinctive reaction. I know that I made a mistake but I'm human. I didn't want to do it."

Oh, you know you did, you tease.

Ronaldo has always been a looker and we've focused on him while he's sitting poolside on vacation, wearing small white and very wet trunks, enjoying a massage, looking pretty in pink and getting examined by his new physician.

So while I'm quite familiar with his physique, even I was impressed with Ronaldo 2.0. A little digging showed that the added ripples came from a workout routine that includes a staggering 3,000 sit-ups a day.

Keep up the good work, Ronaldo. You're an inspiration to us all.

Matt Hennie blogs on Atlanta's gay sports scene (and other stuff) at Project Q Atlanta.

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