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[Frank Cunha]

Berbatov to replace C Ronaldo
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Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

looking for a winger, this is the next upcoming portuguese
Fabio Coentrao just turn 20
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Don't forget about Zequinha.... he needs to get his issues resolved. The talent is there, just needs to retool is brian and get back to playing.

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Fabio Ferreira

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Starlet Ricardo Fernandes rotting in Chelsea reserves.... WTF!

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Both those kids look real good, I have seen their vids before. Yesterday I watched the highlights of a Manuel Fernandes game against Arsenal from the first time he was at Everton, man..... We need this kid, he has all the tools.

[jec1]

Manchester doctors have said, he doesn't need an operation.

[Frank Cunha]

more on the ankle surgery
United in row with Portugal medics who claim Ronaldo will have ankle surgery | Mail Online

[Frank Cunha]

more on the surgery
United in row with Portugal medics who claim Ronaldo will have ankle surgery | Mail Online

[Frank Cunha]

Cristiano Ronaldo will undergo an operation on his troublesome right ankle within the next two to three days, according to Portugal medical staff.

The Portugal superstar's club Manchester United have, however, denied that any such decision has been made.


Ronaldo, whose United future is in doubt with Real Madrid desperate to secure his services for a world record fee, met medical staff in Lisbon yesterday to have the damaged ankle assessed.

United club doctor Steve McNally, along with the Portugal national team doctor, held a consultation with Ronaldo in the capital, at which it was decided the winger should undergo surgery.

The Portuguese contingent have since come out and revealed that the twice Player of the Year will go under the knife.

Ronaldo has been suffering with the injury since April, but played through the pain barrier on his way to helping United secure a second straight Barclays Premier League title as well as the Champions League crown.



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The imminent operation and estimated four-week recovery period means Ronaldo will not return to pre-season training with United on July 14, the date he was due back.


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Pain game: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo grimaces in pain during the Euro 2008 quarter-final between Portugal and Germany

Although it is still unclear whether he will be playing for United or Real next season, Ronaldo's camp are confident he will be fit for the beginning of the new season.

If anything, the operation and Ronaldo's recuperation in his homeland is likely to work to Real's advantage, with the winger away from United and any influence upon him to stay in Manchester.

United are, however, insisting no decision has yet been made as to whether Ronaldo will need surgery on his right ankle.


But United, who issued a statement last night about Ronaldo's injury, are baffled by those comments.



Sir Alex Ferguson: has yet to speak to his errant winger Ronaldo
A club spokesman reiterated: 'Procedures are in place to seek specialist advice, in order to finalise the treatment plan as soon as possible.'


Last night they had stated: 'Manchester United medical staff met with the medical team from the Portuguese FA and Cristiano Ronaldo in Lisbon today (Wednesday) regarding the ongoing treatment of his injured right ankle.


'As a result, further specialist advice is being sought and an announcement will be made on any action in due course.'

Should it be decided an operation is required, it could have a major impact over the Madeira-born winger's fitness for the start of the new season.

That in turn may determine how far Real Madrid are willing to push their attempts to lure him away from Old Trafford.

Ronaldo is not due back in England for another fortnight and manager Sir Alex Ferguson is yet to speak to him about the large number of statements from Madrid - which went unchecked by the player - during Euro 2008.

Eventually, United grew so sick of Real's advances that they reported the matter to FIFA, although the world governing body subsequently rejected it.

Ronaldo refused to comment on his future when he returned to Portugal after a break in Italy.

'I can only say that I will spend the period of my recovery in my house in Sintra, but regarding my future I cannot say anything,' Ronaldo said in Portuguese newspaper A Bola.

[Frank Cunha]

C Ronaldo to miss Shields Cup

Ronaldo deve falhar Community Shield
B.F.M.

Aparentemente, já há fumo branco na questão da data em que Cristiano Ronaldo vai ser operado ao tornozelo direito. A operação deve realizar-se dentro de dois ou três dias, embora o Manchester United continue a insistir que a decisão continua por tomar. A atitude explica-se com o facto de os médicos dos campeões ingleses quererem reduzir o período de paragem do extremo para menos de quatro semanas. Isto porque, se o internacional português tiver mesmo de parar seis semanas, muito dificilmente alinhará no jogo da Community Shield (10 de Agosto), contra o Portsmouth, e poderá falhar ainda a primeira jornada da Premier League (16 de Agosto), frente ao Newcastle. Por isso, os "red devils" querem primeiro consultar um especialista para saberem se é possível debelar a lesão sem recorrer à cirurgia.

O problema de Ronaldo no tornozelo já se arrasta quase desde o início do ano. Aliás, o United tentou persuadi-lo a não participar no Europeu, para não agravar a lesão e poder estar apto para a pré-época. Contudo, o extremo recusou-se a ceder à pressão do clube de Old Trafford e, com a ajuda de analgésicos, alinhou em três dos quatro encontros que Portugal realizou no Euro'2008 - a excepção foi o jogo com a Suíça -, tendo marcado um golo. Após as merecidas férias na Sardenha, a operação deve mesmo acontecer agora.^
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[Frank Cunha]

C Ronaldo injury add's to Real Madrid mess
Ronaldo injury adds to Real Madrid puzzle | Manchester United - Times Online

[Frank Cunha]

going nowhere say United
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Buzz Up PrintMANCHESTER, England (AFP) - Manchester United said Friday the latest reports claiming star winger Cristiano Ronaldo was about to move to Spanish giants Real Madrid were "utter nonsense" and insisted the Portugal international was not for sale.

Ronaldo, a boyhood Real fan, has been linked with a move to the Spanish capital since the end of last season even though he scored a hugely impressive 42 goals in all competitions last term as United won both the Premier League and Champions League trophies.

The 23-year-old may miss the start of next season should he need surgery on an ankle injury.

In the meantime, United insisted their prize asset would not be joining Real within the next few days. "It is utter nonsense and totally laughable. Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale," said a club spokesman.

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has become increasingly frustrated by Real's very public courting of Ronaldo, whose Old Trafford contract runs until 2012. And that led United to report the Bernabeu club to FIFA although the global governing body have taken no action against Real.

Were Ronaldo to leave Old Trafford, it is unlikely he would depart for a fee of much less than 70 million pounds.

United leave for their tour of South Africa on July 18 but Ronaldo was not scheduled to be a member of the squad for that pre-season trip.

[Frank Cunha]

the operation to take place next week

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Originally Posted by Frank Cunha

Berbatov to replace C Ronaldo
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Berbatov will be playing WITH Ronaldo. Not replacing him.