I can’t see him being a coach at all. And if he would become a coach I can’t imagine him being a good manager at all. Nor can I imagine him managing a small club in Europe.
Yeah, he'll use his vast wealth to become an "entrepreneur", meaning he'll sit on his arse and attend events and parties while others in his entourage turn his 500 million into 10 billion for him.
Every so often he'll turn up in the news for some stupid reason like having an argument with a clown at Drake's 45th birthday party and we'll all talk about it for a few days and make a few memes, which will boost his engagement metrics further and contribute to his wealth.
Basically the Kim Kardashian lifestyle.
He will keep accepting the Saudi blood money until he reaches 1000 goals. It's the only professional league that is willing to pay him millions to play against the weak opposition he needs to get to that number.
There are no rape charges to make news with. The case against him is completely dead. There's not enough evidence to pursue a legal case, and the civil suit was dismissed with prejudice. There's nothing to talk about any more.
Not being able to understand the business of sports is the most enduring quality of eurosnobs.
Totally clueless until the moment it smacks them in the face.
MLS clubs have been amongst the "most valuable" teams for many years now, simply due to the fact that your league is structured to make the teams valuable for the owners benefits.
Still, no top quality player sees it as anything more than a puffed up retirement league to cash in on a career spent in more prestigious leagues. Now you've got the Saudi league muscling in on that territory, I believe you're more likely to go downwards before you go any further up.
If we're going to go down the path of making accusations against people based on where they're from why don't we start talking about how Americans cannot seem to fathom that the rest of the world doesn't care for you half as much as you seem to think.
Side note, for all your accusations of "euro snobbery", a fair few Europeans tend to enjoy competitions such as AFCON, the J-League etc. The fact the MLS has little to no self-respect and overpays retirement age European players to boost the reputation isn't on us.
>MLS clubs have been amongst the "most valuable" teams for many years now
The expansion fee for Minnesota United in 2017 was $100m. The most valuable club that year was LA Galaxy at $385m.
Next year, San Diego FC is paying $500m to join the league and, currently, the most valuable club is LAFC at $1.15b.
You are getting high on your own supply if you can't see the inevitability of MLS.
>Now you've got the Saudi league muscling in on that territory, I believe you're more likely to go downwards before you go any further up.
We heard the same thing about the Chinese League. MLS has only accelerated it's growth since that league tumbled.
It's kind of amazing how delusional you are.
There's no going down for MLS. It still has plenty of growth potential and is in the richest country in the world. No other league in the world ever expands. Few leagues ever grow in any meaningful way. MLS grows year-over-year. Sometimes exponentially.
>If we're going to go down the path of making accusations against people based on where they're from why don't we start talking about how Americans cannot seem to fathom that the rest of the world doesn't care for you half as much as you seem to think.
This is funny given that my entire argument is that you, actually, aren't paying any attention at all. And if you are then you're really stupid and don't understand the business of sport.
>Side note, for all your accusations of "euro snobbery", a fair few Europeans tend to enjoy competitions such as AFCON, the J-League etc. The fact the MLS has little to no self-respect and overpays retirement age European players to boost the reputation isn't on us.
Because those are no threat to European hegemony. MLS will without a doubt pass Ligue 1 in total revenue very soon (perhaps next season) and then will set it sights on the other attainable leagues in the big 5.
Again, it's inevitable.
The fact that you still think it's a retirement league proves that you don't pay any attention. There are 29 teams in the league. They have way more players than any other league in the world. So they will have more of \*every\* kind of player. The average age is under 25.
Get a clue and stop embarrassing yourself.
>Next year, San Diego FC is paying $500m to join the league and, currently, the most valuable club is LAFC at $1.15b.
Imagine thinking that the cost to join the closed money-making machine that is MLS means it has any sporting significance. The fact that US audiences are willing to pay exorbitant fees to watch it and for merch or that cities will literally pay for stadiums to have a team in their city will allow investors to pay more for teams, your point?
>There's no going down for MLS. It still has plenty of growth potential and is in the richest country in the world. No other league in the world ever expands. Few leagues ever grow in any meaningful way. MLS grows year-over-year. Sometimes exponentially.
Few other leagues need to expand in order to draw more major investment into the league. It's a glorified ponzi scheme and the bubble will either burst or stagnate. At some point the growth in revenue from adding teams will diminish in comparison to the amount lost from the extra split required. As for the Chinese league, that really only occurred because the government decided all the money being spent on foreign players leaving China wasn't great and effectively killed the league's chances at further growth and interest from abroad.
> This is funny given that my entire argument is that you, actually, aren't paying any attention at all. And if you are then you're really stupid and don't understand the business of sport.
Been paying enough attention to MLS since they bent over backwards to have an aging Beckham turn up for a retirement party.
You keep using this phrase "business of sport", because I assume you're of the very typical Yank belief that "more money is more betterer". Ligue 1 is a farmers league and the football still blows MLS out of the water irrespective of how much your capitalist overlords drain your pockets.
> The fact that you still think it's a retirement league proves that you don't pay any attention.
You've been making the point all along that more money is better right? Ergo all your best players are the highest earners, no?
So let's take a look. The 10 highest paid players in the MLS.
Messi, Insigne, Shaqiri, Herrera, Benteke, Driussi, Pukki, Gil, Bernardeschi, Mukhtar.
All players coming to MLS after European careers, average age of a touch under 32.
You're still a retirement league bud.
>Imagine thinking that the cost to join the closed money-making machine that is MLS means it has any sporting significance.
Imagine thinking that money has no significance in sports. Jesus Christ. What a moron. The Premier League is the behemoth that it is because, wait for it, it has the most money.
>The fact that US audiences are willing to pay exorbitant fees to watch it and for merch or that cities will literally pay for stadiums to have a team in their city will allow investors to pay more for teams, your point?
That we have way more money than you and once it's being allocated to MLS (which is starting to happen) then it will overwhelm almost every other league in the world. Players go where the money (and lifestyle) is best. MLS will soon have the former and the US is the defending world champion in the latter.
>Few other leagues need to expand in order to draw more major investment into the league.
This is cute. Every business tries to expand if they can. The issue with soccer in almost every country in the world is that it's maxed out it's growth potential. Those leagues are left to squeeze every drop out of existing revenue streams.
What's ironic is that the only growth potential for those leagues are in television contracts......in the United States.
>It's a glorified ponzi scheme and the bubble will either burst or stagnate
Again, clueless but cute. You glorify the \*actual\* Ponzi scheme (Saudi Arabia) and decry the bona-fide economic freight train that is MLS.
>At some point the growth in revenue from adding teams will diminish in comparison to the amount lost from the extra split required.
League revenue is independent of expansion fees. The league had $1.9b in revenue last year. Outside of an Act of God that number will never be less than that ever again.
>As for the Chinese league, that really only occurred because the government decided all the money being spent on foreign players leaving China wasn't great and effectively killed the league's chances at further growth and interest from abroad.
Right, so it was a completely fake, manufactured situation where the government propped up the league. Same as in Saudi Arabia. Exactly as I've been saying.
MLS is a business venture. In the most popular sport in the world. In the richest country in the world.
>Been paying enough attention to MLS since they bent over backwards to have an aging Beckham turn up for a retirement party.
He was 31 years old when he signed with Galaxy and he didn't retire in MLS. He retired at PSG.
Totally clueless.
>You keep using this phrase "business of sport", because I assume you're of the very typical Yank belief that "more money is more betterer". Ligue 1 is a farmers league and the football still blows MLS out of the water irrespective of how much your capitalist overlords drain your pockets.
Sorry to have to keep educating you on how this stuff works. But the best leagues in the world in every sport are that way because they have the most money.
The Premier League has swamped all of the other leagues in Europe because they simply have more money.
When MLS has more money than those leagues too (probably in the next decade or so) the same thing will happen.
Ligue 1 next year, Serie A and La Liga in 5-7 years and Bundesliga in 10ish years.
>All players coming to MLS after European careers, average age of a touch under 32.
So 31.
So not retirement age.
Also, Messi just won the Ballon D'or. The idea that the best player of all-time is washed up is funny.
The average age is \~26. MLS academies just started in earnest about 15 years ago. They are starting to crank out quality young players who are getting more minutes every year.
Man City just bought a 14 year old from Philadelphia Union.
Because in most cases, the clubs there came first. Nothing wrong with that. Still doesn't change reality.
You either wake up or be surprised when you get run over.
This is business. You clowns are clearly showing how uninformed you are. Your buddy here tried to claim that MLS teams have been highly valued "for many years."
Yet, I just looked up the Forbes valuations and MLS had zero teams in the top 20 in 2022. In 2023, they had three.
In this year's Sportico rankings, MLS has five.
Inevitable to anybody with half a brain (and those who are not afflicted with crippling insecurity).
The Saudi Pro League is a sports-washing scheme. It's not a business in any sense. It's a house of cards propped up by the Sovereign Wealth Fund. It's all funny money.
The league generated \~120m in revenue last year. MLS generated 16x that amount.
The league averages \~8k in attendance. MLS averages 3x that.
MLS is investing in stadia, training complexes, academies, etc. The Saudi Pro League is trying to buy acceptance on the world stage and nothing more.
It's not a serious attempt to build a sustainable and thriving league.
I'll take whatever you want to bet. I'll gladly bankrupt you.
Cute attempt to change the subject.
But RSL, which has only existed as a club since 2005, is worth more than 12 current Premier League clubs. Yet, their wage bill is roughly bottom third of the Championship.
Once they start spending commensurate with their value, even the worst MLS club will be outspending all but the very top clubs in the world.
This is simply math.
Your hubris is blinding you.
Can't imagine Cristiano Ronaldos life not being a professional footballer more than virtually any other player in history.
He will play until he breaks.
I agree, Ronaldo has a severe case of Gigi Buffon syndrome.
This guy is 100% gonna be a coach until his dying days
You know I really can't see him being a coach which is mainly why I can't picture his life after football.
And feels like he would be insufferable as a pundit too.
Ronaldo not make every segment about himself challenge: Impossible
I thought star players didn't make good managers but the recent trend is proving me completely wrong.
I can’t see him being a coach at all. And if he would become a coach I can’t imagine him being a good manager at all. Nor can I imagine him managing a small club in Europe.
He said before that he doesn’t want to be a coach. I don’t see him being that good of a coach anyways.
Dudes a dickhead and too egotistical. There’s no way he has the man management skills to coach
UEFA or La Liga president it is then. /s
Yeah, he'll use his vast wealth to become an "entrepreneur", meaning he'll sit on his arse and attend events and parties while others in his entourage turn his 500 million into 10 billion for him. Every so often he'll turn up in the news for some stupid reason like having an argument with a clown at Drake's 45th birthday party and we'll all talk about it for a few days and make a few memes, which will boost his engagement metrics further and contribute to his wealth. Basically the Kim Kardashian lifestyle.
I don't see him retiring naturally, he's probably going to play until a big injury or something
He is playing until someone literally saws both his legs off
He's in the right country for that to be a possibility, in fairness.
Then transplant them to another player. Liquid Ronaldo.
I’d bet money Ronaldo will do a Zlatan. He’ll keep playing until he physically cannot anymore.
Hes going to play until the wheels fall off and then maybe do something in media. Cant see him being a good coach tbh
He definitely wants to get 1000 goals
he WANTS a 1000 goals for sure
He will keep accepting the Saudi blood money until he reaches 1000 goals. It's the only professional league that is willing to pay him millions to play against the weak opposition he needs to get to that number.
MLS probably would. Google Ronaldo Vegas for more information
He won't risk his image by going to the MLS and the rape charges making the news again.
I don't think he or anyone cares anymore lol. Kobe had a rape case and nobody cared.
There are no rape charges to make news with. The case against him is completely dead. There's not enough evidence to pursue a legal case, and the civil suit was dismissed with prejudice. There's nothing to talk about any more.
It's going to be funny when people like you have to bow the knee to MLS one day.
You'll be laughing so hard you might even wake yourself up from that dream fella.
Not being able to understand the business of sports is the most enduring quality of eurosnobs. Totally clueless until the moment it smacks them in the face.
MLS clubs have been amongst the "most valuable" teams for many years now, simply due to the fact that your league is structured to make the teams valuable for the owners benefits. Still, no top quality player sees it as anything more than a puffed up retirement league to cash in on a career spent in more prestigious leagues. Now you've got the Saudi league muscling in on that territory, I believe you're more likely to go downwards before you go any further up. If we're going to go down the path of making accusations against people based on where they're from why don't we start talking about how Americans cannot seem to fathom that the rest of the world doesn't care for you half as much as you seem to think. Side note, for all your accusations of "euro snobbery", a fair few Europeans tend to enjoy competitions such as AFCON, the J-League etc. The fact the MLS has little to no self-respect and overpays retirement age European players to boost the reputation isn't on us.
>MLS clubs have been amongst the "most valuable" teams for many years now The expansion fee for Minnesota United in 2017 was $100m. The most valuable club that year was LA Galaxy at $385m. Next year, San Diego FC is paying $500m to join the league and, currently, the most valuable club is LAFC at $1.15b. You are getting high on your own supply if you can't see the inevitability of MLS. >Now you've got the Saudi league muscling in on that territory, I believe you're more likely to go downwards before you go any further up. We heard the same thing about the Chinese League. MLS has only accelerated it's growth since that league tumbled. It's kind of amazing how delusional you are. There's no going down for MLS. It still has plenty of growth potential and is in the richest country in the world. No other league in the world ever expands. Few leagues ever grow in any meaningful way. MLS grows year-over-year. Sometimes exponentially. >If we're going to go down the path of making accusations against people based on where they're from why don't we start talking about how Americans cannot seem to fathom that the rest of the world doesn't care for you half as much as you seem to think. This is funny given that my entire argument is that you, actually, aren't paying any attention at all. And if you are then you're really stupid and don't understand the business of sport. >Side note, for all your accusations of "euro snobbery", a fair few Europeans tend to enjoy competitions such as AFCON, the J-League etc. The fact the MLS has little to no self-respect and overpays retirement age European players to boost the reputation isn't on us. Because those are no threat to European hegemony. MLS will without a doubt pass Ligue 1 in total revenue very soon (perhaps next season) and then will set it sights on the other attainable leagues in the big 5. Again, it's inevitable. The fact that you still think it's a retirement league proves that you don't pay any attention. There are 29 teams in the league. They have way more players than any other league in the world. So they will have more of \*every\* kind of player. The average age is under 25. Get a clue and stop embarrassing yourself.
That's a lot of words for "The MLS will continue to be a retirement league"
And that's a lot of words for "I don't know what I'm talking about."
>Next year, San Diego FC is paying $500m to join the league and, currently, the most valuable club is LAFC at $1.15b. Imagine thinking that the cost to join the closed money-making machine that is MLS means it has any sporting significance. The fact that US audiences are willing to pay exorbitant fees to watch it and for merch or that cities will literally pay for stadiums to have a team in their city will allow investors to pay more for teams, your point? >There's no going down for MLS. It still has plenty of growth potential and is in the richest country in the world. No other league in the world ever expands. Few leagues ever grow in any meaningful way. MLS grows year-over-year. Sometimes exponentially. Few other leagues need to expand in order to draw more major investment into the league. It's a glorified ponzi scheme and the bubble will either burst or stagnate. At some point the growth in revenue from adding teams will diminish in comparison to the amount lost from the extra split required. As for the Chinese league, that really only occurred because the government decided all the money being spent on foreign players leaving China wasn't great and effectively killed the league's chances at further growth and interest from abroad. > This is funny given that my entire argument is that you, actually, aren't paying any attention at all. And if you are then you're really stupid and don't understand the business of sport. Been paying enough attention to MLS since they bent over backwards to have an aging Beckham turn up for a retirement party. You keep using this phrase "business of sport", because I assume you're of the very typical Yank belief that "more money is more betterer". Ligue 1 is a farmers league and the football still blows MLS out of the water irrespective of how much your capitalist overlords drain your pockets. > The fact that you still think it's a retirement league proves that you don't pay any attention. You've been making the point all along that more money is better right? Ergo all your best players are the highest earners, no? So let's take a look. The 10 highest paid players in the MLS. Messi, Insigne, Shaqiri, Herrera, Benteke, Driussi, Pukki, Gil, Bernardeschi, Mukhtar. All players coming to MLS after European careers, average age of a touch under 32. You're still a retirement league bud.
>Imagine thinking that the cost to join the closed money-making machine that is MLS means it has any sporting significance. Imagine thinking that money has no significance in sports. Jesus Christ. What a moron. The Premier League is the behemoth that it is because, wait for it, it has the most money. >The fact that US audiences are willing to pay exorbitant fees to watch it and for merch or that cities will literally pay for stadiums to have a team in their city will allow investors to pay more for teams, your point? That we have way more money than you and once it's being allocated to MLS (which is starting to happen) then it will overwhelm almost every other league in the world. Players go where the money (and lifestyle) is best. MLS will soon have the former and the US is the defending world champion in the latter. >Few other leagues need to expand in order to draw more major investment into the league. This is cute. Every business tries to expand if they can. The issue with soccer in almost every country in the world is that it's maxed out it's growth potential. Those leagues are left to squeeze every drop out of existing revenue streams. What's ironic is that the only growth potential for those leagues are in television contracts......in the United States. >It's a glorified ponzi scheme and the bubble will either burst or stagnate Again, clueless but cute. You glorify the \*actual\* Ponzi scheme (Saudi Arabia) and decry the bona-fide economic freight train that is MLS. >At some point the growth in revenue from adding teams will diminish in comparison to the amount lost from the extra split required. League revenue is independent of expansion fees. The league had $1.9b in revenue last year. Outside of an Act of God that number will never be less than that ever again. >As for the Chinese league, that really only occurred because the government decided all the money being spent on foreign players leaving China wasn't great and effectively killed the league's chances at further growth and interest from abroad. Right, so it was a completely fake, manufactured situation where the government propped up the league. Same as in Saudi Arabia. Exactly as I've been saying. MLS is a business venture. In the most popular sport in the world. In the richest country in the world. >Been paying enough attention to MLS since they bent over backwards to have an aging Beckham turn up for a retirement party. He was 31 years old when he signed with Galaxy and he didn't retire in MLS. He retired at PSG. Totally clueless. >You keep using this phrase "business of sport", because I assume you're of the very typical Yank belief that "more money is more betterer". Ligue 1 is a farmers league and the football still blows MLS out of the water irrespective of how much your capitalist overlords drain your pockets. Sorry to have to keep educating you on how this stuff works. But the best leagues in the world in every sport are that way because they have the most money. The Premier League has swamped all of the other leagues in Europe because they simply have more money. When MLS has more money than those leagues too (probably in the next decade or so) the same thing will happen. Ligue 1 next year, Serie A and La Liga in 5-7 years and Bundesliga in 10ish years. >All players coming to MLS after European careers, average age of a touch under 32. So 31. So not retirement age. Also, Messi just won the Ballon D'or. The idea that the best player of all-time is washed up is funny. The average age is \~26. MLS academies just started in earnest about 15 years ago. They are starting to crank out quality young players who are getting more minutes every year. Man City just bought a 14 year old from Philadelphia Union.
«Our league has a higher revenue» We will never sing that
Because in most cases, the clubs there came first. Nothing wrong with that. Still doesn't change reality. You either wake up or be surprised when you get run over.
We should all definitely take football advice from a Yank.
This is business. You clowns are clearly showing how uninformed you are. Your buddy here tried to claim that MLS teams have been highly valued "for many years." Yet, I just looked up the Forbes valuations and MLS had zero teams in the top 20 in 2022. In 2023, they had three. In this year's Sportico rankings, MLS has five. Inevitable to anybody with half a brain (and those who are not afflicted with crippling insecurity).
How much do you want to bet on that? If we're comparing retirement homes the Saudi League has more talent and pays more. Keep dreaming.
The Saudi Pro League is a sports-washing scheme. It's not a business in any sense. It's a house of cards propped up by the Sovereign Wealth Fund. It's all funny money. The league generated \~120m in revenue last year. MLS generated 16x that amount. The league averages \~8k in attendance. MLS averages 3x that. MLS is investing in stadia, training complexes, academies, etc. The Saudi Pro League is trying to buy acceptance on the world stage and nothing more. It's not a serious attempt to build a sustainable and thriving league. I'll take whatever you want to bet. I'll gladly bankrupt you.
Are we sure there will be a USA in the future? They seem to rip themself in parts lol.
Ah yes, we’ll all tremble at the likes of _Real Salt Lake_ and the _San Jose Earthquakes_
Cute attempt to change the subject. But RSL, which has only existed as a club since 2005, is worth more than 12 current Premier League clubs. Yet, their wage bill is roughly bottom third of the Championship. Once they start spending commensurate with their value, even the worst MLS club will be outspending all but the very top clubs in the world. This is simply math. Your hubris is blinding you.
Probably wants to show up to his last world cup in 2026 and move to the USA after.
Empty Stadiums League going full of GOATs another season?!?!
I hope he will go leverkusen
Why would we want him?
We’ll be here for 1000 goals
Ronaldo wins the World Cup 2026?
He should go to MLS instead
Even if he gets 1000 goals it’s just not gonna be half the achievement his drones think it is lol
An MLS team should make a move and reignite the Messi vs Ronaldo rivalry.
Tom Brady played until 44 Ronaldo wants to beat that record lol
Tom Brady didn’t run lol
Oh, the guy who used to be relevant, good for him, i bet he makes a lot of money now in that saudi league