DJS
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No thanks he's getting a bit past it to play as a winger and needs to play centre forward, which ain't gonna happen.
Don't need him or his ego.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s off the pitch troubles
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No thanks he's getting a bit past it to play as a winger and needs to play centre forward, which ain't gonna happen.
Don't need him or his ego.
Dirty Ewok
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Well lads....our odds just got a little better....
Krule
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You really think it's true .... £13m fiddle ?...now if it had read £130m I might be convinced but I just cannot believe he would be as stupid or as financially badly advised to risk his full earning potential for such a relatively paltry sum. Real don't want to get rid....they will support him 100% but what this does do is give Ronaldo a 'side exit'. He can now say he is deeply hurt and no longer wishes to live in Spain rather than "I don't wish to play for Real Madrid any more". That way he does not offend the fans and opens the door for a massively lucrative transfer.....clever stuff !
JAYSTAR
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No mate, I haven't even read the article. I tend to just look for the humour in a situation and with this one, pretend to really believe he could come to Spurs and help us win the title. Not fussed either way tbh, but a star player certainly could make the difference next season imo. Other clubs are stepping up the standard.
DJS
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spursfan77
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Got a feeling he will stay at Madrid if they pay his tax fine.
ziggy
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Cavehillspur
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Jorge Mendes the dodgy fucker.
fortworthspur
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I dont know about Spain, but in the US tax law is about as clear as mud. He's not a tax cheat until the prove it in court. And quite honestly, if he did cheat he probably just followed the bad advice of someone he trusted without much thought. He doesnt know shit about taxes - thats why he employs accountants.
nattydredd
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The Woman Who Accuses Ronaldo of Rape
Spiegel.de Link
She was supposed to be invisible, damned to silence. Forever. Nobody was to ever learn about that night in Las Vegas back in 2009, especially not her version of events.
She even signed a settlement deal and received a payoff ensuring that she would never give voice to the accusations.
She signed, she says, out of fear for herself and her family. And out of impotence, the inability to stand up to him. And out of the hope that she could finally put the incident behind her. But, says Kathryn Mayorga, she was never able to close that chapter.
The American is a slender 34-year-old with long, dark hair and green eyes. Until recently, she worked at an elementary school. But she quit, she says, "because I need all my strength now."
She needs the strength to stand up to the man who she accuses of having raped her nine years ago -- accusations that he denies.
The man isn't just anybody. It is Cristiano Ronaldo, arguably the best soccer player in the world, with vast amounts of success, money and adoration from the fans. An anonymous woman versus Ronaldo -- the discrepancy could hardly be greater.
They met on June 12, 2009 in a Las Vegas nightclub. Ronaldo was there on vacation with his brother-in-law and cousin. It was the summer when the star, then 24, would transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid for a then-record sum of 94 million euros.
Kathryn Mayorga, 25 at the time, was a budding model and one of her jobs was to hang out with other young, beautiful women in front of bars to lure in guests.
On that Friday in June, the paths of the model and the multimillionaire crossed in the VIP section of Rain, a nightclub belonging to Palms Casino Resort. Paparazzi photos show Mayorga standing close to Ronaldo and talking. He is wearing a white shirt with a narrow black tie and she is in a light gray dress with gold jewelry. He plays it cool while she beams at him. Within hours, the gossip pages around the world would be busying themselves with trying to figure out who this "mysterious brunette" is at Ronaldo's side. The party continued in the early morning hours in Ronaldo's penthouse in the nearby Hotel Palms Place. And only two people know what happened in the bedroom there: Kathryn Mayorga and Cristiano Ronaldo.
What is clear is that the soccer star paid Mayorga $375,000 a few months later as part of an out-of-court settlement. In exchange, Mayorga signed an agreement to never talk about her accusations that Cristiano Ronaldo had raped her
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There's a lot more to read in the above link
Spiegel.de Link
She was supposed to be invisible, damned to silence. Forever. Nobody was to ever learn about that night in Las Vegas back in 2009, especially not her version of events.
She even signed a settlement deal and received a payoff ensuring that she would never give voice to the accusations.
She signed, she says, out of fear for herself and her family. And out of impotence, the inability to stand up to him. And out of the hope that she could finally put the incident behind her. But, says Kathryn Mayorga, she was never able to close that chapter.
The American is a slender 34-year-old with long, dark hair and green eyes. Until recently, she worked at an elementary school. But she quit, she says, "because I need all my strength now."
She needs the strength to stand up to the man who she accuses of having raped her nine years ago -- accusations that he denies.
The man isn't just anybody. It is Cristiano Ronaldo, arguably the best soccer player in the world, with vast amounts of success, money and adoration from the fans. An anonymous woman versus Ronaldo -- the discrepancy could hardly be greater.
They met on June 12, 2009 in a Las Vegas nightclub. Ronaldo was there on vacation with his brother-in-law and cousin. It was the summer when the star, then 24, would transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid for a then-record sum of 94 million euros.
Kathryn Mayorga, 25 at the time, was a budding model and one of her jobs was to hang out with other young, beautiful women in front of bars to lure in guests.
On that Friday in June, the paths of the model and the multimillionaire crossed in the VIP section of Rain, a nightclub belonging to Palms Casino Resort. Paparazzi photos show Mayorga standing close to Ronaldo and talking. He is wearing a white shirt with a narrow black tie and she is in a light gray dress with gold jewelry. He plays it cool while she beams at him. Within hours, the gossip pages around the world would be busying themselves with trying to figure out who this "mysterious brunette" is at Ronaldo's side. The party continued in the early morning hours in Ronaldo's penthouse in the nearby Hotel Palms Place. And only two people know what happened in the bedroom there: Kathryn Mayorga and Cristiano Ronaldo.
What is clear is that the soccer star paid Mayorga $375,000 a few months later as part of an out-of-court settlement. In exchange, Mayorga signed an agreement to never talk about her accusations that Cristiano Ronaldo had raped her
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There's a lot more to read in the above link
thebenjamin
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Amazing story. Wonder how long until other women come forward. If that article is true, and it certainly reads as such, there's very little chance it's the only time he's done it.
thecook
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I'm guesssing she's spend her hush-hush money and is now looking for more. I wouldn't think airing this in public is going to help put this behind her.
But from his point of view, there's certainly no smoke without fire! I'll thow an 'allegedly' in there though.
But from his point of view, there's certainly no smoke without fire! I'll thow an 'allegedly' in there though.
thebenjamin
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Have you read the article?
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