Cristiano Ronaldo 101

Ronaldo punk’ed fellow Portuguese Nuno Gomes during an old Champions League match when he was playing for Manchester United vs Benfica.

Video credits to cristiano9.

Barcelona’s Argentine ace Lionel Messi won the 2009 Ballon D’Or, or European Footballer of The Year last week.

Ronaldo, winner in 2008, came in second.

Both player have had a sensational 2008/2009 season; but the Champions League made the difference.

Messi and Barcelona were comfortable winner in the final, with Ronaldo overshadowed completely in Manchester United shirt.

The award could have gone the other way if Ronaldo and MU were the Champions, only IF.

Cristiano Ronaldo says the world record £80m fee that Real Madrid have paid Manchester United for his services is a “fair price.”

Ronaldo, 24, will be presented to the Real fans on Monday and insists he will justify the size of the transfer fee.

“I think that it’s a fair figure. If Manchester United and Real Madrid agree this amount then there is nothing more to say,” said Ronaldo.

“I will show that the money they are paying has been a good decision.”

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Cristiano Ronaldo will be wearing Real Madrid shirt in coming season after completing a world record £80m move from Manchester United.

A statement on Madrid’s website read: “Real Madrid and Manchester United have signed a final agreement for the transfer of the rights of Cristiano Ronaldo from July 1. The player will be tied to Real Madrid for the next six seasons and will be presented on July 6 at the Santiago Bernabeu.”

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Portugal national team coach Phil Scolari has urged Ronaldo to join Barcelona, as he reckons the Manchester United winger must quit Old Trafford this summer to improve.

For me that’s rubbish. Manchester United are playing as a great team, and have experience stars like Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs to learn from; while young guns like Wayne Rooney will provide the friendly ‘rivalry’ for Ronaldo to improve himself.

Sure Barcelona have lots of great players too like Ronaldinho and Deco, but Manchester United are nothing short of the Spanish giant.

Also, English Premier League is probably more competitive than Spanish La Liga. I can’t see the need for a player to switch from EPL to La Liga for the sake of ‘improvement’.