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Agony Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 New kit deal to add £400m to United kitty MANCHESTER UNITED are to open talks with Nike over a world record new kit deal worth an astonishing £400million. The US sportswear giants pay £23.5m-a-year to supply the Premier League champions and their current 10-year agreement expires in 2015. Nike replaced Umbro in 2002 and United have received £303m over the course of the tie-up. But Florida-based owners the Glazers have seen the deal dwarfed in recent months and want to ensure their club are the top earners again. A United insider said: "The club have made big efforts on the commercial side over the last 12 months but the kit deal is the real big one. "The Glazer family are well aware what United's brand is currently worth. "It's not gone unnoticed that kit deals have been taken to another level since the club entered into our original agreement." Nike recently signed a £38m-a-year deal with the French national team to cover the next seven years, while Barcelona also rake in £26m annually. United, whose global stars like Ji-Sung Park and Javier Hernandez help to sell millions of shirts worldwide every year, are well aware they remain the flagship sports franchise for Nike. Sport of the World understands the club are "delighted" with their on-going relationship with the firm and hope to have something new in place by the middle of next year. But the Glazers remain focused on paying off debt and could yet be attracted by rival interest should Nike not deliver. It is believed a new benchmark figure will be closer to £40m a year and rising over the course of a new decade-long deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TF S4DK Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Effectively its a 16.5m a year rise. Not to diminish it, cos its a lot of money, but before certain fans dont read and just see 400m... To think Arsenal get 8m a year, and man blame Wenger for our problems and ignore the board, smh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agony Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 So the increase alone is more than double what Arsenal get per year, Unlucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agony Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED are spending a staggering £25million to build a "virtual hospital" at their Carrington training base. The Glazer family, who own the club, have already given the green light for the stunning state-of-the-art complex. Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced the pioneering project will keep United one step ahead of their European rivals. United hope to start work on the project next season after conducting a feasibility study into the benefits of housing medical facilities on site. It will include a new sports science unit dedicated to developing ground-breaking training schedules and tailor-made programme for injured players. United's remarkable plans also include rehabilitation facilities and top-class fitness and gym areas. There are even plans for injured players coming off the field at Old Trafford to be whisked straight to the new centre for scans. United are investing in the latest CT scanning and MRI equipment to make instant medical assessments on occasions such as when Wayne Rooney damaged his ankle against Bayern Munich in the Champions League in 2010. If the injury requires an operation, then United's players will still be treated at a private hospital. Back at Carrington there will also be specialist rooms kitted out with dentistry equipment, osteopathy tables and yoga suites. United intend to conduct medicals there as part of a plan to protect the privacy of new signings. Despite spending nearly £20m on Atletico Madrid keeper David De Gea, he was shielded by minders surrounding him with a white sheet when he arrived for his medical. Despite Fergie's 25 years at United, he wants to keep them at the forefront of modern technology and development Ashley Young was also captured by photographers when he arrived at the Bridgewater Hospital in Manchester last week. In future, new signings will be assessed on site in the new medical facility. United have committed the funding for the project as part of plans to reshape the future of European football. Despite Fergie's 25 years at United, he wants to keep them at the forefront of modern technology and development. United officials have been stunned by his enthusiasm for the project, but he is convinced it is in the club's long term interests. Although rival clubs have similar facilities in-house, Fergie has told friends that nothing in Europe will compare when it's built. Milan's Milanello complex has long been regarded as the forefront in player development, but Fergie is convinced United are ahead of the game. Along with radical strategy to build a virtual hospital at Carrington, United have £100m to spend in the transfer market. They have already acquired De Gea, Young and Blackburn defender Phil Jones, with more on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HangTheDJ Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 From the off, Cristiano Ronaldo is keen to get one thing straight. The self-styled “world’s greatest footballer” is unhappy that Forbes magazine’s rich list put his wealth at a staggering $160million (£99million). “That is not correct,” he tells me. “On paper it’s actually much closer to $245million!” I’m speaking to one of football’s most enigmatic, colourful figures. His career on the pitch is rivalled only by his reputation as a lothario... and matched by his life of fast cars and luxury. And his extraordinary wardrobe – on which he says he spends £8,000 a month. But, as a close friend of Ronaldo, he has offered me an exclusive insight into his life – and where his loyalties really lie. “My family comes first – my son is the most important thing in my life,” he says. “After that, it’s the football that matters most to me. Money comes after that.” For Ronaldo, who recently turned down a £20million-a-year offer from Manchester City to stay with Real Madrid, one-year-old son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr clearly rules his world. The boy – whose mother has never been named after being paid £10million to give up her legal rights to the child – attends every match his dad plays along with Ronaldo Sr’s mother Delores. He joins the family on five-star £10,000-a-night holidays, where he’s flown by private helicopter, and he’s always dressed in the finest designer baby clothes. “He has his own personalised No 7 shirt just like mine and I salute him in the crowd every time I score a goal,” says proud Ronaldo. “But I’m very security conscious. Nobody ever sees him in the stands and security is very high for him at games. “I’d love him to follow in my footsteps and become a footballer but he can be anything he likes. It’s still a long time off to worry about that. “I want to keep him from being spoilt with luxuries. He will be taught values and religious values,” Ronaldo says. The player is so staunchly Catholic he even collects crucifix necklaces, which he says bring him closer to God during games. “Although I was raised in poverty, he’s going to be raised very rich. But I am not posh, so my son is not going to be posh. I don’t want him to go to a posh school. I want him to mix with normal people. “But because of my success, I think I’m going to have to send him to private school. I’ll have to choose carefully. “I was brought up with nothing, we were very poor. I had no toys and no Christmas presents. I shared a room with my brother and two sisters and my parents slept in the other. “It was a small space. But I didn’t mind. I’m incredibly close with my brother and sisters and we loved being together. For us it was *normal, it was all we knew. Everyone around us lived the same way and we were happy.” But Ronaldo Jr will find it hard to avoid the trappings of his dad’s eccentric life. The 26-year-old tells me he has spent thousands of pounds having his trademark “CR7” etched into the windows of his £5million Madrid home, and emblazoned on his furniture, sofa, dinner table and plates. “This is probably the most extravagant thing I’ve done,” says Ronaldo, who became the world’s most expensive footballer after his £80million move to Madrid from Manchester United. He is also one of the richest, with multi-million endorsements from the likes of Armani, Nike and Coca-Cola. The Sunday Mirror revealed last month that he was being wooed by relatives of the super-rich Arab owners of Manchester City He says: “If I went from Spain it would be to the Premier League – but not now. “First we have to win the Champions League. If I went back to the Premier League it would have to be with a club in the North West. I don’t like London.” Ronaldo – full name Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro – came to the attention of Man United boss Sir Alex Ferguson in 2003 and was signed for £12million. “It was the first time I’d ever been on an aeroplane,” he says. “This was when I knew I had made it as a footballer.” Life was basic for the Aveiro family.His mother Dolores, a chef, and father José, a municipal gardener, lived incredibly humbly. His mother, who is his rock, raised him strictly and religiously but with a lot of love. Ronaldo admits that, although he wasn’t spoilt with material possessions, he was spoilt with affection. But his school days are ones he looks back on with little emotion. “I was quite popular in school but I’ve not kept in touch with one person. I was not thick but I was not interested in school. I was expelled after I threw a chair at the teacher,” he explains. Why? “He disrespected me.” Dolores, despairing at her son’s wayward behaviour, decided he should focus entirely on football. “People knew I was a talented kid. When I got to 14 I felt I had potential. I thought I was maybe good enough at that time to play semi-professionally. “It was not until 22 when I was at Manchester United that I started to believe I was the best.” Ronaldo has just had one of the best seasons of his career at Real – scoring 53 goals and becoming the first player to win the European Golden Boot for the top scorer in two different leagues. I ask him what he thinks sets him above the rest. “Because I’m determined, I’m strong, very quick, I’m very, very professional.” Ronaldo tends to shun parties in Madrid. Instead he prefers to spend time at home with friends. “Half the boys like to go to the disco. They like to try to f*** lots of different models, they like to party hard, they like to try to impress girls with champagne. But it’s better to train hard and do well. That’s why in England the youth players are very bad. In Spain they’re more professional – the youth players are better.” And despite his well-documented dalliances with a string of glamour models including Nereida Gallardo, Ronaldo – whose current beau is high-end model Irina Shayk – tells me: “I hate glamour models.” But surely he’s entertained a few? “NO!” he insists. What turns him off in a woman? “Girls who do glamour. Girls who get off their face on alcohol, girls who are shallow. Girls who dress with their boobs out on show all the time and try to be hot, I find these types pathetic.” So what does turn him on? “A girl who is clever, intelligent, someone that just looks... pretty – that’s my type. I prefer girls who are normal to rich girls.” I ask him who would be his perfect date. “It’s hard to think of a suitable match for the hottest man in the world,” he laughs. Then he names Cheryl Cole. “I’d like to take her for a hot chocolate,” he chuckles. I ask him if he knows her ex-husband Ashley and he replies: “No, but I do know Michael Essien (Cole’s Chelsea team-mate).” He says he doesn’t really mix with other footballers: “I don’t know David Beckham. I’m great friends with Rio Ferdinand, he’s a real laugh, and I chat to Wes Brown. Wayne Rooney and I speak now and then – that’s pretty much it. “I have my circle of friends, my club. People who’ve been with me a long time. I look after these people. I take them to five-star hotels, I pay for private planes, I pay at the bar. I never drink in public. I drink Red Bull while I buy my friends champagne at £1,000-plus a bottle. It’s no problem – I like my friends to be happy.” Ronaldo takes huge pride in being able to support and spoil his friends and family. “I bought my mother a £400,000 house in Portugal, she lives there with her partner and my son. I bought my sisters houses as well.” Ronaldo is also a shrewd businessman, creating an extensive property portfolio – with his family taking control of it. “I sit on my money,” he says. “I earn £400,000 a week but I can’t spend it all, it just gets bigger. My brother runs my nightclubs and various bars. I also own a hotel. But money hasn’t changed me – I’m still the same person.” While Ron is incredibly generous, he likes to spoil himself too. He takes huge pride in his appearance, admitting he easily spends “£8,000 a month on clothes” and enjoys “collecting shoes”. He effortlessly models Armani boxer shorts in its current ad campaign alongside Megan Fox. As for wearing the same pair twice? “No need,” he says. “Armani give them to me for free.” Ron also recently spent £13,500 a night on a holiday in Miami for himself and his family and friends and spends and “maybe £180,000 a year on private plane flights”. He’s also just bought two new cars, a white Ferrari 599 Fiorano and a silver Mercedes McLaren SLR, which cost over £600,000. And he adds: “I collect crucifix necklaces – it’s because of my relationship with God. “I always had a gift. I was shown the skills and I am a fantastic footballer but I do believe God gave me the gift.” Ronaldo says his competitive streak often sees him challenging other sportsmen in their own fields – and is currently determined to beat today’s Wimbledon finalist Rafael Nadal at tennis. “I have already come incredibly close,” he claims. He also loves gambling websites. “When I first joined Manchester United, I’d never even heard of the internet. Now I spend maybe 15 to 20 hours a week browsing. “I’m a target for casinos and I get invited to celebrity tournaments. But I prefer to play online or among friends.” In public, Ronaldo comes across as a cheeky chancer – often misconstrued as arrogance. But when you get to know the real person, like I have, besides his sometimes fierce temper, he also has an incredibly sweet side. He has a huge heart and wicked sense of humour – he’s just a kid at heart. Ronaldo admits: “I often feel misunderstood. I am a very private person and am down-to-earth.” Although he rarely shows signs of emotion, it is clear how much he misses his father José, who died when Ronaldo was 19. There is huge sadness his dad was never able to share his success. “My father was an alcoholic. He died of alcoholism. He would never have known what I was to go on to do. Of course, he knew I was talented but you get many good players who go to England. “But it’s really hard to go to any country and be the best.” What would Ronaldo have become if not a footballer? “I don’t know... a waiter?” he laughs. Although I do recall an occasion where he told me he would have been President, he’s seemingly more bashful now... “A model, maybe?” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kane Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 CR7 has a yout. Rah. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Klitschko Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 “I was quite popular in school but I’ve not kept in touch with one person. I was not thick but I was not interested in school. I was expelled after I threw a chair at the teacher,” he explains. Why? “He disrespected me.” -------------- :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavant Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nice read. Lol, Ronaldo the semi-pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly Mar Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nice read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Portuguese Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 VIVA RONALDO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Portuguese Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 False article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HangTheDJ Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 No it isn't. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/07/03/cristiano-ronaldo-spills-all-to-his-ex-girlfriend-about-women-football-cars-and-money-115875-23243140/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Kane Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Yeah, because CR7 just didn't just come on his Twitter page & state it's false, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HangTheDJ Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 They must have taken the quotes from elsewhere. There is no way that a national newspaper would make up that many quotes about such a high-profile person and expect to get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Portuguese Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Sunday Mirror have done it before and he won a case against them Mirror never learns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young £ Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 They must have taken the quotes from elsewhere. There is no way that a national newspaper would make up that many quotes about such a high-profile person and expect to get away with it. they've done it before mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young £ Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 The Sunday Mirror publishes an interview with me today. All that content is false. I have never spoke with the newspaper, and never made those statements CR9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HangTheDJ Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Maybe he's talking about this... http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Manchester-City-transfer-news-ex-Manchester-United-star-Cristiano-Ronaldo-dismisses-move-away-from-Real-Madrid-while-Jose-Mourinho-is-still-in-charge-article755679.html / Either way if they are fake then it's going to cost them hundreds of thousands, if not millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HangTheDJ Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 They must have taken the quotes from elsewhere. There is no way that a national newspaper would make up that many quotes about such a high-profile person and expect to get away with it. they've done it before mate They published an story with quotes from an 'on-looker' that turned out to be fabricated before. This is completely different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young £ Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 with other celebrities i mean its the mirror come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young £ Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 LOL just read it what a piece of sh*t “It was the first time I’d ever been on an aeroplane,” he says. How did he get from madiera to lisbon all the time then, Drive? “I was quite popular in school but I’ve not kept in touch with one person. I was not thick but I was not interested in school. I was expelled after I threw a chair at the teacher,” he explains. Why? “He disrespected me.” “Half the boys like to go to the disco. They like to try to f*** lots of different models, they like to party hard, they like to try to impress girls with champagne. Then he names Cheryl Cole. “I’d like to take her for a hot chocolate,” he chuckles. I ask him if he knows her ex-husband Ashley and he replies: “No, but I do know Michael Essien (Cole’s Chelsea team-mate).” The 26-year-old tells me he has spent thousands of pounds having his trademark “CR7” etched into the windows of his £5million Madrid home, and emblazoned on his furniture, sofa, dinner table and plates. CR7?? aint he CR9 now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Klitschko Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nah he's CR7 again, as of Rauls exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young £ Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 rah all this season hes been wearing number 7???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young £ Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Some of the answers were given in interviews last year, some of it's in an interview on Spanish TV. Of the new stuff, I can tell you that if those are quotes then he made up some of the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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