SPAIN/UNITED KINGDOM: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - Fans in Manchester and Madrid react as Man United open way for Ronaldo move to Real

Record ID: 184076

  • Title: SPAIN/UNITED KINGDOM: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - Fans in Manchester and Madrid react as Man United open way for Ronaldo move to Real
  • Date: 12th June 2009
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (JUNE 11, 2009) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF VENTAS BULLFIGHTING RING PEOPLE IN STREET (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED MADRID CITIZEN SAYING: " That is so expensive, we have got so many players here in Spain that are just as good as him but Madrid have got their head in the clouds." (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MADRID CITIZEN ALEJANDRO SAYING: "I think it is a good investment by Madrid because he is going to bring in a lot of money and well as a lot of goals." SOUNDBITE (Spanish) MADRID CITIZEN LOPEZ SAYING: "The signings of Ronaldo and Kaka are terrible, those in powerful positions are selling to the highest player, and those of us who watch football end up paying for it, we have so many players here that are as good as him. We should be signing them instead of lining the pockets of foreign players. " PEOPLE IN STREET (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED MADRID CITIZEN SAYING: "It is a bit expensive but if Madrid want to play the best football they are going to have to pay for the best players like Kaka and Ronaldo. I think that he is going to bring a lot to Madrid and with all the sponsorship money he will bring in in the end he will be a free signing. " MAN SURFING THE INTERNET READING MANCHESTER UNITED OFFICIAL WEBSITE HEADLINE ON MANCHESTER UNITED OFFICIAL WEBSITE READS RECORD RONALDO BID ACCEPTED LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 11, 2009) (REUTERS) MAN SURFING THE INTERNET READS READING MANCHESTER UNITED OFFICIAL WEBSITE HEADLINE ON MANCHESTER UNITED OFFICIAL WEBSITE READING RECORD RONALDO BID ACCEPTED MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM (JUNE 11, 2009) (ITN - NO ACCESS UK, ABC (Australia), TVNZ. NO ACCESS "CO.UK" SITES. NO USE AFTER 30 DAYS) SOUNDBITE (English) UNIDENTIFIED MANCHESTER UNITED FAN SAYING: " Yeah well Fergie is not stupid is he, I am sure he has got someone lined up to replace him definately." SOUNDBITE (English) UNIDENTIFIED MANCHESTER UNITED FAN SAYING: " At the end of the day, six years ago nobody even knew who Ronaldo was, they will find someone else like that soon won't they." SOUNDBITE (English) UNIDENTIFIED MANCHESTER UNITED FAN SAYING: " I can't see him leaving now, he can''t leave. We should spend the money on someone like David Villa, someone like that. We need someone like that. Iniesta or someone." SOUNDBITE (English) UNIDENTIFIED MANCHESTER UNITED FAN SAYING: "Everyone knew he was going to leave we thought that he might have left when fergie left but eighty milllion you can't mone can you, no one is bigger than this club mate." SOUNDBITE (English) UNIDENTIFIED MANCHESTER UNITED FAN SAYING: " Get rid of him. Because you can get three better players, let him go, he wants to go there it obvious. We can get three better players." SOUNDBITE (English) UNIDENTIFIED MANCHESTER UNITED FAN SAYING: "Nobody is bigger than this club, this is the biggest club in the world mate. Others have tried it through the years but nobody is bigger than this club."
  • Embargoed: 27th June 2009 13:00
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  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAEB39LUKTU3H45PNZGAVR1F20K
  • Story Text: Fans in Manchester and Madrid gave their reaction to the news that Manchester United have accepted a world record bid of 80 million pounds ($131.7 million) from Real Madrid for Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday (June 11).
    United, who fended off the Spanish club's interest in the World and European Player of the Year 12 months ago, have given the nine-times European champions the go-ahead to talk to him.
    "Get rid of him. Because you can get three better players, let him go, he wants to go there it obvious. We can get three better players," one United fan" said.
    "Nobody is bigger than this club, this is the biggest club in the world mate. Others have tried it through the years but nobody is bigger than this club," he added.
    Should Real complete the signing of the 24-year-old it would seal a remarkable double for the Spanish giants who snapped up Brazilian playmaker Kaka from Milan this week for a fee reported to be around 68 million euros.
    Kaka was the first player to be signed since Florentino Perez returned to the presidency this month and Real Madrid appear intent on continuing their spending spree.
    But some fans in Madrid were less than impressed this morning, "the signings of Ronaldo and Kaka are terrible, those in powerful positions are selling to the highest player, and those of us who watch football end up paying for it, we have so many players here that are as good as him. We should be signing them instead of lining the pockets of foreign players" one fan told Reuters.
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