Rob Parker | July 21, 2009
Wonder no more
Cristiano Ronaldo made his Real Madrid debut against Shamrock Rovers last night. But the £80 million man put in a rather disappointed 45-minute shift and was eclipsed by fellow debutant Karim Benzema, who grabbed the winning goal.
Ronaldo admitted in a post-match interview that he was no 100 per cent fit but said he [...]
Rob Parker | July 7, 2009
Fergie shows first signs of C-Ron withdrawal symptoms
It looks like Sir Alex Ferguson thinks he has found the perfect replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. Some one with a profile nearly as high as Ronaldo’s, better looks than Ronaldo, and seemingly the same fashion sense as Ronaldo. He couldn’t quite bring himself to go as far as [...]
Rob Parker | July 6, 2009
Baby Ronaldo’s registration with his local FA
Real Madrid might have just secured Cristiano Ronaldo’s registration forms, but once upon a time they were the property of Andorinha of C-Ron’s native Madeira. The handsome young chap sporting a fine Wafro and looking a bit like a young Napoleon Dynamite is the world’s most expensive footballer when [...]
Rob Parker | July 6, 2009
A good look at football’s most expensive thumb
Apologies for the lack of posts on OTP today: we’ve had other business to attend to. But here is Cristiano Ronaldo passing his medical at Real Madrid and proudly parading his thumb afterwards. A crowd of Spanish photographers desperately try to get the thumb pointing in their direction.
Let [...]
Rob Parker | July 1, 2009
The ‘t’ as in Cristiano is crossed, the subsequent ‘i’ dotted
Rob Parker | February 13, 2009
Did Chelsea’s new boss try to get C-Ron sold?
This is one of the strangest football rumours we have across for a while. Apparently, there is a murmur going round among Manchester United fans that Guus Hiddink was one of the major players in the protracted Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga of last summer.
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Rob Parker | January 14, 2009
He’s going - deal with it
Every time one of these little clues emerges we get Man Yoo fans in denial dismissing them. I’m looking forward to the comments on the day I write about C-Ron signing a contract at Real Madrid (”Just because he has signed a contract at another club doesn’t mean he’s leaving. [...]
