In line with Portuguese tradition, two of the names, Cristiano and Ronaldo, became his most known names, outshining the family name, Aveiro. Ronaldo is like Tinubu, he doesn’t know how to leave the playground when it’s getting dark. That was what made me think about leaving.” Without emotional farewell, Ronaldo stormed out of Bernabeu en route to Bianconeri. He (Allegri) said, ‘Ronaldo won’t play all games’.”From Turin in Italy, Ronaldo ran back to Manchester in England, where he rejoined the teenage team that propelled him to greatness, Manchester United, in August 2021. But Portuguese coach, Fernando Santos, saw what Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United saw – an emperor struggling to save his empire from imminent collapse.

Source: Punch December 19, 2022 20:11 UTC