[Football] Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr

[albionalbino]

 

[Easy 10]

In fairness, I've heard the spice markets are amazing over there.

 

[Pavilionaire]

His love of cash, the sportswashing state's need for global icons to endorse their product made this deal inevitable.

There is something incredibly sad about a former great playing in a meaningless noddy league with zero culture or history. He could have played for almost any team he wanted. I would have thought with Pele's passing and Messi in the limelight a 2 year contract with a top Brazilian side would have been a good option, especially with a common language, but there we go.

 

[B-right-on]

He is without doubt one of the greatest footballers of all time.

He is also without doubt one of the greatest footballing wankers of all time.

How much is enough? According to Forbes, he's worth $490m and that's before this money grab. Already the richest footballer ever.

Don't like to wish ill on others, but I seriously hope that this goes tits up for him.

 

[BadFish]

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Maybe his big move will stop him from sending these to everyone. Tight wad.

He didn't even say thanks.

 

[BadFish]

Dignity or 200m a year?

Tough choice to be fair . . . and one that we knew the answer to. He was never going to go back to Sporting and give his salary to charity.

 

[OzMike]

Given up on the Champion's League now.
Still living in Messi's shadow.

 

[jakarta]

Horrible Man ends up in Horrible Country, shock horror...

 

[wellquickwoody]

Extraordinarily talented player, very good looking bar steward, minted beyond normal peoples dreams, but an utterly self important vacuous arse. Horrendous individual.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

He’s certainly no Charlie Austen

 

[jcdenton08]

He’s the Madonna of the football world

 

[Happy Exile]

For a different way of living, this about Richarlison was a surprising read for me. Seems like a thoroughly decent chap quietly doing good things (despite coming across like a petulant twonk at the Amex last season)

Richarlison praised as ‘idol Brazilians deserve’ after Bolsonaro era

Goalscorer against Serbia at World Cup is being celebrated as much more than just a sporting hero

www.theguardian.com

 

[MJsGhost]

He could have done something like gone to play for his boyhood club for one last season to thank them for starting him off. Or done something worthwhile to help others. Lot of possibilities. Instead he decided to make more money that he he doesn’t really need. That’s why sad. Not like he needs the money as he earnt more in a month than I’ll earn in my lifetime.

Basically his swansong as one of the best players of his generation is to prove he’s a greedy selfish twunt.

Is this a surprise to anyone though?

Plenty more evidence of that over many years. The Piers Morgan interview should have left nobody in any doubt at all

 

[Seasider78]

His love of cash, the sportswashing state's need for global icons to endorse their product made this deal inevitable.

There is something incredibly sad about a former great playing in a meaningless noddy league with zero culture or history. He could have played for almost any team he wanted. I would have thought with Pele's passing and Messi in the limelight a 2 year contract with a top Brazilian side would have been a good option, especially with a common language, but there we go.

History is littered with examples of this isn’t it, even the great Pele went to New York Cosmos in the noddy American league for a last pay day. Beckham cut his career short to boost his bank balance by cashing in on commercial opportunities in the US. The Saudi angle and the obscene money they can throw at players now makes this one particularly disgusting but it won’t be the last, wait until Messi is offered and takes a larger deal.

 

[Stato]

He has signed for a club that doesn't need him for football reasons, but that is willing to spend vast amounts of money to tell the world that they matter because a has been superstar plays for them. His employer guaranteed that massaging his ego would be prioritised ahead of winning football matches. The whole business stinks of PR and has nothing to do with sporting endeavour.

Though, to be fair to him, he has now left Manchester United and gone to Saudi Arabia.

Boom tish, I'm here all week folks.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

That kit is awful

 

[Hamilton]

Al Hilal must be quaking in their boots.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Shallow and embarrassing, he obviously needs the money. How will his ego cope playing in that football backwater, if you can even call it that?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Shallow and embarrassing, he obviously needs the money. How will his ego cope playing in that football backwater, if you can even call it that?

Doing all he can to protect his all time goals legacy probably has been considered. I’d expect he will bag another 50 during his contract out there

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

There was always a debate about who is better, Messi or Ronaldo. These past few months have been quite telling.