12 Jul 2016 01:11:17
Understand if this doesn't get posted as relates to a post from yesterday. A quick reply regarding my Ronaldo comments. My criticism was directed partly to Ronaldo but also to the media that half ignored the goal scorer and focused on Ronaldo. Lots of supportive comments talk about his generosity etc. Quick point. Everything's relative. Relatively, I probably give more of my earnings away percentage wise than most footballers, including Ronaldo, I'm guessing he can afford it. Also, true generosity is often anonymous. I've worked in PR and there's a general rule of advice given to celebrities, give away at least 10% of what you get, make sure everyone knows about it, and sit back and wait for the endorsements/ sponsorship deals etc to come rolling in.
Yes, Ronaldo is one of the greatest, for sure, and yes he works hard. I've often thought that he hasn't shown up regularly in the really big games?

{Ed001's Note - you do realise that he does not give the money away publicly? And that he gives away a lot more than 10%. It is other people, usually the charities wanting the publicity, that mention the donations. He does it because he came from a very poor background and wants to help others. If it was about the PR, he would not have such a bad image, because he is a much nicer guy than Messi and does a lot more for others, yet is seen as the villain to Messi's nice guy. Mainly because he is not as focused on his PR.

I do get your point though, but that was not his fault that the media focused on him.}

1.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 06:01:45
Here we go, more desperate efforts to tarnish his image, based on complete guesswork about his finances. You talk about true generosity being anonymous - yet in the same sentence boast about how much of your income you give away. Bloody hell.

2.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 06:23:38
I have to agree with the Ed on this, way back when he was playing for the manKS. I really didn't like him, but I didn't know anything about him. So I did a little bit of reading and how he saved a young lads life who needed 80000k for an operation. It turned out they had written to him for help. And many other stories since. Oh n by the way if you go onto his site u can actually watch any live game for free. Wow what a lad! I guess u can never do enough for some people can you.

3.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 08:24:22
Learn something new everyday. I had no idea Ronaldo was so generous.

4.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 08:30:25
Thanks for the info Ed, no problems having this pointed out. I see what you mean about Messi and the relative images. Nick, my giving is anonymous, I can mention it here as nobody knows me, obviously.

5.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 08:44:54
I actually like Ronaldo as a man. He is very generous, caring and passionate. Not too mention the unbelievable dedication he has.

But on the pitch I hate him as a player. He just strops about nowadays blaming others.

In a weird way him getting injured was a blessing for Portugal as he was a far better captain from the side line than he is on the pitch, and it meant they could play with 11 men for the full 120. As let's be honest, for 90% of the game Ronaldo is just sulking and not offering anything to the team.

Great man, looks to have the making of a great manager, but a very over rated player.

6.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 09:23:24
Not overated at all MK, his record speaks for itself even from his man u days. don't particularly like his attitude myself but i respect his ability.

As for his generosity i cannot commment as i don't know if it is truly altruistic or self serving (make himself feel good about himself for giving) but either way does that matter as long as he is giving and people in need are benefitting.

Good luck to the fella, he has worked hard and realised his dreams and he can't be blamed for the media doing what that do.

7.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 09:37:07
Very over rated player? I think that is a little harsh MK Scouser. Look at the level of performance he has managed to keep up the last decade or so! He is now over 30 so his pace and power is likely to drop by my word on his day he can single handedly rip apart an opposition. Don't forget this is supposed to be his 'worst' season to date, in which he has won the champions league, the Euros and scored over 50 goals. Not too bad for an overrated player if you ask me.

Red Sandman.

8.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 11:10:14
I think people have misunderstood. I'm not doubting his talent. His ability is very clearly up their with the likes of Messi, Zidane, Pele etc.

What I am saying is over rated his him as a player. He may well be a supremely talented individual, but his teams have to carry him when they don't have possession which for me, flaws him as a player.

9.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 11:41:48
Ronaldo is a good human being and an excellent footballer. 550 career goals says it all. Most of these goals scored in 2 of the best leagues in the world, that doesn't happen if your not special.

I have watched a few vidoes and to me he is the role model that young footballers should look up to. Not just he's football ability but as a person. I've seen one video where a young kid was iterviewing him and was struggling to read, all the press started laughing at the kid and ronaldo stuck up for him to me that says it all about him as a person.

If every rich person in the world was like him then we would live in a lot better world.

10.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 11:53:38
Except you're still boasting about it, Burkey. The whole point of anonymity in charity is not to boast about it, regardless of whether people know your true identity or not. You could walk down the straight with a paper bag on your head and yell about how much money you give way, but it doesn't necessarily mean you're being anonymous about it.

11.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 13:26:04
mk his team carrys him but yet if I'm not wrong he's scored something like over 50 goals a season for the last three years I just wonder if we had a player like that at liverpool would you be complaining.

12.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 13:58:08
Over rated does not mean I think he is bad. He's still in the top 5 attackers in the world whatever way you look at it.

But he is over rated in the sense that people genuinely consider him to be one of the all time greats when he simply is not.

Over rated means people think he is better than he is, not that he is a bad player. He is world class, but he just isn't on the same level as Messi (or even Suarez in my opinion) . Talent wise? Yes. His technique and control is just awesome. But he is just too greedy on the pitch to ever be on Messi or Suarez's level. They are both just as happy to create a goal, or have indirect involvement in a goal, as they are to score. Whereas Ronaldo almost begrudges others scoring and stealing his limelight!

For me, Ronaldo is the best goal scorer of this generation, but he doesn't win games single handedly or consistently produce moments of sheer magic. He still needs someone to put a great ball into the box or play him in with a brilliant pass. That doesn't make him a bad player though does it. It just means he is human, unlike Messi and Maradonna.

I absolutely detest Messi. He is lazy, arrogant and irritating. However give him the ball anywhere on the pitch and he is just electric. He is the only player in the world who can receive the ball inside his own half and instantly make the opposition think "oh god no".

13.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 14:03:22
I think most people see Ronaldo on the field, remember him diving all over the place for United, throwing temper tantrums on the field (like vs Hungary, which was funny tbh) and in all honesty, a lot of people are just simply jealous or bitter.

I don't like Ronaldo the footballer, but I have a huge amount of respect for him. He's first on the training field, last off it. He's always helping others in and outside of football, someone mentioned that he gave £80,000 away to a young lad who needed an operation. That's the kind of guy he is. He's not the egocentric bellend that everything thinks he is.

14.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 17:58:15
You are clutching at straws mk to maintain a point, the fact is for the two teams he has played for since moving from portugal he has averaged something like 45 goals a season. It is a nonsense to suggest that someone who is not a fantastic player could have done that and maintained it. We would love a player that did nothing but score shed loads of goals right now and i would wager that if we had someone who could score 50 goals by themselves for us we would win the league.

Like i said i don't particularly like him but i have to defend him on this point. There has been noone aside from messi who has come close to him. When suarez is hitting 50 plus goals a season for 10 years let's talk about him then.

15.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 17:58:15
You are clutching at straws mk to maintain a point, the fact is for the two teams he has played for since moving from portugal he has averaged something like 45 goals a season. It is a nonsense to suggest that someone who is not a fantastic player could have done that and maintained it. We would love a player that did nothing but score shed loads of goals right now and i would wager that if we had someone who could score 50 goals by themselves for us we would win the league.

Like i said i don't particularly like him but i have to defend him on this point. There has been noone aside from messi who has come close to him. When suarez is hitting 50 plus goals a season for 10 years let's talk about him then.

16.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 17:58:15
You are clutching at straws mk to maintain a point, the fact is for the two teams he has played for since moving from portugal he has averaged something like 45 goals a season. It is a nonsense to suggest that someone who is not a fantastic player could have done that and maintained it. We would love a player that did nothing but score shed loads of goals right now and i would wager that if we had someone who could score 50 goals by themselves for us we would win the league.

Like i said i don't particularly like him but i have to defend him on this point. There has been noone aside from messi who has come close to him. When suarez is hitting 50 plus goals a season for 10 years let's talk about him then.

17.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 18:35:17
MK, you're saying you overrate him as well (? )

- Krishna.

18.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 19:47:58
Ed is there any truth to stories regarding Messi openly bullying Tello, Sanchez and Deulofeu in training? Also heard he has a big say in who the club get shot of.

{Ed001's Note - there have been a number of players he has been particularly nasty to, Alexis Sanchez being one. He would also get on the back of anyone who passed the ball to Sanchez. Messi picked the previous manager. Probably a big part of why Neymar was brought in to replace him, as he has so much power.}

19.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 20:58:23
Very interesting then he's perceived as the humble counterpart to Ronaldos arrogance. Suppose that's the benefits of good PR. Have Barcelona finally lost patience do you think?

{Ed001's Note - they can't afford him.}

20.) 12 Jul 2016
12 Jul 2016 23:19:31
I seem to remember at the WC where he cut his hair and many gave him greif for it after Portugal was sent out. many people did not know that he had promised a cancer-stricken child that he would donate the hair for his surgery, which Ronaldo paid for. But seriously tho, it seems like many people are desperate to tarnish the boy`s image just like those who are desperate tarnish LeBron James` image here in the States whether he wins or loses.

I admire them for what`s in their hearts as people rather than athletes. I would advise those who indulge in such petty, bitter tendencies to give it a rest because both players are wonderful role models to those who know them and know the very poor and difficult backgrounds they came from. They don`t care about you nor do they know you exist.