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hey, whats gud?

[Ike @ValerieUTD]

They forget how it started for Ronaldo at Manchester United. He wasn't protected. He was hunted, even inside his own dressing room.

2005-2006. Ronaldo was 20.

At that time Ruud Van Nistelrooy was the star. 150 goals for United, but he was obsessed with beating Thierry Henry for the Golden Boot. He wanted every ball in the box, early, no tricks.

And there was this 20-year-old kid from Madeira doing stepovers in training. Doing elasticos. Holding the ball one second too long. Not crossing immediately.

Ruud hated it. He complained every day: "Cross the ball! Stop showing off!"

One day in training at Carrington, Ronaldo did a trick, lost the ball, Ruud snapped. He screamed at him in front of everyone and said: "Go cry to your daddy, Carlos Queiroz."

That was not banter. Ronaldo's real father, Dinis Aveiro, had just died months before from alcoholism. He was 20, alone in England, his father gone. And his own teammate tells him to go cry to his daddy.

Ronaldo broke down.

And who stood up? Rio Ferdinand.

Rio was one of the only defenders who understood him. He had seen Ronaldo cook Gary Neville, cook Ashley Cole in training, he knew this kid was special and just needed protection. When Ruud said that, Rio leapt in. Reports said they had to be physically separated. Rio grabbed Ruud and told him never to speak to the kid like that again.

That fight split the dressing room. Sir Alex had to choose: the 30-year-old finisher who wanted to be Henry, or the 20-year-old kid who would become history.

Ferguson chose Ronaldo. He sold Ruud to Real Madrid that summer.

If Rio didn't defend him that day, Ronaldo could have left. He could have gone back to Portugal broken. But one man protected him, and that loyalty is why Ronaldo still calls Rio his brother today.

[× @theNyx__]

Her story needs to be taught just like Anne Franks was

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

Indonesia is the Real Madrid of South East Asia

[Madeline Summerville @MaddiesHotTake]

This is it. Sharia law is here.

[Zhao DaShuai 东北进修🇨🇳 @zhao_dashuai]

People say this is the most indian post ever.

[DialecticalMysticism (Posadist Arc)☭⁴ 🔮🛸☢️🇵🇸 @TheAtlantean9]

Hiding behind armed security like a scared little bitch

[A Left-Wing Account ™️ @PushDemsLeft]

Israel bombed the stadiums, Nancy.

[Jesus @PNN_JESUS]

This man is a fucking king

[Sammy Obeid @SammyObeid]

This heckler got mad that my show was pro-Palestine (side note: I’m Palestinian)

[22 🥇 @ekitikEraa]

POV: You left Everton

[minaron @godmitzu]

MINA SELCA FOLLOWING SAMO TO MILAN

[Murda @Murdatv]

I been told yall 🤷

[minaron @godmitzu]

TWICE FILMING TIME TO TWICE IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE AS TTT HEALING CAMPING 6 YEARS LATER 🥹

[Plissken @PlisskenTX]

They are scared. Too late, the world knows the truth.

[9 @AlexIsakeraa]

Don’t say anything, just repost

[𝕬𝖗𝖆𝖘𝖍𝖎𝕱𝖑𝖆𝖒𝖊🗝️🫒☝🏻 @Arashi_Flame]

US Congressman:

"Islam has nothing to do with this; be human and support Palestine."

US Congressman Mike Bost, speaking out against the suffering in Gaza, argued that support for Palestine should not be about religion.

"You only need to be human to support Palestine."

[Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod]

This is what @Macklemore is protesting, btw.

[Adika @Adikastakes]

Because he’s too busy covering 100km every game because he doesn’t have a competent DM or ball progressor behind him.

[Iraola’s Reds @IraolasRedz]

That cunt Fergie boxed the officials for years, it’s amazing when you see things go against them

[Syrian Girl @Partisangirl]

This is crazy, and so sad, in Lebanon. Israel is specifically targeting journalists.