Pic of the day: Cristiano Ronaldo's 'Milestone' CR Mercurial IX boots

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Cristiano Ronaldo's new Nike CR Mercurial IX boots will pay homage to these feats – with the numbers 1, 9, 14, 19, 27, 55 and 60 emblazoned across them to represent his most significant points of 2012.

The meaning of all seven numbers are as follows:

• 1st Spanish league title
• 9 goals scored for Portugal
• 14 games played for the national team
• 19 rival team scored against in a La Liga season (the first player to do so)
• 27 years old in 2012
• 55 matches played in all competitions for club
• 60 goals scored in all competitions for club

Ronaldo will wear the boots in Sunday's La Liga match against Real Sociedad. A limited run of 100 pairs of the boots will be sold in February.

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