New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Portugal football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has acquired a 25 per cent ownership stake in the Spanish football club UD Almeria, which features in the country's second-division football, reported ESPN on Thursday.

The financial terms of the transaction done via the legendary footballer's CR7 Sports Investments company have not been disclosed, but is considered to be a long-term investment for Ronaldo, who has turned 41 this year and is in the twilight of his career, which has seen him turn up for clubs like Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and now Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.

"I have long had the ambition to contribute to football beyond the pitch," Ronaldo said in a statement as quoted by ESPN.

"U...