Former footballer who called himself a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo starts new career as a PORNSTAR… and co-star says he’s ‘like a lion’ in bed

Former footballer Fabio Paim recently made his debut in the adult film industry and he has been described as a ‘lion’ in bed by one of his co-stars.

Fabio Paim – who had a short loan spell at Chelsea in 2008 but only played for the London club’s reserves – started his football career at Sporting Lisbon, where he was a team-mate of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ex-winger Paim made headlines last year after suggesting he was more talented than Ronaldo and would have won a Ballon d’Or if he had had ‘half’ of the Real Madrid legend’s brain.

Paim said on the PT Clipes podcast: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo should offer me one of his Ballon d’Ors. I went to Sporting when I was seven years old, that’s where I grew up.

‘Those were glorious years in which I won everything I could. I didn’t reach where I could have reached, but I marked a generation. If people don’t forget, it’s because I marked them.

Former footballer Fabio Paim (photo) recently starred in his first porn film

Paim suggested during an appearance on a podcast last year that he had more football talent than Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured), who responded by asking: ‘Who is this man?’

‘When I was happy, I said I thought Cristiano Ronaldo could offer me a Ballon d’Or. But it was done with humility. If I had half of Cristiano’s head, there wouldn’t be him and Messi.

‘It would be me with him, Messi and Messi, and maybe he wouldn’t have won the Ballon d’Ors that he has now. Maybe one of them was mine.”

Ronaldo hit back with a savage response, writing on Instagram: ‘Wtf??? Who is this man?’

But an actress who starred alongside Paim in his first porn film was much more complimentary about the 36-year-old’s talent.

Diana Melancia (pictured, left, in the Instagram post below), one of two women who appeared with Paim in a sex tape that went on sale overnight for £65 on Telegram, was identified by The Sun as follows quoted: ‘We thought he would get nervous and it wouldn’t work out – but Fabio turned out to be a lion.

‘He was good at football and he’s good at porn. He will be a success. I hope this film is the first of many with Paim.”

Former winger Paim played for Chelsea’s reserve team against Arsenal in 2008

Paim imagined himself playing for Portugal in an Under 20 international against Jordan in 2007

Paim added: “It’s hard to be in front of the cameras, but I’ve done it and I think I have a talent for it.

‘I had a lot of fun doing it and made two dreams come true: making the film and being with two spectacular women.’

Paim was accused of rape in 2012 and again in 2015, but neither case led to a trial.

He was subsequently arrested in 2019 on suspicion of drug trafficking. Paim was jailed after a court appearance but was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing.

Paim has represented Portugal at U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels, but never played for the senior national team.