Football Daily | An impressive new entry for the Cristiano Ronaldo catalogue of petulance

2026-10-01

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When Jorge Jesus replaced Roberto Martínez, the reverse-alchemist of golden generations, as head coach of the Portugal national team, it was thought his appointment could spell the end of Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career. Aged 41 and having selfishly kiboshed his nation’s otherwise excellent chances of winning several recent major tournaments, Ronaldo promptly materialised for the Nations League opener against Wales, vowing to keep holding Portugal back at least until he’d reached the magic number of 1,000 career goals for club and country. “It doesn’t matter if I play tomorrow,” he honked. Still 21 shy of his tally, Ronaldo failed to put a dent in it during his side’s narrow victory and was an unused substitute in their follow-up win against Norway. Having previously stated that he would have no objections to being “rested” by Jesus, Ronaldo flounced out of the Parken Stadium before training on the eve of Thursday’s game against Denmark, having apparently spent the previous two days sulking in a hotel gym with only some kettlebells and squat racks for company.

It’s easy to criticise the Manchester City owners and senior management (albeit that’s no reason not to), but some of us are old enough to remember when they first came in, revolutionised everything and yet they were still getting flak for not respecting the history of the club. However, turning City into a winning machine for more than a decade, letting everyone think they’re a ‘superclub’ but then having it all ripped away, being told afterwards that none of it actually happened and that they would potentially be relegated would be the greatest act of ‘Cityitis’ in history. So, a doff of the cap to the owners and senior management for an act (well, 114 of them) that even surpasses Steve Lomas holding on to the ball in the corner when they desperately needed a goal to avoid relegation because of duff information” – Noble Francis.

If we could extend the investigated timeline of impact caused by City’s shenanigans, may I suggest that Manchester United be stripped of their 2024 FA Cup? The reasoning being that if The Irrefutables had not been able to so expensively put together a star ensemble, they would not have been able to beat the more noble and honest clubs of English football on their way to the final, who surely would have given a better showing against a disastrous United, who finished eighth in the league. Instead, United would have faced … checks notes … Chelsea. Oh” – Yannick Woudstra.

All this debate regarding what the FA will do in the case of City’s infringements is pointless. True to form it will deduct 10 points from Everton and Forest. Case closed” – Trevor Wastell.

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