Cristiano Ronaldo has paid a glowing tribute to Marcelo following his Real Madrid departure, hailing the Brazilian as more than a team-mate during their time together in the Spanish capital.Marcelo held an emotional news conference on Monday to say farewell to Madrid, where he spent 15 DeAndre Hopkins Jersey years and lifted 25 trophies making him the clubs most decorated player in terms of honours.A large part of that Kelvin Beachum Jersey period of succe s came alongside Ronaldo with the pair forging a superb relationship down the left side that was decisive in the clubs years of domination in the Champions League.That spell also saw Ronaldo become the clubs all-time leading scorer before he left for Juventus and now Manchester United, and the Portugal great still NFL Arizona Cardinals Jersey holds his former colleague in the highest regard. More than a team-mate, a brother that football gave me Josh Jones Jersey , he posted on social media.On and off the fields, one of the biggest stars with whom I had the pleasure of sharing a locker room.Go with everything on this new adventure, Marcelo!Marcelo, 34, confirmed he does not plan to retire and would have no problem facing Real Madrid if he was to tackle them as an opponent.I wont retire, not now, he said Arizona Cardinals Home Office . I feel I can still play. Facing Real Madrid wont be a problem. Im a big Madridista but Im also a big profe sional.