"Finally" as if Ronaldo didn't do it years ago followed by you idiots all throwing him under the bus for it followed by supporting some random bald man in booting him out of the club 💀
um homem viajou pra áfrica e encontrou um elefante machucado, com uma lança cravada na pata. removeu a lança e tratou a ferida até o animal sarar completamente.
anos depois ele foi a um circo, onde havia um ato com vários elefantes. de repente um dos elefantes olhou pra ele+
Fun fact: in the many times Pep Guardiola has been asked this question about whether he has a double contract like Roberto Mancini did, he has never once said no. Either no comment, or a deflection like this.
It is a yes or no question & he never answered it.
Pep Guardiola is now the face of two major footballing investigations & controversies. Barcelona's payments to Negreira (2001-2018) & City's decades of financial doping & systemic corruption (2008-2026).
His career is intrinsically linked to cheating & that's not even factoring in his testing positive to nandrolone as a player, six times the legal limit & his relationships with doctors who have direct ties to doping.
But please, keep telling me he didn't know a thing.
"The decisive ally to both of the clubs was the man whose job should have committed him to complete neutrality: UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino. The Football Leaks documents show just how unconscionably the top functionary sided with the newly wealthy clubs, both of which didn't just violate the Financial Fair Play rules. They held them in contempt.
During the FFP proceedings, Infantino met with club bosses from Paris and Manchester on several occasions for secret talks, even supplying them with confidential materials. He proposed compromises that he was unauthorized to propose. In short: He betrayed his own organization."
https://t.co/sZhme3uOfp
Back in 2014, there was a man who was already aware of the irregularities involving Manchester City. That man now runs FIFA. The infamous Gianni Infantino, then UEFA General Secretary, abused his authority, shared confidential documents and, in short, outmanoeuvred the Investigatory Chamber, doing everything in his power to ensure that both Manchester City and PSG would merely receive a fine, avoiding a deeper investigation that could have led to a Champions League ban. All of these details were also revealed through Football Leaks.
Given his actions as UEFA General Secretary and, more recently, as FIFA President, I can only say, in my humble opinion, that Gianni Infantino has become a cancer on football and should have no place in the future of the game.
This is why I think people are missing the real issue. It was never simply about Ronaldo being benched or Ronaldo's Ego.
Ronaldo had already considered leaving Portugal after the World Cup. He stayed after speaking with the FPF president and Jorge Jesus because both made it clear they still valued what he could contribute to the NT.
Then came the confusion over his role, the Norway situation, and finally Jorge Jesus’ press conference. What seems to have angered Ronaldo most was not the tactical decision itself, but the way the situation was presented publicly especially when Jesus appeared to frame it as though Ronaldo was demanding control over the team, rather than acknowledging the confusion created around the agreed plan.
And that distinction matters.
Ronaldo has never said he must start every game. He has repeatedly said that when Portugal no longer needs him, he will leave.
If the coach wants to manage him differently, fine. That is the coach’s job. But then be straight with him. Don’t ask him to stay, tell him he is still valuable, give him one understanding of his role and then publicly present the fallout as though the problem is Ronaldo’s ego.
And there is another part of this conversation people conveniently ignore: Ronaldo’s enormous commercial value to Portugal.
Portuguese marketing experts have explicitly warned that Ronaldo’s departure would cost the FPF significant media attention and revenue. One IPAM executive said Ronaldo has been responsible for helping the federation secure numerous sponsorship deals and generate substantial revenue for more than 20 years.
The numbers show just how extraordinary his global reach is. During the 2026 World Cup, a study by Nossa Sports and Felton estimated Ronaldo’s 29 social-media posts generated €85.2m in economic audience value, compared with €68.1m from 565 posts by the Portuguese national team. Another analysis estimated Ronaldo accounted for 54% of the total economic audience value despite producing just 0.7% of the content analysed.
O grande derrotado do dia de ontem foi a FPF.
Veremos aquilo que acontece nos próximos tempos, mas será caricato que o maior e melhor jogador português de todos os tempos e a pessoa mais seguida do mundo esteja em litígio com a sua federação no mundial que Portugal vai sediar.
Por outro lado, não percebo a imensa alegria dos Joãos Marias Jonets, Chicos Guimarães e Sofias Oliveiras desta vida. A audiência toda vinha de falar mal do Ronaldo e agora sem ele vão ter que se vender a Casinos 24/7 para ter o seu ganha pão
Quando o Ronaldo deixar de estar na Selecção, mais de metade dos tachos de dezenas de pessoas que gravitam à volta da FPF têm de ser eliminados.
Não é Ronaldo que quer a Selecção, é a Selecção que precisa de Ronaldo.
Querem que ele permaneça como uma estátua num mostruário.
@PCMagalhaes Resposta fácil: deviam estar preparados para o Ronaldo se retirar aos 35 mas, como estão atafulhados de parasitas, precisam do guito. Andaram pelo menos + 4 anos a mando do garoto, e por eles andavam mais 4, porque faz-lhes falta o guito. Mas, pelo meio, contrataram um Treinador.
No meio disto tudo, há uma pergunta que a Federação Portuguesa de Futebol espera que nos esqueçamos de fazer: como é que uma organização com os meios descomunais e a responsabilidade de gestão de uma marca com o valor da Seleção deixou esta situação chegar onde chegou?