Grinning teammates had a whipround to replace his crashed £200,000 supercar with a red plastic kiddies' model-a bargain at forty quid.
They even stuck a Ferrari badge on the front and gave it a CR7 reg plate.
Then they left it parked at the club's training ground-right next to the £140,000 Bentley Continental GT Speed fleet-footed Ronaldo's been running around in since the smash ten days ago.
And when the FIFA World Footballer of the Year came out of the gym, he went into fits of laughter over his new motor.
A club insider revealed: "He thought it was hilarious and said he was going to play on it as soon as he got home.
"It's fair to say Ronny has had more than his fair share of stick since the accident. He couldn't stop going on about his Ferrari and how beautiful it was. So a few of the United lads thought it would be funny to play a trick on him.
"So they all chipped in and bought a cheap plastic pedal car from the local toy shop.
"All the lads were laughing as he scooped it up and put it in the back of his car. It put a smile on his face-and he said he'll give it to a local hospital or good cause."
Now he plans to get his other bigger toy FIXED rather than have it written off after crashing it into a tunnel wall on the way to United's Carrington training ground.
The £110,000-a-week winger waited 12 months to take delivery of the Ferrari 599 GTB and has told team-mates that having it mended will be a lot quicker than joining another waiting list for a new one to be built in Italy.
Our source added: "He just wants the car back on the road, and if money is no object then why not just get it fixed? I
"It's better than waiting another year for one to be assembled."

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By ahmed ronaldo .. Posted May 9 2009 at 10:22 PM.
unbelievable.
here is a stunt purely about man u and their players having a bit of fun but somehow the man u fans manage to drag liverpool into it?
if this not obsession then i do not know what it is.
By bobo.. Posted January 24 2009 at 9:21 PM.
Apparantly he went for an eye test at specsavers, they confirmed he hasn't got TUNNEL VISION :-)
By daven.. Posted January 24 2009 at 8:39 PM.
@John Reynolds/Murphy
The jealousy must really be killing you? If I had the wealth of Roman Abromovitch, Id pay Fabregas and Ronaldo to go play in Spain. I cant wait for their contracts to finish.
By Estrella.. Posted January 21 2009 at 5:09 AM.
Very funny, but worth it! It shows that the guys inspite of the pressure of chasing titles make time to cheer themselves up. Again it is better to put some smiles on the face to avoid the possibilities of heart attack in a world where the good, the bad and the ugly happen per second per second.
By julius okorie.. Posted January 20 2009 at 3:12 PM.
I'm with Martin. good riddance.
By klyn.. Posted January 19 2009 at 7:46 PM.
to who ever SAM is you are obviously just jealous of what you dont have ...how can you say that it would be better if it was worse thats someones life your on about what if it was some one in your family or someone you knew it would be different then wouldnt you loser Ronaldo is the greatest player in the world and obviously a much nicer person then you ... you deluded jealous fool .haha
MANU ROCK AS DOES CRISTIANO RONALDO
SIR ALEX IS LEGEND
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By steph.. Posted January 19 2009 at 4:11 PM.
look i just think that all you people who slag ronaldo off are just sad wannabes who just want to be like ronaldo cos hes the best an you all no it........... and wot if ronaldo crashed his car dusnt make him stupid everyone has crashes an so wat dus it matter ow much his buddies paid towards it you all obviously dnt know wot friendship is ay.......... love you ronaldo your gr8 m8 and bloody gorgeous tooo baby.
By LIL RACH.. Posted January 19 2009 at 3:19 PM.
Little car!! Little Ronnie!! Hope you will become a safe driver, Ronnie!!
By Tran Tra My.. Posted January 19 2009 at 4:07 AM.
Cheap Skate..All the players combine salary a week is worth Millions and yet they have to share it.
40 quids. Oh my god !!! What a shame!!!
By Scrooge.. Posted January 19 2009 at 2:53 AM.
I am a Chelsea fan, but this does so excellent team spirit, something I think a lot of clubs, including Chelsea are lacking a the moment.
By Stephen.. Posted January 19 2009 at 1:23 AM.
good laugh. i am a chelsea fan but these should be emulated. it shows that man u players are a team and united. that was a good brilliant joke since he was not injured .
By chris.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:37 PM.
Dat was just funny. The Man Utd players are just legends. Ron is clever fixing his ferrari rather than wait for another one. I don't blame him I would have done the same. Glory Glory Man Utd, Ronaldo best player in the world !!
By Jack.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:05 PM.
I have been informed when the police arrived after his accident they said are you injured he said no, they said how its a right off, he said just befor inpact I dived out of the window and I'm a pro so no injuries, they said are you then addmitting to diveing he said well yes, so they booked him for diveing.
By george.. Posted January 18 2009 at 8:48 PM.
loserpool are just jeolous . they have torres but we have the best player of the year ronaldo , they have mr disturbed benitez and we have SIR ALEX FERGUSON THE GREAT ......who wouldn't be jeolous of man utd . c'mon reds lets win the league again and show these bunch of jealous scoundrels how football is really played . WATCH OUT LOSERPOOL !!!
By RED DEVIL.. Posted January 18 2009 at 9:46 PM.
i will purchase him for QPR for 200 million pounds.
By Lakshmi Mittal.. Posted January 18 2009 at 6:13 PM.
I'm ready to pay 130 million pounds for him to join QPR.
By Lakshmi Mittal.. Posted January 18 2009 at 6:00 PM.
Nick the Red you're so rite! I think i love you lol! Glory glory man united! Jealousy is prevailent when it comes to our Ronaldo!
By Deb allen again!.. Posted January 18 2009 at 4:33 PM.
Obviously whoever he donates toy car to will auction it for a vast sum of money due to its full service history-no mileage on the clock and its previous owner! Tho it seems to me alot of guys here are jealous of CR-its a miracle he survived and not somethin to be spiteful about. Football wldb empty without the genius that is Ronaldo! And hes gorgeous with it!
By Deb allen.. Posted January 18 2009 at 4:33 PM.
Your all weird, bitter and jealous. Get a life!! CR7 is best footballer in world and United are the team all rivals want to be, but never will be. Enjoy 2nd place you morons!
By Nick the Red.. Posted January 18 2009 at 4:00 PM.
it would have been better if they had a whip round to buy him a one way ticket to madrid ! he has no commitment to man u only to money !
By martin doyle.. Posted January 18 2009 at 3:38 PM.
What a thoroughly nice guy Ronaldo is giving the plastic car to a charity! And he didn't even pay for it. It seems terribly difficult for him to release any of his own funds for charity. But I'm sure he has a good reason for using it for self indulging himself.
By Maxadolf.. Posted January 18 2009 at 2:35 PM.
£40, and had to have a whip. Should have got one of Rooney's old tarts,could of got a whip for nothing
By joseph nelson.. Posted January 18 2009 at 1:49 PM.
no,paul,christopher.dean and all the other sad loses you wont get your wishes
By frank.. Posted January 18 2009 at 1:18 PM.
hopefully the next one will be more serious,and that sense of humour?awful,typical united losers
By sam.. Posted January 18 2009 at 1:23 PM.
i hope he has been practicing taking his corners
the big girl
By henry.. Posted January 18 2009 at 12:34 PM.
shame they needed a whip round to raise £40!
By Mollsie.. Posted January 18 2009 at 12:16 PM.
Hahaha...like the comment Trina!!!!
By Jay.. Posted January 18 2009 at 12:17 PM.
It should be done again ..........The wall was not back 10 yards !!!
By Trina.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:49 AM.
how are you
By syukri.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:42 AM.
AT LEAST WEVE BEEN WINING THINGS SINCE 18yrs unlike loserpool,the boltlers.
By murphy.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:07 AM.
AT LEAST WEVE BEEN WINING THINGS SINCE 18yrs unlike loserpool,the boltlers.
By murphy.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:06 AM.
its a pity he cant pick up women as quick the goofy pork and cheese
By John Reynolds.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:05 AM.
its a pity he cant pick up women as quick the goofy pork and cheese
By John Reynolds.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:04 AM.
haha what a bloody joke hahahahahaha allah rules
By abdul mohammeded epaki.. Posted January 18 2009 at 11:01 AM.
Can't wait for Manchester City to put in £250 million bid for Ronaldo and Rooney and personal terms of £500,000 a week.
Just because they can I can see Ferguson retiring at the end of the season
By Christopher.. Posted January 18 2009 at 10:55 AM.
nice car can he take it on as hand luggage to madrid at the end of season when he joins real madrid ha ha ha ha
By dean .. Posted January 18 2009 at 10:26 AM.
Wow, now I understand what all those WAG's see in these Multi-Millionaire Footballers.....Clearly it is there amazing sense of humour. These guys are CRAZY. Must be laugh a minute down there. Can't wait for the the Headlines next week............Whoooppeee Cushion on Gary Nevilles chair?? Custard Pie in Wes Clowns Face??? I'll tune in next week.
By Ashley.. Posted January 18 2009 at 9:59 AM.
Paul,I know its bean 2 decades since you won the league.So just to remind you that you need to be top to win!! :-P
By kev the red.. Posted January 18 2009 at 9:55 AM.
Nah Chris, if that was the Liverpool team someone would of stolen it from the carpark before he can pick it up!
By Ellie.. Posted January 18 2009 at 9:50 AM.
Brilliant! Not only are these players great footballers(World champions, Champ League winners, top of the league-the list goes on) but they also have a great sense of humour as well! Nice one lads!
By Cam.. Posted January 18 2009 at 9:40 AM.
"He picked it up!"... Its the only thing a United player will pick up this year when Liverpool win the Premiership.
By Paul.. Posted January 18 2009 at 9:19 AM.
If that was the Liverpool dressing room then the players would probably have got to the front of the checkout and then bottled it.
By Chris Wallace.. Posted January 18 2009 at 9:08 AM.
They had to have a whip round to raise 40 quid! The credit crunch really is hitting home!
By jez.. Posted January 18 2009 at 8:13 AM.
those man ure players are crazy with there wild antics.must be laugh a minute
By tosh.. Posted January 18 2009 at 7:58 AM.
dat was nice of the guys at least he enjoyed it
By sha.. Posted January 18 2009 at 6:17 AM.
Nice to see them so united together!
By Penelope.. Posted January 18 2009 at 3:23 AM.