Word: cristianos
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Dazzling moves, ambitious targets and intense pressure - it must be off-season in European soccer. English Premier League champions Manchester United announced today that it accepted a $132 million offer from Real Madrid for fleet-footed winger Cristiano Ronaldo. The deal, which United expects to tie up before the end of the month, would smash a world transfer record set earlier this week when the same Spanish club lavished $92 million on AC Milan's midfield megastar...
...Cristiano: How about first family honor the mutt's honorable heritage by naming the dog after one of the few good things Portugal has going...
That dynamic exists around the world. Cristiano Ronaldo was snatched by Manchester United from Portugal, and now you have Spanish teams chasing after him. I don't know if that dynamic will ever change. The question you asked - at what point will every American player want to play in this country - well, many do today. Some of them want to go overseas, and many come back...
...ninth best team of last season into world dominators. "To reach that goal, there is no limit," the billionaire said. "We really have deep pockets." As if to underscore the point, al-Fahim said today that City would make an astounding $243 million bid to sign United's MVP, Cristiano Ronaldo, in January, as part of his plan to bring in the world's best players...
...also get 10% of their transfer fee (the remainder going to the team from which they're being bought) - are the prime beneficiaries of soccer's rampant inflation. Right now, some $400 million is chasing the signatures of just three players - Manchester United's free-scoring Portuguese midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo (a $120 million target of Spain's Real Madrid); Brazilian forward Robinho, for whom English club Chelsea are reportedly willing to pay Real $80 million; and A.C. Milan's brilliant Brazilian playmaker Kaká, sought by Chelsea for a whopping $160 million. But dozens of lesser trades have seen players...