The No. 7 in football remains one of the most iconic in football. Several greats over the years have worn shirts with this number on the back.
Though numbered kits in football started as a mark of the position a player plays, certain numbers became iconic, especially in attack, because of the heights players wearing those numbers went on to achieve.
The No. 10 has famously been worn by some of the greats of the game like Pele, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, etc. No. 7 also has a similar stature, with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, George Best, etc.
wearing it at Manchester United. However, the No. 7 that Cristiano Ronaldo wore could've easily been No. 28, which was his original number when the Portuguese footballer used to play for Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. What is the story behind Cristiano Ronaldo's No.