A former Manchester United masseur has spoken about how he once was able to help out Cristiano Ronaldo by acquiring two X Factor stars' phone numbers in exchange for a half-price Porsche.
Rod Thornley worked for United for 19 years between 2000 and 2019 and in that time worked with some of the biggest stars in the game However, few can come close to Ronaldo, with the Portuguese megastar making a bizarre request to Thornley during his time at the club in the late noughties.
Speaking on the Undr the Cosh podcast with Jon Parkin and Chris Brown, Thornley recalled how he was tasked with acquiring Dannii Minogue's number on behalf of Ronaldo, explaining: "It's the night before a game; we're at the Lowry Hotel.
