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The Yank Perspective

I know that as of this moment there are at least a million stories  floating around the universe in all media forms concerning the eminent departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United.  I promise this will not be a rehash of already exausted headlines concerning the story.  I hope to interject a fresh idea on the situation.

Everyone knew he was going to depart; so there was no r on that front.  The suprise comes from the rumoured relationship with Paris Hilton.  I would think that the worlds best footballer, who could have his pick of any woman in the world, would have the intelligence to stay away from someone in this country that has the reputation of a trailer park whore.  Does he not know who she is?  I always thought that Cristiano Ronaldo had shown an aptitude for marketing himself until this stunt.  I guess if we look at it from Ronaldo wanting to follow in the foot steps of another world class footballer this act would be par for the course.  

Is Ronaldo Following the David Beckham handbook of superstardom.

Step 1   Make a name for yourself being good at football and self promotion.

Step 2   Find a really hot blonde that has no talent what so ever and link yourself to her romantically

Step 3   Leave the club that has helped you to achieve stratosphere success for a club in Spain

Step 4   You realize that Real Madrid is not a club of stars, but comets.  After all, a comet is a dying star

Step 5   A mutual decision is made that you are used up so you move to the US  to make soccer popular.

Step 6   You hob nob with all of the stars in Hollywood because the club you play for requires you to only

             make appearances so your celebrity helps sell tickets.  Your match fitness wanes

Step 7   You realize that football is more important than your celebrity, but it is now too late. You are

             doomed.  You have become a caricature of your former self.  

Step 8   You spend the rest of your professional existence trying to convince yourself that the clubs that

             want you respect your abilities more than your celebrity.

For those of you tracking the situation Cristiano Ronaldo is on step three.  Ronaldo has managed to achieve steps two and three in the same day.

Cristiano Ronaldo may manage to write his own steps instead of following the David Beckham formula, but he really does seem fond of Hollywood.

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