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Wednesday superstar Cristiano Ronaldo officially completed his world-record transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid. Perhaps the pressure is already getting to the Portuguese winger, as England's Sun newspaper alleges he got in a bit of a dust up with a 17-year-old female fan following him in Lisbon on Sunday by kicking in a window of a car she was sitting on. Of course, usually anything that comes from the always reputable Sun (sarcasm alert) ought to be taken with a slight grain of salt. The paper also said Ronaldo apologized for the alleged incident, citing the fact his mother was with him when it occurred.
One thought I had after reading through this and letting it all sink in is maybe Ronaldo is a bit perturbed how his long dreamed about move to Spain went down.
As well all know Ronaldo is essentially the dictionary definition of the word prima donna. So is it possible that he's a slight bit jealous that he's had to share the spotlight during Real Madrid's summer spending spree first with Brazil ace Kaka and then France's young striker Karim Benzema? That spotlight might shift even more as Thursday Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery said the only club he's consider a move to is Real Madrid.
Obviously this is a bit of a stretch to think that this is the reason Ronaldo possibly kicked out a car window in a fit of anger, yet it might be something worth monitoring as Madrid relaunches the Galactico era 2.0. Could it be possible that Ronaldo watched Kaka guide Brazil back from a 2-0 hole against the U.S. in the Confederations Cup final last week and picked up the slightest tinge of jealousy?
Yes, the potential of lining up Ronaldo and Kaka on the same field oozes with potential, but is there any guarantee their games and personalities will mesh? Who exactly is going to be the alpha dog at the Bernabeu? Could the situation develop into a proverbial "too many chiefs, not enough Indians" scenario? Or will talent triumph over all of this? (Suffice to say, have fun filling out the team sheet each week Manuel Pellegrini.)
It's worth remembering that the one thing that might dwarf the £80 million Real Madrid paid for Ronaldo is the Portuguese star's ego.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-04-2009 @ 11:35AM
Egypt Tours said...
No one like being followed all the time even if he is avery popular player like CRISTIANO RONALDO
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7-06-2009 @ 8:00PM
Dorothea said...
Mr.Mike Cardillo,here in america that's called stalking,many weirdos do that it's a security issue. I would not like to be follwed,i think the majority of people would agree with me. He may have over reacted a little,but i don't blame him. No one knows if she had a weapon or whatever. Go Cristiano Ronaldo,Lots of good luck in Real Madrid. People who speak negatively of Cristiano are just jealous!
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7-06-2009 @ 8:00PM
Dorothea said...
Mr.Mike Cardillo,here in america that's called stalking,many weirdos do that it's a security issue. I would not like to be follwed,i think the majority of people would agree with me. He may have over reacted a little,but i don't blame him. No one knows if she had a weapon or whatever. Go Cristiano Ronaldo,Lots of good luck in Real Madrid. People who speak negatively of Cristiano are just jealous!
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7-06-2009 @ 8:00PM
Dorothea said...
Mr.Mike Cardillo,here in america that's called stalking,many weirdos do that it's a security issue. I would not like to be follwed,i think the majority of people would agree with me. He may have over reacted a little,but i don't blame him. No one knows if she had a weapon or whatever. Go Cristiano Ronaldo,Lots of good luck in Real Madrid. People who speak negatively of Cristiano are just jealous!
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7-06-2009 @ 8:00PM
Dorothea said...
Mr.Mike Cardillo,here in america that's called stalking,many weirdos do that it's a security issue. I would not like to be follwed,i think the majority of people would agree with me. He may have over reacted a little,but i don't blame him. No one knows if she had a weapon or whatever. Go Cristiano Ronaldo,Lots of good luck in Real Madrid. People who speak negatively of Cristiano are just jealous!
Reply
7-06-2009 @ 8:00PM
Dorothea said...
Mr.Mike Cardillo,here in america that's called stalking,many weirdos do that it's a security issue. I would not like to be follwed,i think the majority of people would agree with me. He may have over reacted a little,but i don't blame him. No one knows if she had a weapon or whatever. Go Cristiano Ronaldo,Lots of good luck in Real Madrid. People who speak negatively of Cristiano are just jealous!
Reply
7-06-2009 @ 8:00PM
Dorothea said...
Mr.Mike Cardillo,here in america that's called stalking,many weirdos do that it's a security issue. I would not like to be follwed,i think the majority of people would agree with me. He may have over reacted a little,but i don't blame him. No one knows if she had a weapon or whatever. Go Cristiano Ronaldo,Lots of good luck in Real Madrid. People who speak negatively of Cristiano are just jealous!
Reply
7-06-2009 @ 8:00PM
Dorothea said...
Mr.Mike Cardillo,here in america that's called stalking,many weirdos do that it's a security issue. I would not like to be follwed,i think the majority of people would agree with me. He may have over reacted a little,but i don't blame him. No one knows if she had a weapon or whatever. Go Cristiano Ronaldo,Lots of good luck in Real Madrid. People who speak negatively of Cristiano are just jealous!
Reply
7-06-2009 @ 8:00PM
Dorothea said...
Mr.Mike Cardillo,here in america that's called stalking,many weirdos do that it's a security issue. I would not like to be follwed,i think the majority of people would agree with me. He may have over reacted a little,but i don't blame him. No one knows if she had a weapon or whatever. Go Cristiano Ronaldo,Lots of good luck in Real Madrid. People who speak negatively of Cristiano are just jealous!
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