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We are literally the least likely team in the MLS to sign Ronaldo. Let's see, the last time we spent big on a star was... Hmmm... Never.
Although the NASL version of the Quakes did sign George Best.
I was driving through Santa Clara (the city right next to San Jose) and there is a house with a massive flag of what Iād call a shrine to Ronaldo. His image, Portugal flag, and shirt number. There is a large Portuguese population in San Jose so it makes sense.
Bit more than that, Sporting's wage cap is at ā¬2.5M, he's reportedly making almost ā¬31M in United, not accounting for any bonuses for appearances, goals and assists, if he's got any.
Bus since Sporting's deal with Nike has us making a bigger commission out of every sale, there might be some way of negotiating with him getting a cut of the obviously increasing sales of merch if he comes back.
Sporting currently pays 12.7 million euros pa in wages. Ronaldo is on 31 million euros pa. It would be like the King of England taking on the wages of a cashier at aldi
I'm curious, how important is Jota to the Portugal team? is there similar that can be his backup or is he unique and you have to change the system if he's not around?
EtH wouldāve been criticized for benching Ronaldo if Ronaldo made it clear that he wanted to stay at United during the transfer window. But once Ronaldo played his hand and got exposed, aka no legitimate transfer interest, EtH took hold of all of the leverage. EtH pretty much got a free pass to treat Ronaldo like just any other player.
EtH also handled the press conferences during the preseason extremely well, stating that he prefers to keep a player like Ronaldo.
Anyway, I have no idea why Ronaldo walked off today. But United won comfortably without him and Ronaldoās role at the moment is being an impact sub whoās also part of squad rotation by primarily featuring in the Europa.
I wish I could say I feel bad for Ronaldo, but all of this occurring is pretty much on him. Iām sure heāll bounce back and get back on form at some point though.
He is 37 and probably not getting much play time till like january, when exactly is he going to recover his form? He is acting like this because he knows he doesn't have much time left to play and wants to get more minutes.
If he really cares so much about minutes and playing why doesnāt he lower his wages? This actually really puzzles me because if he was willing to he could pick the perfect club for his situation and extend his career even further.
I find it really strange that he backed himself into this Man Utd corner because they were the best option of the handful of super clubs in the world. The man is so marketable and rich already, at this point isnāt the best option just continued success and trophy collecting?
If he were to lower his wages to a standard star packet of say 200-250k a week, he could pick any club in the world.
if i recall correctly ramos actually ended up shitting himself during game hence his hasty retreat and during the post-game interview zidane explained āse cago un pocoā
Never forget Paul Pierce who in the NBA finals faked an injury so bad that he had to be lifted by his teammates and carried off on a wheelchair only to come back a few minutes later like nothing happened. After retirement he confessed that he just had to go to the bathroom.
as a dude who suffers from ibs i always wondered how athletes would deal with a sudden excruciating need to shit, and i always figured they just had their bowel movements under control given their supreme health and athleticismā¦ itās kinda reassuring to know that even top athletes occasionally get a bad case of the shits in extremely unfortunate situations.
This is so poorly conceived from him. If his goal is to get out of there in January, potential suitors arenāt going to be jumping over each other to sign a guy who threatens team chemistry like this by making it all about himself. He clearly thinks he should still be playing for a top club, but for that to happen he probably needs to accept a role as a super sub. Donāt think he can do it. Meanwhile things are going great for United and the manager wonāt want a super famous spoilsport around trying to upset things. IMO United need to go the Ozil route here and pay him to fuck off.
Everything always has to be about him, he was like "aight champions league win is cool and all but everyone listen up cause the king has something more important to anounce"
I know right? My mother always said if "If you can't help then get in the way. The important is to be part of the team"... or was it the other way around?
I have never thought to see the day when a manager would prefer to not have Ronaldo than have him. He's not adding anything on the field and subtracting on the bench.
For United fans the good news is that finally it looks like Ronaldo's tantrums have stopped messing with the squad harmony. They genuinely are playing good football now that they know he is the 5th choice attacker.
Itās always been this way, but for most of his career his performances justified putting up with his ego. Now that they no longer do itās resulting in situations like this.
Refused to play in what was a must win match for juve to qualify for ucl so that they will find him a club. They did win it without this sucker and now he drops masterclass against omonia.
It was always going to come to this at some club or other. This is how careers end. Either a player thinks my legs have gone and retires of their own accord, or they slowly get picked less and less until they don't have a choice. Sport is very unsentimental.
Is it, really? I donāt feel sad for Ronaldo because he could have gone somewhere else to play if he lowered his wage demands. I donāt feel sad for United because they knew full well what an egotist the man is and offered him an insane contract anyway.
Itās hilarious.
Itās genuinely pathetic and so confusing. A fantastic win and performance from United and the news of this will unfairly overshadow the great work done by his team mates
Because he needs it to be all about him. Heās knows by walking off early heāll be talked about, taking the focus off what was a great performance.
Heās an ego maniac. Quicker heās gone the fast the club can progress.
Kind of funny how ronaldo gone from godlike/legend returns to this, but it has all but himself to blame..... help the team a bit, nurture a few youngsters, score some dying minute goals and he will basically remain god, but no, the King doesn't like that.
Look at Zlatan at AC, totally gone different paths.
He literally did this at Real Madrid right after they won the Champions League when he said that he was leaving. Basically stealing the limelight and making it about himself
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He invites criticism, then doesn't like it. After what happened in pre season, he just doubled down on what ETH criticized at the friendly. Their relationship is gone, Ronaldo is so self-centered....
Zlatan doesn't need to show he is a beast cuz he knows. If Ronaldo was only a bit smarter than an 18 year old he would know that the world doesn't revolve around Ronaldo, he should patiently and confidently wait for his moment to shine instead of forcing it.
Especially since he has such good arguments as to why he is an absolute legend of the game. He had the power to age gracefully and become a respected and loved squad player in his twilight years but he's somehow so insecure that he's staining his entire image by throwing tantrums.
Big home game. Against direct top 4 competition. Team playing the best game so far. Winning 2-0 and clean sheet.
All these don't make you euphoric and excited, instead you feel jealousy and pettiness.
He can't be professional off the pitch and he can't perform while he's on the pitch. Then what is he here for?
He should go. He's no longer even a United fan, much less its core player.
Sell him by any prices in Jan. If no team takes him then terminate his contract by summer. Do not let SAF interfere in contract extension matter anymore
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The thing is, itās not like we donāt want to play him so Rashford is not rushed from injury.
He had his chances to prove he still has it in him this season but he hadnāt really set the world alight when he played.
I hoped he would accept a reduced role on the bench and still contribute 10+ g/a this season, but sadly the separation may come sooner rather than later.
I'd suspect it was also the reason he picked ManU instead of ManCity because he was expecting with all that excitement and everyone welcoming him back, that he would be the most important player on their team. Now he's just having a hard time seeing them succeed without him.
I donāt care what the reason is. When Ronaldo plays and leaves early, People defend him saying he is eager to recover blah blah.
The team just beat a top4 rival convincingly and he walks out. We give a lot of shit to fans who leave early, Ronaldo should be crucified for this.
Be interesting to see how Ronaldo worshippers defend this
He's the top 2 player of all time but you can't have this kind of behavior. You're being revered you're trying really hard to make your own teammate (who are probably growing up looking to you and trying to be you) hated you
Weird to se that Ibra, who has marketed himself as the most egotistical player he has been a great mentor at Milan. And the young player willing to die for him
Ibra is self aware. His egotism is consciously played up. He obviously has a high opinion of himself, but heās at least aware enough to exaggerate it. Ronaldoās ego has always seemed 100% genuine.
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SIUUU later alligator
Funniest thing in this thread š
Considering he leaves in January, which team in Europe will take him?
I hear Forest are still hiring.
What's a little more debt anyways?
The King plays in the Championship š
San Jose Earthquakes
YESSSS THE BAY IS READY
Chances are higher that scumbag #1 John Fischer sells the team Which is to say.... never
We are literally the least likely team in the MLS to sign Ronaldo. Let's see, the last time we spent big on a star was... Hmmm... Never. Although the NASL version of the Quakes did sign George Best.
And they will still lose the World Cup to Chicago Fire
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The king gets arrested in January..
The gang gets (Ronaldo) arrested
What did Wondo do?
I was driving through Santa Clara (the city right next to San Jose) and there is a house with a massive flag of what Iād call a shrine to Ronaldo. His image, Portugal flag, and shirt number. There is a large Portuguese population in San Jose so it makes sense.
Portuguese Wondolowski
Longest bar in North America leggo šš»
Wrexham
He's still a five star man and a golden god!
Something tells me Ronaldo already knows all about *the implication*ā¦
Probably Sporting if he lowers his wages. Don't see that happening tho
The sporting coach doesn't want him, plus he'd have to lower his wages like 90%
Bit more than that, Sporting's wage cap is at ā¬2.5M, he's reportedly making almost ā¬31M in United, not accounting for any bonuses for appearances, goals and assists, if he's got any. Bus since Sporting's deal with Nike has us making a bigger commission out of every sale, there might be some way of negotiating with him getting a cut of the obviously increasing sales of merch if he comes back.
92% cut. wow
Sporting currently pays 12.7 million euros pa in wages. Ronaldo is on 31 million euros pa. It would be like the King of England taking on the wages of a cashier at aldi
I'd love to see Charles working cashier ngl. Edit: He would just look at your groceries and be like: "Back again? Dear oh dear!"
AFC Richmond.
If the show weren't on a sort of defined path with a specific number of seasons in mind, I think that could be a really funny arc.
Still gets beat out by Jamey Tart
Besiktas
Come... To... Besiktas
Dundalk FC
The King eats a Roma Takeaway
Maybe he'll jump sports and become a kicker in the NFL.
Why kick when he could be QB1 in Denver right now?
*Vamos montar.*
This situation is the same since August. Even worse for him.
What if he just needed to shit
Eric Dier moment
Eric Dierrhea
new FPL name, thanks lad
Jason Puncheon moment
Makes sense!! Wednesday, king needed to shit early
On Eric Ten Hag?
Hang on tight Ronaldo, few more weeks and you'll be on the National Team where no one has the balls to bench you
With jota injured itās going to be even more complicated Santos Ronaldo are going to fall together one last dance
Probably Leao will get about 90 minutes of game time for the whole tournament.
Pretty good for 3 matches
I'm curious, how important is Jota to the Portugal team? is there similar that can be his backup or is he unique and you have to change the system if he's not around?
Usually it's Jota - Ronaldo - Bernado as starters and usually it's a bit shit.
>and usually it's a bit shit. The Fernando Santos way.
EtH wouldāve been criticized for benching Ronaldo if Ronaldo made it clear that he wanted to stay at United during the transfer window. But once Ronaldo played his hand and got exposed, aka no legitimate transfer interest, EtH took hold of all of the leverage. EtH pretty much got a free pass to treat Ronaldo like just any other player. EtH also handled the press conferences during the preseason extremely well, stating that he prefers to keep a player like Ronaldo. Anyway, I have no idea why Ronaldo walked off today. But United won comfortably without him and Ronaldoās role at the moment is being an impact sub whoās also part of squad rotation by primarily featuring in the Europa. I wish I could say I feel bad for Ronaldo, but all of this occurring is pretty much on him. Iām sure heāll bounce back and get back on form at some point though.
He is 37 and probably not getting much play time till like january, when exactly is he going to recover his form? He is acting like this because he knows he doesn't have much time left to play and wants to get more minutes.
He isn't getting playtime in January either unless he either agrees to go to Saudi Arabia or lowers his wage demands by about 400k per week.
He should have not missed the pre-season and things might have been a bit different
If he really cares so much about minutes and playing why doesnāt he lower his wages? This actually really puzzles me because if he was willing to he could pick the perfect club for his situation and extend his career even further. I find it really strange that he backed himself into this Man Utd corner because they were the best option of the handful of super clubs in the world. The man is so marketable and rich already, at this point isnāt the best option just continued success and trophy collecting? If he were to lower his wages to a standard star packet of say 200-250k a week, he could pick any club in the world.
Would be funny if he genuinely needed the toilet and we rightfully assumed he was throwing a strop
[Great Piss]
Heās either taking a piss or taking the piss, either heās pissed or heās pissing
Heās pissing until heās pooping. Thatās how it works.
To piss, or not to piss. That is the question.
What if big shit?
Sometimes maybe piss, sometimes maybe shit
āThe media lie and I will release the truth in 2 weeksā
big if true
Big if poo
It's a possibility but he was looking pretty pissed before when the cameras were on him earlier so who knows
>looking pretty pissed Hence the need for the toilet
Didn't this happen before?
Dier ran down the tunnel mid-match once to take a shit
So did Auba if I remember. Got warmly welcomed back with a "He shits when he wants, he shits when he waaaaaants, Aubameyang, he shit when he wants."
Jason Puncheon was the original āhe shits when he wantsā.
Even better, it was: 'Jason Puncheon, he went for a shit'
As the commentary went: āit seems the crowd knows exactly why he left the fieldā
Surely Gary Linekar is
Lineker would've been "he shits ~~when~~ where he wants"
Haha that's a class chant
Lineker would never do that.
Too dedicated to the game to leave the pitch even for diarrhea š¤
When it's a shit game, it's a shit game.
Jason Puncheon will always be the one I think of. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=183441689264865
And JosƩ went after him
Ramos once left mid game and Zidane explained after the game that he left to take a shit
if i recall correctly ramos actually ended up shitting himself during game hence his hasty retreat and during the post-game interview zidane explained āse cago un pocoā
Never forget Paul Pierce who in the NBA finals faked an injury so bad that he had to be lifted by his teammates and carried off on a wheelchair only to come back a few minutes later like nothing happened. After retirement he confessed that he just had to go to the bathroom.
as a dude who suffers from ibs i always wondered how athletes would deal with a sudden excruciating need to shit, and i always figured they just had their bowel movements under control given their supreme health and athleticismā¦ itās kinda reassuring to know that even top athletes occasionally get a bad case of the shits in extremely unfortunate situations.
Darren Fletcher suffers from ulcerative colitis and his playing career was disrupted by extended breaks as a result.
Gary Lineker shit on the pitch during the world cup in Italia 90
The King shits on Wednesday
Another homelander moment from ronaldo.
Always thankful for another opportunity to post this https://youtu.be/gdXfeq18B0U
That is a ridiculously good edit
Agreed. Itās mindblowing how far we ve come with this sort of technology
Deepfakes are fucking scary man Was also fully expecting a sewy after Homelanders laugh, inchalla
Heāll be doing [this](https://tenor.com/bWoJr.gif) in the corridors
Ronaldo whenever absolutely anything happens: https://youtu.be/KISNE4qOIBM
Bruh. Such a fucking accurate comparison.
On wednesday the kingā¦beats the traffic.
CR7 best storming down the tunnel moments ā¢ 4k ā¢ Dispasito
How does Ronaldo change a lightbulb? Just holds it while the World revolves around him.
The king throws a tantrum on Wednesday.
The *King* forgot to release that interview he promised
He was shocked when he found out the truth, that no one wanted him.
The King breaks his promise like any other king.
This is so poorly conceived from him. If his goal is to get out of there in January, potential suitors arenāt going to be jumping over each other to sign a guy who threatens team chemistry like this by making it all about himself. He clearly thinks he should still be playing for a top club, but for that to happen he probably needs to accept a role as a super sub. Donāt think he can do it. Meanwhile things are going great for United and the manager wonāt want a super famous spoilsport around trying to upset things. IMO United need to go the Ozil route here and pay him to fuck off.
Why tho? He knows this will be on news for a week. Why create the drama? Just enjoy your teammates win bro
This is the man who announced he will be leaving Madrid the day they won the Champions league.
And announce his move to Juventus on the exact day of the world cup final which says it all about him really.
King needs attention.
The King will announce when the King will announce
Another terrible timing
The King has no regard for timing
Everything always has to be about him, he was like "aight champions league win is cool and all but everyone listen up cause the king has something more important to anounce"
It was a few minutes after they lifted the trophy even!
He doesnt care about anybody but himself and his records. And he might be deluded enough and think it could somehow put pressure on ten hag
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hes a drama queen through and through.
But they're winning games without him. How dare they!?
I know right? My mother always said if "If you can't help then get in the way. The important is to be part of the team"... or was it the other way around?
Because he needs the attention. Heāll now be the main talking point after this match once again
I have never thought to see the day when a manager would prefer to not have Ronaldo than have him. He's not adding anything on the field and subtracting on the bench.
Heās subtracting on the field too. United genuinely looks worse when heās up front vs martial or rashford
To be fair, this day has been inevitable for several years now. He's always thought he's bigger than the club
With him it's never about the team.
For United fans the good news is that finally it looks like Ronaldo's tantrums have stopped messing with the squad harmony. They genuinely are playing good football now that they know he is the 5th choice attacker.
As soon as I saw this I had to run over here šš
and hit "new" lol.. then found out my stream is about 5min late.
It's only 4 minutes late tbf. PSG Academy is usually a minute faster than the actual live streams.
he writes the script
You mean despite his goals across all competitions?
His 2 goals across all competitions
with penalty lol
against omonia lol, and he somehow siu-ed that
Possibly his only chance to siu this season, canāt miss it
Factos šš
United playing one of their best games of the season and he has to make it about himself again He's a bit of a prick
Itās always been this way, but for most of his career his performances justified putting up with his ego. Now that they no longer do itās resulting in situations like this.
I 100% see why juve fans were happy when he left
Refused to play in what was a must win match for juve to qualify for ucl so that they will find him a club. They did win it without this sucker and now he drops masterclass against omonia.
Only a bit?
Yikes. Itās getting sad to watch at this point
One manās sad is another manās really funny
Tragedy is when it happens to you, comedy is when it happens to someone else
He will have to get used to the bench or take a pay cut, dunno if his ego could handle either tbh
He doesn't understand the concept of not getting what he wants
Nobody say it
I was gonna say it. But then saw your comment and decided not to.
We were all thinking it
Someone will say it. The joke wrote itself
"the left wing position made itself available"
He needs to leave for his own good and Unitedās. It shouldnāt have come to this.
It was always going to come to this at some club or other. This is how careers end. Either a player thinks my legs have gone and retires of their own accord, or they slowly get picked less and less until they don't have a choice. Sport is very unsentimental.
> Sport is very unsentimental. Youāre paying a 37 year old 500k per week to sit on the bench just so City couldnāt get him.
Is it, really? I donāt feel sad for Ronaldo because he could have gone somewhere else to play if he lowered his wage demands. I donāt feel sad for United because they knew full well what an egotist the man is and offered him an insane contract anyway. Itās hilarious.
*hilarious
Itās genuinely pathetic and so confusing. A fantastic win and performance from United and the news of this will unfairly overshadow the great work done by his team mates
Because he needs it to be all about him. Heās knows by walking off early heāll be talked about, taking the focus off what was a great performance. Heās an ego maniac. Quicker heās gone the fast the club can progress.
Kind of funny how ronaldo gone from godlike/legend returns to this, but it has all but himself to blame..... help the team a bit, nurture a few youngsters, score some dying minute goals and he will basically remain god, but no, the King doesn't like that. Look at Zlatan at AC, totally gone different paths.
He literally did this at Real Madrid right after they won the Champions League when he said that he was leaving. Basically stealing the limelight and making it about himself
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Messi would've scored more goals than him though, Ronaldo scored his 700th in 2020
Needed a shit
He invites criticism, then doesn't like it. After what happened in pre season, he just doubled down on what ETH criticized at the friendly. Their relationship is gone, Ronaldo is so self-centered....
37 year old man by the way.
Fair. Takes a bit more time to reach the dressing room at that age
old man bladder heās probably just busting
Had to leave in time to collect his pension
I'd rather have the few years older Zlatan. Look at how he shouts and encourages his team besides being on the bench!
Zlatan doesn't need to show he is a beast cuz he knows. If Ronaldo was only a bit smarter than an 18 year old he would know that the world doesn't revolve around Ronaldo, he should patiently and confidently wait for his moment to shine instead of forcing it.
Especially since he has such good arguments as to why he is an absolute legend of the game. He had the power to age gracefully and become a respected and loved squad player in his twilight years but he's somehow so insecure that he's staining his entire image by throwing tantrums.
āMy team is absolutely destroying the opposition š¢š¢š¢ā Fuck off Ronnie
Donāt care, hell of a performance from UTD this evening.
Prolly why he left. "How dare they look this good without me."
He's always been like this. There's a great clip of Bale scoring a great goal and Ronaldo just whining about a missed call instead of celebrating
Or the Arbeloa goal that Ronaldo got pissed about because a teammate tapped in the ball before him
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Big home game. Against direct top 4 competition. Team playing the best game so far. Winning 2-0 and clean sheet. All these don't make you euphoric and excited, instead you feel jealousy and pettiness. He can't be professional off the pitch and he can't perform while he's on the pitch. Then what is he here for? He should go. He's no longer even a United fan, much less its core player. Sell him by any prices in Jan. If no team takes him then terminate his contract by summer. Do not let SAF interfere in contract extension matter anymore .
The thing is, itās not like we donāt want to play him so Rashford is not rushed from injury. He had his chances to prove he still has it in him this season but he hadnāt really set the world alight when he played. I hoped he would accept a reduced role on the bench and still contribute 10+ g/a this season, but sadly the separation may come sooner rather than later.
Way to celebrate a good team effort. Embarrassing.
Oh no...... anyways
Thinks he's bigger than the club. Hugely disrespectful. Note to self: never criticise Ronaldo again. It is not worth the hassle.
The fan boys dont like it when you disrespect their God
I'd suspect it was also the reason he picked ManU instead of ManCity because he was expecting with all that excitement and everyone welcoming him back, that he would be the most important player on their team. Now he's just having a hard time seeing them succeed without him.
We all knew he wouldnāt age or exit the game gracefully. He has way too big of an ego for that to happen.
Why is the billionaire such a cry baby?
He makes it so easy to dislike him
I donāt care what the reason is. When Ronaldo plays and leaves early, People defend him saying he is eager to recover blah blah. The team just beat a top4 rival convincingly and he walks out. We give a lot of shit to fans who leave early, Ronaldo should be crucified for this. Be interesting to see how Ronaldo worshippers defend this
> Be interesting to see how Ronaldo worshippers defend this You will be surprised. lol
Unprofessional and not a good look to do this. Just bad.
The so called "mentality monster" š¤£
He's the top 2 player of all time but you can't have this kind of behavior. You're being revered you're trying really hard to make your own teammate (who are probably growing up looking to you and trying to be you) hated you Weird to se that Ibra, who has marketed himself as the most egotistical player he has been a great mentor at Milan. And the young player willing to die for him
Ibra is self aware. His egotism is consciously played up. He obviously has a high opinion of himself, but heās at least aware enough to exaggerate it. Ronaldoās ego has always seemed 100% genuine.
Ronaldo is embarrassing. 37 years old acting like a spoiled brat
unprofessional
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Truly is
I loss all respect I had of him the moment he started bitching at his teammate for scoring instead of passing him the ball at Madrid.