Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most hated, respected, ridiculed and loved football stars today. He is a true icon – splitting public opinion right down the middle. A Portuguese national and a Manchester United star, the right-winger had a career-changing 2006/2007 season, when he came in off an excellent World Cup performance (although people only remembered the diving and the Rooney incident) and led Manchester United to their first Premiership title in four years.
He’s a good player, that boy Ronaldo.
Transfer Rumors (7 August 08): Ronaldo staying at United, Liverpool put big price tag on Kuyt, Newcastle sign one defender, in for another, and more
It’s a pretty light day in transfer news and rumors, which is a little surprising seeing as how we’re in the thick of the week. But, there are still a good few tidbits to report on from around Europe. Before I get started, I’d like to give well-wishes (and so should all of the readers…
Soccerlens: Fans More Fickle Than Ronaldo
Soccerlens has launched a scathing attack on football fans around the world, branding them irrational and childish. Soccerlens owner Ahmed Bilal went so far as to call them a “senseless, directionless mob who enjoy being manipulated by the media.” Speaking exclusively to Soccerlens (go figure) on the Ronaldo saga, Bilal questioned the loyalty of so-called…
Today’s Superstars and the Age of Maturity
We hear it countless times these days: “If he’s that good at this age how good will he be when he reaches his peak?” And if related to a player at the club we support, we drool and wonder at the prospect. It has been a long-held belief (based on the relative truism of history)…
Will big spending lift Barcelona past Real Madrid this season?
Last season, Barcelona made it to the semifinals of the Champions League, but off-the-pitch distractions and inconsistent performances on the pitch saw the Blaugrana fail to keep the pace with rivals Real Madrid in the home stretch of the La Liga season and finish 3rd, a distant 18 points behind Real. The disappointing season saw…
Arsenal youngest, Manchester United oldest? It’s all relative…
Is it possible to be too old to win a title? Sir Alex Ferguson certainly thinks so. According to him, Chelsea are too old to win a title. At least, that’s how the Guardian interpreted Sir Alex’s comments (and far be it for someone to suggest that a British newspaper somehow blew an innocuous quote…
3 Dumb Things Guardian Has Done This Week
Let me preface this by saying that I have a love-hate relationship with the Guardian. I love the community, I love the quality of writing and it’s in my top two alongside the BBC. However, they tend to exaggerate and paint extreme scenarios and in the process get things completely wrong. And it’s not just…
Are Real Madrid Contradicting Blatter?
While the Ronaldo saga has rumbled on throughout the summer, I have to admit I’ve been one of the few who’ve let it go over my head. Obviously it’s a topic that’s been pretty much in your face for the most part, mainly because not only is this the way Real Madrid choose to conduct…
3 Secrets To Real Madrid’s Glorious Success
…and how your club can adopt it to entice players too good to play for your club, turn opposition fans against their own heroes and butter both sides of the bread by wooing players and footballing authorities while screwing every club that comes in your way. Read on, young club chairman – learning this could…
Is Sepp Blatter a Marxist?
For all those enraged by the hundreds of millions of pounds in inflated transfer fees flying between the stadia of Europe this summer: there was once a bearded man from a long time ago who proposed that the use-value of a commodity or service should determine its price, not market forces. No, I’m not talking…
Will Politics Dictate Whether Barcelona Make the Big Signing?
After coming back from lunch and snooping (snooping since I should be working) the various websites covering summer transfer activities, it suddenly dawned on me that the numerous signings made by FC Barcelona – the most recent addition in the form of Alexander Hleb from Arsenal – have an eerie similarity to the signings made…
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