<p>Former Brazilian footballer Pele hailed Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo for his dedication and termed the Portuguese a "modern athlete".</p>
<p>Juventus on Monday won the Serie A title after they secured a 2-0 win over Sampdoria. With this win, Juventus claimed the ninth successive Serie A title.</p>
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<p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJVVi0IFK3/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">O @cristiano &eacute; o atleta moderno, que mostra para todos que o sucesso sempre chega para quem &eacute; dedicado e ama o que faz. Ao lado dele, quero homenagear os incr&iacute;veis jogadores @douglascosta, @alxsndro12 e @daniluiz2. Parab&eacute;ns pelo campeonato italiano, @juventus! &acirc;&nbsp;u00c2u0080 &acirc;&nbsp;u00c2u0080 //&acirc;&nbsp;u00c2u0080 &acirc;&nbsp;u00c2u0080 @Cristiano is the modern athlete, who shows everyone that success always comes to those who are dedicated and love what they do. Also, I would like to congratulate my fellow Brazilians @douglascosta, @alxsndro12 and @daniluiz2. Great work winning the @seriea title, @juventus.</a></p>
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<p>"@Cristiano is the modern athlete, who shows everyone that success always comes to those who are dedicated and love what they do. Also, I would like to congratulate my fellow Brazilians @douglascosta, @alxsndro12 and @daniluiz2. Great work winning the @seriea title, @juventus," Pele wrote on Instagram.</p>
<p>During the match, Ronaldo had scored at the end of the first half to hand the Bianconeri the lead and Federico Bernardeschi's second-half effort doubled Juventus' advantage.</p>
<p>Juventus now have 83 points with a four-point lead over the second-placed Inter Milan on the Serie A table. They will next take on Cagliari on July 30.</p>
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During the match, Ronaldo had scored at the end of the first half to hand the Bianconeri the lead and Federico Bernardeschis second-half effort doubled Juventus advantage 

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