Brazilian football legend Pele congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo on being signed by Italian-league club Juventus and compared the move to his decision to come out of semi-retirement at age 34 and play for the New York Cosmos.

"Congratulations, @Cristiano. It was hard to join another side after so long at Santos but it was the right move. Champions never tire of new challenges," Pele, who before going to the United States had played his entire career (since the age of 15) for that Brazilian club, wrote Tuesday on Twitter, reports Efe. Real Madrid on Tuesday confirmed that it had acceded to the 33-year-old Portuguese superstar's request to be transferred to Juve.