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Real Madrid expect 25,000-plus to attend Ronaldo ceremony

Real Madrid's presentation of new signing Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to break all attendance records.

Club officials anticipate over 25,000 fans to attend the Santiago Bernabeu for Ronaldo's unveiling to the world's media. The previous record was 11,000 for Robinho, now of Manchester City.

For the number of media, Zinedine Zidane's unveiling was the record with 400 journalists, however former Manchester United star Ronaldo is expected to attract over 500 reporters for the July 6 presentation.

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