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Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most influential athletes in the world and his influence transcends the soccer field. He is also one of the most commercial sought after athletes in history, with companies across every sector eager to strike a deal with the most followed athlete in the world.

'But Ronaldo isn't a fictional character,' you might say. And that's fair. On that front, it's worth noting that both football and SNK-developed fighting games are especially popular in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries including Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.