Aren't they in for Ronaldo now?

Who Spurs? Or City?

My take on things is that City was all in for Kane and if they couldn't get Kane, they would look to add Ronaldo. Supposedly Levy turned down 150m for Kane, which to me, is wild.

I would expect City to double down on Ronaldo now since Pep really wants a center forward.

Yep, City is in on Ronaldo

🚨 #ÚLTIMAHORA

💣💥¡Hay acuerdo entre el Manchester City y Cristiano Ronaldo!

🇮🇹Solo falta que la Juventus acepte la inclusión de un jugador del City pic.twitter.com/JCb02Gjuba

— Diario AS (@diarioas) August 26, 2021

Translated:

There is an agreement between Manchester City and Cristiano Ronaldo!

Flag of Italy All that remains is for Juventus to accept the inclusion of a City player

Didn't take long. Wonder how United fans are feeling about this?

I hate this just because of the "superteam" mode of unlimited spending. OTOH, thinking of deBruyne's creativity working with Ronaldo is pretty compelling.

Yeah I don't like it either. I know it happens across all sports these days but they just set the transfer record and even though they likely won't have to pay a fee for Ronaldo, the value of their club is beyond silly at this point.

Sort of kills the parity of things a bit. Could a team like the 2015-2016 Leicester squad ever win the league again with City spending their way to titles?

mrcpack17 said:

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Yeah I don't like it either. I know it happens across all sports these days but they just set the transfer record and even though they likely won't have to pay a fee for Ronaldo, the value of their club is beyond silly at this point.

Sort of kills the parity of things a bit. Could a team like the 2015-2016 Leicester squad ever win the league again with City spending their way to titles?

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I don't know if anyone even thought a team like Leicester could then -- it was what made it so awesome; but the gap only gets bigger it seems (PSG, Barca, and a few other clubs similar in Europe)

Football is the one sport where the cap, and other parity rules, seems to result in almost every team having a shot at the playoffs. That is more fun.

UCL draw is today!!!

Quick thoughts:

Poor Brugge!

You compare Grps A and B to Chelsea's group, and just shake your head. I'm not suggesting any malfeasance, it's just luck, but man, there is some huge disparities.

Its actually nice to have some of these super teams in the same group -- sure, it means the other two teams are unlucky, but at least now we get to see City play PSG, when there is no guarantee of that in the knockout.

B and A are the 2 toughest groups. I also think Group E is hard as well but some teams got really lucky. LFC needs payback against Atletico. That PSG vs Man City matches are going to be must watch TV!

CBSSN will carry one USMNT and two Mexico CONCACAF WC qualifiers. Rest on Paramount+, including a pair of USMNT games vs. Honduras and Panama. https://t.co/ywrkK7g7vj

— Matt Sarzyniak (@mattsarz) August 26, 2021

Never going to build broad interest in USMNT if they are stuck behind apps like Paramount+ for most of their matches

statefan91 said:

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Never going to build broad interest in USMNT if they are stuck behind apps like Paramount+ for most of their matches

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I agree. This should be on a major network. If anybody has trouble getting this, let me know.

🚨 CRISTIANO RONALDO'S MOVE TO MAN CITY IS OFF 🚨

(h/t @RobDawsonESPN) pic.twitter.com/iB6G8wrBHn

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 27, 2021

He must have realized he should come to Arsenal instead

statefan91 said:

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🚨 CRISTIANO RONALDO'S MOVE TO MAN CITY IS OFF 🚨

(h/t @RobDawsonESPN) pic.twitter.com/iB6G8wrBHn

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 27, 2021

He must have realized he should come to Arsenal instead

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Now it looks like United. Either City or United....will make him easier to dislike in the EPL

Crazy times. Sounds like Arsenal need Haaland

Amazed at how quickly that changed.

https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/official-statement-on-agreement-reached-for-cristiano-ronaldo?utm_campaign=ManUtd&utm_medium=post&utm_source=twitter

statefan91 said:

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Crazy times. Sounds like Arsenal need Haaland

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Arsenal need a lot of help.

Harsh red card on James. If he had not thrown his arm forward I believe he does not get a red card.

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Harsh red card on James. If he had not thrown his arm forward I believe he does not get a red card.

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It's the right call. He moved his arm forward to clear the ball off the line. Great adjustments made by Tuchel to get the draw. Give Chelsea major props. Thought LFC played good but they could not figure out the pack line D again. Good news in the VVD looked almost like his old self b4 the injury.

English Premier League
Premier League Transfer Deadline Day Show NBCSN, 5 p.m.

UEFA World Cup European Qualifiers
Qualifying Round
Group D, Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan vs. Ukraine ESPN3, 10 a.m.

Group A, Estdio Algarve, Faro-Loui, Portugal
Portugal vs. Republic of Ireland UniMs/TUDN, 2:30 p.m.

Ftbol Central UniMs/TUDN, 2 p.m.
Misin Europa TUDN, 5 p.m.

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers
Matchday 9
Estdio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia vs. Colombia Fubo Sports Network 2, 3;50 p.m.

Estdio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador
Ecuador vs. Paraguay Fubo Sports Network 3, 4:50 p.m.


Estdio Olimpico de la UCV, Caracas, Venezuela
Venezuela vs. Argentina Fubo Sports Network 2, 7:50 p.m.

Estdio Nacional, Lima, Peru
Peru vs. Uruguay Fubo Sports Network 3, 8:50 p.m.

Estdio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago, Chile
Chile vs. Brazil Fubo Sports Network 4, 8:50 p.m.

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Pregame Fubo Sports Network, 3 p.m.
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Wrap-Up Fubo Sports Network, 10:30 p.m.

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers
Week 1
3rd Round, BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canada vs. Honduras Universo/Paramount+, 8 p.m.

3rd Round, Estdio Rommel Fernndez, Panama City, Panama
Panama vs. Costa Rica Paramount+/Telemundo Deportes app, 9 p.m.

3rd Round, Estdio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico vs. Jamaica Univision/TUDN, 9:30 p.m.

Futbol Central Univision/TUDN, 9 p.m.

Thanks Wolfer but for scrolling purposes, can we just keep it to International and Club Soccer.

SexualChocolate said:

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Thanks Wolfer but for scrolling purposes, can we just keep it to International and Club Soccer.

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if you can tell me what leagues and teams that involves. yes

and I will edit post above

UEFA World Cup European Qualifiers
Qualifying Round
Group B, Batumi Arena, Batumi, Georgia
Georgia vs. Kosovo ESPN3, 11:50 a.m.

Group B, Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
Sweden vs. Spain UniMs/TUDN, 2:30 p.m.

Ftbol Central UniMs/TUDN, 2 p.m.
Misin Europa TUDN, 5 p.m.

Group I, Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Andorra vs. San Marino ESPN3, 2:35 p.m

Group I, PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
Poland vs. Albania ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Group J, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavk, Iceland
Iceland vs. Romania ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Group J, Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Liechtenstein vs. Germany ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Group J, National Arena Toe Proeski, Skopje, North Macedonia
North Macedonia vs. Armenia ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Going to stay up after the Pack game tonight to watch the US qualifier!

Stayed up to watch and was very disappointed in that effort. Not a big Josh Sargent fan. He missed numerous opportunities. We were very sloppy and the style of one touch quick passing just allowed El Salvador to counter attack. Really think we should have came away with 3 points there.

SexualChocolate said:

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Stayed up to watch and was very disappointed in that effort. Not a big Josh Sargent fan. He missed numerous opportunities. We were very sloppy and the style of one touch quick passing just allowed El Salvador to counter attack. Really think we should have came away with 3 points there.

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Was driving home so didn't get to see it. But yes, first reaction is a negative one to only getting one point there. It was one of the road games I was hoping we'd win to relieve pressure.

But...probably some of the learning curve of having all these young guys is learning to win away in qualifying. We have to get 3 this w/e.

Horrendous effort from our guys. Not really any positives. Couldn't build out of the back. Needless giveaways. Is this really the best we have to offer right now? (I know Pulisic missed but he's just one guy). Really pathetic showing from our guys last night.

UEFA World Cup European Qualifiers
Qualifying Round
Group D, Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Finland
Finland vs. Kazakhstan TUDN, 8:50 a.m.

Group H, GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus
Cyprus vs. Russia TUDN, 11:50 a.m.

Group H, Stadion Stoice, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovenia vs. Malta ESPN3, 11:50 a.m.

Group A, Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland vs. Azerbaijan ESPN+, 11:50 a.m.

Group A, Stadion Rajko Miti, Belgrade, Serbia
Serbia vs. Luxembourg ESPN+, 11:50 a.m.

Group G, Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia
Latvia vs. Norway ESPN+, 11:50 a.m.

Group G, Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Gibraltar vs. Turkey ESPN3, 2:35 p.m.

Group D, NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukraine vs. France ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Group F, Trsvllur, Torshavn, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands vs. Denmark ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Group F, Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel
Israel vs. Austria ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Group F, Hampden Park, Glascow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland vs. Moldova ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Group G, Philips Stadium, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Netherlands vs. Montenegro ESPN+, 2:35 p.m.

Group H, Nrodn futbalov tadin, Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovakia vs. Croatia ESPN+, 2:35 p.m

Soccer
International Friendly, Debreceni Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary
Qatar vs. Portugal TUDN, 2:30 p.m.

Ftbol Central TUDN, 2 p.m.
Misin Europa TUDN, 5 p.m

MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Austin FC TSN1/KNVA, 7 p.m.
Orlando City SC vs. Columbus Crew WRBW/Bally Sports Ohio, 7:30 p.m.
FC Cincinnati vs. Inter Miami WSTR/WFOR/WTVX/WAMI, 8 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas UniMs/TUDN/Twitter, 8 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids UniMs/TUDN/Twitter, 10 p.m.

Ftbol Central TUDN, 7 p.m.