The_Steve Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 How can an MLS team afford him without cooking the books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzavfc Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 I assume he'll be going on loan back to Barca like how Beckham did with Milan while at LA Galaxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 11 minutes ago, The_Steve said: How can an MLS team afford him without cooking the books? Why would they need to cook the books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioVilla Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, The_Steve said: How can an MLS team afford him without cooking the books? DP spots do not count against the cap. I have tickets to STL SC vs Inter Miami in July. Those tickets may have become an all time investment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 35 minutes ago, The_Steve said: How can an MLS team afford him without cooking the books? Some deal involving a % of shares with Adidas and shares in Inter Miami itself after he retires, on top of any wages he gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 23 minutes ago, OhioVilla said: DP spots do not count against the cap. I have tickets to STL SC vs Inter Miami in July. Those tickets may have become an all time investment. Is this why Phil Neville was sacked? No way was he going to be allowed to manage the greatest player ever 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 20 minutes ago, duke313 said: Is this why Phil Neville was sacked? No way was he going to be allowed to manage the greatest player ever Just said the exact same to my mates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioVilla Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 1 hour ago, duke313 said: Is this why Phil Neville was sacked? No way was he going to be allowed to manage the greatest player ever He also was hyper critical of everything, and the supporters turned on him hard, even booing his son when he put him on in his last game as manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, OhioVilla said: He also was hyper critical of everything, and the supporters turned on him hard, even booing his son when he put him on in his last game as manager. Probably felt like 2 generations of nepotism to them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 To be fair to Ronaldo he tried to play at the top level and managed it until he was 38. Messi gave up at 33, surprised he's going to the US but I assume no European team wanted him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 51 minutes ago, AndyM3000 said: To be fair to Ronaldo he tried to play at the top level and managed it until he was 38. Messi gave up at 33, surprised he's going to the US but I assume no European team wanted him. He's 35. I'm sure there are plenty of teams who want him, he's been statistically the best player in Europe this season, just won his country the world cup etc. Ronaldo played til 38, but Messi's still more the accomplished player by almost every metric, so what do those extra years of longevity amount to really? He just came out and said he wants to get out of Europe and focus on his family in the states. Nice cushy deal with near constant residuals, playing at a lower level, and with the option of being loaned out to Europe if he ever fancies getting more competitive (say, ahead of a Copa). I'm sure us fans would have liked to see him test himself for longer, but he's already completed football. What's the motivation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Ronaldo won his 199th cap last night, should be 200 in midweek Even if an egotist its impressive he always turned up for Portugal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 hours ago, Zatman said: Ronaldo won his 199th cap last night, should be 200 in midweek Even if an egotist its impressive he always turned up for Portugal Apart from the final that they won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Zatman said: Ronaldo won his 199th cap last night, should be 200 in midweek Even if an egotist its impressive he always turned up for Portugal He’s not even the oldest player in the squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Messi being paid $25m over 3 years to promote Saudi Arabia according to New York Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 hour ago, sne said: Messi being paid $25m over 3 years to promote Saudi Arabia according to New York Times. This will be the deal he got into trouble with PSG by going out there without permission then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 52 minutes ago, Genie said: This will be the deal he got into trouble with PSG by going out there without permission then. He was already signed to Saudi Arabia while at PSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Zatman said: He was already signed to Saudi Arabia while at PSG Yeah, I wondered if this was a new deal / extension. Initially I assumed it was to do another of these crazy money deals like Benzema and Ronaldo but seems not. I wonder if we’ll hear Messi speak English in Miami, has it ever happened before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Prepare your sick buckets, its probably part of Messi big Saudi contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Ronaldo convinced a referee to overturn a decision and not to give him a penalty in a Champions League game today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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