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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Michael Butler

Cristiano Ronaldo and an argument at Al-Nassr that doesn’t make sense

Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to see more money invested in Al-Nassr. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters

STRIKER?

For a man who is raging against the dying of the light, Cristiano Ronaldo is doing a good job of throwing a blanket over the fire. And by throwing a blanket, what Football Daily really means to say is throwing a hissy fit, a wobbly, a tantrum. The legendary footballer, reduced to something of a tap-in artist these days in a league of – at best – questionable quality, seemingly threw his toys out of his Bugatti on Sunday after deciding that not enough investment has been made in his club, Al-Nassr, in comparison to the other Saudi ones.

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