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Ronaldo: Manchester United 'betrayed' me

Cristiano Ronaldo revealed in a wide-ranging interview Sunday that he felt “betrayed” by Manchester United’s attempts to offload him in the summer transfer window.

Ronaldo also took aim at United manager Erik ten Hag, saying he has no respect for the Dutchman.

When asked if he felt the Red Devils had tried to force him out, Ronaldo told British broadcaster Piers Morgan, “Yes, not only the coach, but another two or three guys (at the senior executive level).”

Ronaldo added: “I felt betrayed. … I felt that some people don’t want me here, not only this year but last year, too.”

United said in a statement Monday they will consider their response “after the full facts have been established” and that their “focus remains on preparing for the second half of the season and continuing the momentum, belief, and togetherness being built among the players, manager, staff, and fans.”

Ten Hag said repeatedly during the summer that Ronaldo wasn’t for sale and was a part of his plans for the 2022-23 season. Since then, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has made just four Premier League starts, featuring almost exclusively in the lower-tier Europa League.

When Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute during United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in October, Ten Hag dropped him from the squad entirely. The coach reinstated him shortly thereafter.

“I don’t have respect for him because he doesn’t show respect for me,” Ronaldo said of Ten Hag. “If you don’t have respect for me, I’m never gonna have respect for you.”

The Portuguese star made similarly dismissive comments of Ralf Rangnick, who took interim charge of United in November 2021 before making way for Ten Hag. Rangnick had spent the majority of the previous decade in a director’s role at Red Bull and RB Leipzig.

“If you’re not even a coach, how are you going to be the boss of Manchester United? I’d never even heard of him,” Ronaldo told Morgan in The Sun newspaper.

The 37-year-old said he only returned to United because Sir Alex Ferguson had talked him out of a move to Manchester City in August 2021.

But the Euro 2016 winner couldn’t believe how little had changed at the club since he made his first debut at Old Trafford in 2003.

“Since Sir Alex Ferguson left, I saw no evolution in the club. The progress was zero. Nothing changed,” Ronaldo said. “Not the pool, the jacuzzi, even the gym, even some points of technology, the kitchen, the chefs, which are lovely persons. They stopped in time, which surprised me a lot.”

Soccer

Report: Ten Hag fed up, wants to sell disgruntled Ronaldo

If manager Erik ten Hag has it his way, Cristiano Ronaldo won’t play another minute for Manchester United.

Ronaldo’s controversial tirade in an interview this week was the last straw, as Ten Hag informed Manchester United officials that he’s prepared to part with the 37-year-old, whom he feels has gone too far, reports ESPN’s Rob Dawson.

Ten Hag met with co-chairman Joel Glazer, chief executive Richard Arnold, and football director John Murtough on Monday to discuss Manchester United’s course of action after Ronaldo said he felt “betrayed” by the club.

The manager is ready to cut ties whether United sign a replacement in January or not, Dawson reports.

The Portuguese superstar accused the United chiefs of plotting to sell him last summer and said he doesn’t respect Ten Hag. Ronaldo also believes the club’s owners “don’t care” about the club.

Manchester United said in a statement that they are considering their response, and Dawson reports they are seeking legal advice.

Players are also upset at the timing of the explosive interview, as it was aired shortly after United’s dramatic win over Fulham on Sunday, Dawson adds.

A video of Ronaldo and United teammate Bruno Fernandes went viral Monday after the midfielder seemed to dismissively greet the forward at Portugal’s training base ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Earlier this season, Ten Hag dropped Ronaldo against Chelsea after the veteran refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur in October.

Soccer

Report: Manchester United irate after Ronaldo's explosive interview

Predictably, Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent comments haven’t gone over well at Manchester United.

Red Devils officials were irate after the 37-year-old went public Sunday to air his grievances about the club and manager Erik ten Hag, according to ESPN’s Rob Dawson.

Manchester United addressed the controversial interview Monday, saying that they’re still considering their response.

“Manchester United notes the media coverage regarding an interview by Cristiano Ronaldo,” read a short statement.

“The club will consider its response after the full facts have been established.

“Our focus remains on preparing for the second half of the season and continuing the momentum, belief, and togetherness being built among the players, manager, staff, and fans.”

The timing of the interview was especially bothersome for the team, considering that his remarks were released hours after Manchester United scored deep into stoppage time Sunday to beat Fulham.

It was Ronaldo’s claim that he was being forced out of Old Trafford last summer that club officials heavily disputed. They contest that it was Ronaldo and his camp who were actively seeking a transfer away from United, sources told Dawson.

Manchester United and Ten Hag repeatedly said throughout the summer that Ronaldo, whose contract expires next summer, would be part of plans for the 2022-23 season.

Additionally, Ronaldo’s comments about the club’s training facility were also contested after he claimed that hardly anything had been updated in the years since his first stint at the club ended in 2009.

However, Dawson reports that the pool, canteen, and recovery areas have all been renovated. And the club has also spent over £200,000 to construct an analysis and meeting room for Ten Hag.

Last month, Ronaldo was dropped from the squad after refusing to come on as a substitute against Tottenham. He was forced to train alone and miss a Premier League game against Chelsea before being reinstated.

It’s understood that some United officials have perceived Ronaldo’s scathing comments as a way for him to potentially engineer a transfer away when the January transfer window opens.

NFL

Belichick calls for challenges under 2 minutes

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots’ Bill Belichick, the league’s longest-tenured head coach, repeated his stance Monday that coaches should be allowed to challenge plays under two minutes.

Belichick did so after being asked about a key play in the Minnesota Vikings’ thrilling 33-30 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills, in which Buffalo receiver Gabe Davis’ 20-yard catch with 17 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter wasn’t reviewed by officials.

NFL senior vice president of officiating Walt Anderson later said the play — which was critical in setting up a tying field goal to send the game into overtime — should have been reviewed and ruled incomplete.

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The NFL doesn’t allow coaches to challenge plays in the final two minutes before halftime or the end of regulation, in part so they aren’t allowed to manipulate challenges strategically to stop the clock.

“Provided the team has a challenge, they should have the opportunity to challenge really any play. I’m on record on that,” Belichick said in his Monday videoconference.

In a Monday interview on sports radio WEEI, Belichick added: “There have been other examples of that, plays that have occurred in situations where teams couldn’t challenge because the rules prohibited [it].

“I get forward progress, and things like that, that you can’t challenge. I’m not talking about that. I’m saying not having the ability to challenge a play that could impact the outcome of the game — even calls like holding and pass interference and things like that — I don’t see why those plays can’t be reviewed [by a coach’s challenge].”

Belichick is in his 48th season coaching in the NFL, his 28th as a head coach, making him one of the more influential voices on league matters.

First-year Minnesota head coach Kevin O’Connell, who was drafted by Belichick in 2008 as a quarterback, said of Davis’ reception Sunday: “It was right in front of me. I didn’t think that was a catch. In that mode, that needs to be something that either is from up top [in the press box with the replay official], or possibly New York [at the replay center]. We didn’t get any clarification on that. I did ask.”

As for Belichick, whose team was off over the weekend, he often prefers to keep his comments on NFL rules private among coaches at the league’s annual meeting.

After sharing his thoughts on the Davis play Monday, he added: “The rules are the rules. The competition committee and the league votes on those rules. Whatever they are, that’s what they are.”

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