'Cristiano Ronaldo asked me to play at his 35th birthday party, which would have been amazing it was going to be in Italy, when he was at Juventus. Then COVID happened. I was pretty gutted': BRIT Awards nominee reveals Portuguese superstar's request

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 40th birthday in Saudi Arabia but couldn't mark his 35th birthday in 2020 due to COVID restrictions. At that time, playing for Juventus, he had invited James Arthur, a BRIT Awards nominee, to perform. Although the invitation could not be fulfilled, Arthur reminisced about other memorable interactions with footballers, particularly how he played at Wojciech Szczesny's wedding and partied with Manchester United stars like Wayne Rooney.

Cristiano Ronaldo asked me to play at his 35th birthday party, which would have been amazing it was going to be in Italy, when he was at Juventus. Then COVID happened. I was pretty gutted.

Rooney might have, and Harry Maguire with his wife, she's a huge fan,

I played at Wojciech Szczesny's wedding, and a Manchester United Christmas party. I had a singalong with Ryan Giggs, Rooney, all of that team Rooney was in the front row, singing his heart out!

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