Ronaldo, his daughter in the hospital and that summer package

New advances, new arrows. New heavy attacks on Manchester United. The interview that Cristiano Ronaldo granted to Piers Morgan, 90′ of chat which will be broadcast in its entirety on Wednesday and Thursday but which are being anticipated by the journalist himself and by the Sun, continues to be a venomous attack on the Red Devils, the club from which CR7 said in the first preview to feel betrayed. After accusing the management, in a clip broadcast in prime time, of not believing him in July when he said he could not leave for the Thailand and Australia tour because his 3-month-old daughter was hospitalized, in the new previews he publishes the Christian Sun throws barbs at the US ownership (“They don’t care about the club: I’ve never spoken to them since I got back”) and at former teammates Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney, among his fiercest critics

DRAMA

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With his statements, Ronaldo rewinds the tape at the beginning of July, to when United awaited him in Carrington for the start of preparation. In April he and Georgina had lost one of the twins that the showgirl was expecting. Bella, her daughter born to her, had bad bronchitis in July which forced her to stay in hospital for a week. “I spoke to the sporting director and the president of Manchester United when my daughter was ill – says Cristiano in anticipation of the interview -. It was as if they didn’t believe my words, and this made me feel bad. They listened to me, but it was clear that they doubted my words, that my daughter had big problems, that Georgina was feeling bad for her.That’s why I didn’t leave for the tour: as a father and as a husband, I couldn’t leave my family at that time. moment. Not for the pre-season.”

ADVANCES

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Morgan, the journalist to whom Ronaldo entrusted his 90′ of confession, talked about it at length in today’s episode of his show, the same one in which the full interview will be broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday (in two parts). During the episode, Morgan revealed that Ronaldo told him he knew he was no longer the player he was, but that he felt stronger because he was more mature and had a better understanding of the game, and that he still wanted to break many records. In the interview, CR7 also returned to the mid-October match with Tottenham, when he refused to enter the field and left the bench before the 90th minute, a gesture that cost him a match suspension and a few days of individual training. Morgan revealed that Ronaldo told him he apologized to the whole team for that gesture.

NEVILLE AND ROONEY

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In a new preview published by the Sun, Ronaldo takes it out on Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney, former United teammates who have become critics on TV and newspapers and never tender with the Portuguese. “Wayne doesn’t understand why he criticizes me. Maybe he’s jealous because I’m still playing at a high level and he quit at 30, I’m not going to say I’m better looking than him, which is true. It’s hard to hear all that criticism from people who played with you. Like Gary Neville. People may have their own opinion, but they don’t know what’s going on in training or in my life. They should listen to my point of view too. It’s easy to criticize, I don’t know if for their work in tv have to criticize to be more famous. And I think they take advantage of my name, because they are not stupid. I am the most followed person on the planet, it is not a coincidence. I know that I have to accept criticism and praise, but it is not nice to hear criticism so heavy from people who’ve been in a locker room with you. It’s a bit disappointing. Rooney especially. Six months ago, a year at most, he came to my house to pick up his kids and invited mine over to play football at his house I don’t understand people like him p really. Maybe I want to be on the cover of a newspaper, or are hoping to get a new job. Neither he nor Neville are my friends. They were colleagues, we played together, but I certainly won’t go to dinner with them.”

GLAZER

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From the pages of the tabloid, CR7 also attacks the Glazers, the family that owns United. “They don’t care about the team. At least not about the sports side – says CR7 -. Manchester United is a club that makes them money thanks to marketing, but they don’t care about the sports side and they give all the power to the president and sports director. I’ve never spoken to them, not since I got back.” Morgan then asks him if the fans are right to criticize the US family. Cristiano’s response is another harsh attack: “The fans are always right. They should know the truth, know that the players want the best for Manchester United, that I want the best for Manchester United and that’s why I’m back.” , because I love this club. But the fans should also know that there are situations within the club that prevent them from reaching the top level, where they are City, Liverpool and now Arsenal too. It’s tough, it’s going to be tough for United to be at the summit in the next 2-3 years”.

WAIT

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United hasn’t taken official measures for now, limiting themselves to a press release in which they make it clear that they want to wait to hear the whole interview before deciding how to react. It is unlikely that Cristiano will not be punished in some way: according to the Telegraph, United are thinking of immediately terminating the contract with the Portuguese, which expires at the end of the season, provided that an agreement is reached whereby the club does not have to pay CR7 any money salary that still owes him. However it ends, the future of Cristiano and United seems sealed: after the World Cup it will be a divorce.