After a "to hell with them" meeting, Sir Alex Ferguson broke a commitment to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sir Alex Ferguson rarely fails to get his way at Manchester United, but that's exactly what occurred in the summer of 2009.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been molded and sculpted from a skinny teenager to the most sought-after celebrity in international sport.
The distinguished Scot couldn't help but realize that the Portuguese obsession had gone on to greener pastures.
It wasn't just any team, though; it was Real Madrid, a club to which Ferguson had previously stated that he "wouldn't sell a virus."Prior to his departure, the Spanish giants had been pursuing the Premier League's most productive asset for well over a year, putting Ronaldo and United under a great deal of pressure.
Ferguson's resistance would eventually shatter despite his best efforts to ward off the La Liga side's constant attack.
"In these situations, you get used to Madrid's performances," the player explains. Ferguson slammed Real Madrid for seeking to inflame the situation a year before Ronaldo's eventual departure."[Real president Ramon] Calderon is speaking, [coach Bernd] Schuster is speaking, and they're agitating the players with Marca."
"The simple fact is that Ronaldo's contract expires in four years, and Calderon claims that'slavery was abolished many, many years ago.'
"Did they say that to Franco?" says the narrator. Lordship belongs to Jesus Christ! Please give me a break!
"Excellent clubs with great morals, such as Barcelona, will always have far better moral issues than Real Madrid." They must care about Ronaldo, but they aren't expressing it.
"Do you believe our best players have piqued the curiosity of Europe's premier clubs?" Without a doubt.
They, on the other hand, do not engage in the nonsense that Madrid does. There are no moral difficulties with them.
"They believe they can run roughshod over everyone except us," says the narrator. We made the decision to trade [Ruud] Van Nistelrooy and [David] Beckham."After stating that United's owners, the Glazers, had pushed him to stick to his guns, Ferguson confirmed his stance weeks later.
Ferguson vowed not to "give in to these individuals" when it came to Real Madrid.
"I've had a few meetings with the Glazers," he asserted. "They have an attitude of 'to heck with them.'"
"I'm telling you," the player continues, "they'd put a player in the stands just to show a point." It is critical not to give in to these people. They've got balls, I can tell you."
Ferguson's inclination to do business with Madrid was long gone.However, Ronaldo's efforts to keep him would suffer an unforeseen blow only a few weeks after his astounding rant.
Ferguson's FIFA complaint over Real Madrid's high-risk pursuit of Manchester United's Portuguese superstar was dismissed.
Ronaldo has expressed his desire to play for Real Madrid, adding fuel to the already smoldering flames.
In an already busy transfer tug-of-war, United's No.7 eventually apologized for his remarks as the summer passed without his sale being sanctioned.
On the other hand, tensions remained high, and Ferguson remained enraged."Do you believe we'd reach an arrangement with that gang?" When the topic was brought up again in December, United's CEO screamed. The Son of God is Jesus Christ. "I'm not going to sell them a virus."
The mental games went on well into the New Year. The cocky Scot declared after Real Madrid's high-profile El Clasico defeat in May:
"After Barcelona humiliated Real Madrid 6-2, our lads informed Cristiano that if he travels to the Bernabéu, he'll have to play center-back.""I am not predicting Real Madrid will be relegated," the enraged Scot said later that summer. "But they will still have a lot of balancing difficulties."
"I'm not sure how [Manchester City coach] Manuel Pellegrini wants to select his team because it lacks balance," says the writer.
Before he traveled out, I advised Ronaldo that he'd have to play center-back because they don't have one.
After his dream move to Real Madrid, Ronaldo went on to win 15 titles with the club, breaking numerous records along the way, including being the club's all-time leading striker.
It's safe to presume he had no regrets about relocating to Madrid.
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