Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[nyknick]

Plenty of people have blown their heads off with millions in the bank

Exactly money is not everything.

Even that Rolls-Royce gift video looked depressing, you can see the oldest Ronaldo kid looking like at the car while Cristiano has his best Tom Cruise smile on.

Quality of the league has improved in recent years, influx of foreigners has upped the Saudi players level too. Also interested in seeing how he adapts. The club is also well supported and they'll turn on him fast if they dont get results.

That midfield looks good though which should help him a lot. I remember Thierry Henry getting crazy frustrated with the lack of service during his time with NYRB. He couldn't understand how they were not able to make simple passes

You telling me Ronaldo or any top level athlete didn't get offers like these throughout their careers?

Nah this is crazy money. Only other person who's getting anywhere near that is Messi, not from a club, but also from Saudis

Lionel Messi earned $122m last year. He still felt the need to take Saudi money | Karim Zidan

The Argentinian has a strong record of linking up with oppressive monarchies. He is fast becoming the posterboy for sportswashing

www.theguardian.com

 

[MikelArteta]

Quality of the league has improved in recent years, influx of foreigners has upped the Saudi players level too. Also interested in seeing how he adapts. The club is also well supported and they'll turn on him fast if they dont get results.

Saudi watch alongs

 

[TobiOT]

All jokes aside I'm really interested to see how Cristiano does because I think he might be completely washed.

I don't know anything about the Saudi league but if they play with the same physicality/athleticism their NT showed during World Cup he might be in for long two years

Got pocketed by a midtable team from Cyprus.

 

[TobiOT]

Feel sorry for Ronaldo Jr and his siblings.

At least Ronaldo won't force him to do push ups in the Manchester rain anymore.

 

[nyknick]

Got pocketed by a midtable team from Cyprus.

Now we have to play Barcelona because of him

Saudi watch alongs

Look at what we could've had Ronaldo in Missoura

 

[MikelArteta]

Now we have to play Barcelona because of him




Look at what we could've had Ronaldo in Missoura

I kind of wish that would happened. I'd pay 10 dollars to see ronaldo play toronto fc

 

[Lakerman0834]

 

[jj23]

All jokes aside I'm really interested to see how Cristiano does because I think he might be completely washed.

I don't know anything about the Saudi league but if they play with the same physicality/athleticism their NT showed during World Cup he might be in for long two years

I think financially it's a great decision, but feels like a LIV ( football version ) origin story.

Or he is going to be the main circus attraction like in the original space jam....

 

[MikelArteta]

disgusting nothing worse than a spanish cac

come to arsenal vini

 

[gho3st]

How come nobody has smacked Craig Burley upside his head yet?

 

[THEREALBRAND]

The president of Santos is planning on retiring the number 10. Hopefully the board votes against this.

 

[Gilver]

 

[nyknick]

 

[BelieveBeOK]

These players are making Ten Hag's job so difficult. He's having to stamp his authority every week.

 

[gho3st]

Wished Pogba had stayed to play with Casemiro