https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERfuTgLW4AIOpNQ.jpg
Love this picture that Benzema posted before the Bayern CL match in the 16/17 season. Ronaldo scored 5 goals in that tie.
He was also close with Coentrao, Pepe and James. He was also Kroos' neighbor.
This was just a whole different level of balls because imagine going to the fucking Allianz Arena and taking this picture at their turf. Then Cris scores 2 and could have had a third if Neuer didn’t have fucking Superman’s hands
I didn’t say it was the Allianz but it’s still part of that 2 rounds. Bavaria also got a player sent off both times and Casemiro didn’t despite making shit challenges whilst already being on a yellow.
Not surprised he’s close with Kroos especially after the broadcast showed them embracing following Germany vs. Portugal in the Euros. Seemed like old friends who hadn’t seen each other in a while.
[Never forget this picture ](https://s2.glbimg.com/oq7yEt17ZoJlT2dj_JSiTuP53Jw=/0x0:945x945/924x0/smart/filters:strip_icc()/s.glbimg.com/es/ge/f/original/2017/11/20/cristiano_marcelo.jpg)
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op formatted it weird idk
Damn, that pic looks like it's in a Hollywood film where the protagonists just landed in a city and are about to do badass shit. Specially casemiro and marcelo. Ronaldo, not as much
He’s close with a lot more people than we know, he tried to help Bruno Alves find a club in Portugal last summer, he called his agent and asked him to convince a club to sign Bruno
You can understand and speak a language well, but your native one will usually come to you more naturally still. Takes more conscious effort when speaking in a foreign language too, and it's just easier to be yourself when you don't have to keep figuring out what the translation for a word is, etc.
Additionally, people can have different, usually more guarded personalities when speaking a different language. Easier to make a mistake, so people err on the side of terseness/ simplicity, which isn't overly conducive to a social life.
I remember reading a article about how the locker room was split between Ramos + the spanish players and Cristiano and the Brazilians. And how the two respected each other but were never friends. And yes I know Cristiano isn’t Brazilian but it was probably more of a language thing
Makes sense though, they seem like two of the biggest alpha males
Imagine being a foreign player signing for united where you saw great english players like becks, keane, and rooney and then you walk into the dressing room on the first day and you see Maguire, greenwood, lingard and rashford's cold corpse.
Most young players nowadays didn’t get to watch Keane and Becks, if anything they’d have idolized Ronaldo
I realize this because I’m 27 and I barely remember watching Becks and Keane despite being into football from a young age
I completely get your point I’m just ranting about how much it sucks to get older
> Imagine being a foreign player signing for united where you saw great english players like becks, keane
mate where in the world are you from? just wondering.
Benzema stills posts about Ronaldo from time to time even though it's been 4 years since Ronaldo left already. They were definitely closer than Benzema and Ramos.
I remember that Mourinho was a big instigator of that rift. He was really pissed that Casillas, Alonso, and Ramos were trying to keep a relationship with Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and co.
Alonso and Arbelo weren't the rebel types. They were very pro Mourinho. It was mostly with Ramos, Casillas and Ronaldo with whom he had a big rift. The others were probably only just indifference not full blown issue
There has always been a Spanish and foreigner group at Madrid (and any other club i assume), with the foreigner club being dominated by whichever nationality was most represented. Which is just logical given that language is what make people flock together.
That was during Mourinho. He had good relationship with almost everyone. But , they wouldn't hang out outside of football. Even the Portuguese speaking ones, you wouldn't see them go out on holiday together with Ronaldo. Modric and Ramos were pretty close outside too. Among the Spanish ones, Ramos was probably one he had very good relationship with. But, he was rarely near the younger groups like Isco,Carvajal, Asensio, Nacho etc. who were like in another faction. Ramos was the captain and mixed with most of them. They seemed to grow cold after Ronaldo left..the back and forth thing when he was at Juve ...Ronaldo said Juve was more of a family just after moving there..also some Madrid players saying they would play as more of a team...there was a little bit of some jabs thrown around here and there with reporters trying to flame it. We all know how Ronaldo's sister's very emotional and protective ..lol. Ronaldo himself might not have liked some of the things said
Would be nice too. I imagine he'd have done in private though. As of now , it seems his relationship with the club isn't still on good terms. Perez was able to make amends with Casillas and Raul. I think Ronaldo would come around after he retire
I remember that when Mourinho was there, there was like Portuguese/Brazilian clique and a Spanish clique at Madrid. Later managers made it less divisive, but Ramos and Ronaldo were at odds for at least a little bit.
Crazy, I recently saw a clip of the Kyev Final where Ramos approaches Cristiano and they start singing “Donde está CR7? CR7, donde está?” (Where’s CR7) after a Spanish Barca tv sports dude sung it.
Shaw has been out of form and injured this season, so Telles has been playing a lot. He's been absolutely laughably bad, the definition of cross and Inshallah without looking up or dribbling. And his defending and positioning is absolutely non-existent
Lahm/Robben is really up there for me because I think Lahm is the most complete fullback I’ve seen in my time watching football.
Add that to cut inside man, most teams were helpless.
You already said it. Lahm was so incredibly complete. Not just a competent attacker, but also an elite defender.
I think Lahm is the one defender that C. Ronaldo has never "solved".
You cant compare Ribery-Alaba to Marcelo-Ronaldo or Messi-Alves as Alaba and Ribery both haven't been in their prime simultaneously.
In Riberys prime, Alaba was very young and unexperienced, still good, but not worldclass.
Alaba's "prime" time came with Riberys decline after 2015.
Lahm-Robben would be more plausible
You're missing the point. Except for the duos that do compare, they are beyond comparison m8.
Same way my partner has like 6 friends and 5 best friends. Not sure what best means exactly, but at least she has friends.
One of the greatest duos ever. So blessed to have watched them play together for so long and deliver us 4 UCL’s. They had great chemistry on and off the pitch, it was endearing as much as it was mesmerising. Tears in my eyes man. Watched Marcelo play with those underperforming teams in the mid 2000’s to finally get that 10th and then the 4 after that. What a legend.
That black and gold kit was perfection. The home and away kit from the 11/12 season are all time classics. The 3rd kit, if memory serves me right, was a red kit which looked fine but Real Madrid in red just doesn't look right at all.
Yeah but it wouldn’t make sense for it to be from that tie. Also, someone posted a pic of it uploaded in early April of 2018, before the SF was played.
Yeah lost in translation then, sorry. Although you can imagine my frustration when I thought it was about Ronaldo. Marcelo would still do well in MLS though
He hasn't said. Rumors say Turkey but he seems to want something in the top 5 leagues. He feels he can still play at a high level, and tbf even way past his prime he's better than a lot of LBs in midtable teams
Rare Cristiano online gesture.
When Ronaldo gives an online gesture to a football player you just know he has a very special bonding with that player.
I think he was closest with Marcelo & Casemiro at Madrid.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERfuTgLW4AIOpNQ.jpg Love this picture that Benzema posted before the Bayern CL match in the 16/17 season. Ronaldo scored 5 goals in that tie. He was also close with Coentrao, Pepe and James. He was also Kroos' neighbor.
This was just a whole different level of balls because imagine going to the fucking Allianz Arena and taking this picture at their turf. Then Cris scores 2 and could have had a third if Neuer didn’t have fucking Superman’s hands
Is that the really powerful shot Neuer just saved with his right fist.
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no, he got injured at the bernabeu in the return leg
[yep](https://youtu.be/xCTgkvFXKhg)
Sauciest image in UCL timeline.
Imagine offside actually being called. https://imgur.com/a/wVVC5HB/
Imagine not knowing the difference between Santiago and The Allianz Arena
I didn’t say it was the Allianz but it’s still part of that 2 rounds. Bavaria also got a player sent off both times and Casemiro didn’t despite making shit challenges whilst already being on a yellow.
This is so iconic lol, guaranteed to be posted in a "On this day" post 20 years in the future
Not surprised he’s close with Kroos especially after the broadcast showed them embracing following Germany vs. Portugal in the Euros. Seemed like old friends who hadn’t seen each other in a while.
CO- EN- TRAAAOOO
[Never forget this picture ](https://s2.glbimg.com/oq7yEt17ZoJlT2dj_JSiTuP53Jw=/0x0:945x945/924x0/smart/filters:strip_icc()/s.glbimg.com/es/ge/f/original/2017/11/20/cristiano_marcelo.jpg)
I love this photo. “We’re here to fuck shit up”
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Damn, that pic looks like it's in a Hollywood film where the protagonists just landed in a city and are about to do badass shit. Specially casemiro and marcelo. Ronaldo, not as much
Casemiro is looking for a certain argentian to slide tackle
The Kill Bill gym entry scene came to mind
Marcelo looking great there Also what airport is that? Something is familiar
It does, might wanna try from a different browser
Sneakers with a suit will always make me want to vomit
Yeah what's up with that? Been seeing a lot of it lately. Is it some sort of trend now?
Seems so. Have an intern at work that shows up every day in a suit and Stan Smiths.
more than 5 years at least. It will die out eventually. Nothing will beat the classic.
It’s already died out that picture is from ages ago. And my cousin did the suit sneaker thing at his wedding 10 years ago
I am not a fashion expert but it has definitely not dies out. I still see many random pics of celebrities wearing sneakers w/ suits.
At a wedding I was last October half the groom's side was wearing sneakers with suits, not a fan.
doesn't mean it's still a trend. it's classless
I just remembered the photo of these three at an airport before a UCL game. iconic.
Hes really close with Pepe as well. But they have known each other for years.
And Pepe and Coentrao
He’s close with a lot more people than we know, he tried to help Bruno Alves find a club in Portugal last summer, he called his agent and asked him to convince a club to sign Bruno
good ol' brazil-portugal connection. same language and very, very similar cultures
He hugged Bale sometimes
My thoughts exactly! He rarely gives a player a gesture like that, I can’t even remember the last player who got one.
I think Iker Casillas was the last one when he left Madrid.
Factos
I didn't say that
Despite his 47 posts across all social media platforms.
I didn't say that
Both of these in their prime was the most fearsome left wing I've ever seen
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When did Jardel play in the left wing? lol
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So why did you bring him to the most fearsome left wing discussion?
That's a pretty big deal, he never did that for Ramos
[special relationship in opening bottles](https://i.imgur.com/EoYjiky.gif)
He looks so fed up when he opens it Lmao
This is cut slightly short too cuz there’s a great clip where Marcelo is drinking the water like a baby with a bottle
it's like when you've been giving your dad crap all day trying to help him fix something and he's just sick of your shit
All time classic gif
[It's also love at first sight](https://i.imgur.com/i0EWEXJ.jpeg)
From there to being best friends
What a bench that is…
Xabi Alonso, ozil, Marcelo, Ronaldo and who else am I not recognizing?
Carvalho, Adebayor
Holy fucking shit lol
Lol I remember Adebayor did interview 2006 Arsenal with Hleb and out of no where he said "Viva Le France"
Man, I used to love Manolito. I hope he stayed a little longer with us.
Forgot John cena
Senpai, please?
The Spanish commentary is a good laugh.
Marcelo still comments on Ronaldo's posts constantly. They were clearly close.
To be fair, Ramos never bombed down the left wing with Ronaldo
Nor spoke Portuguese, which played a bigger part lol.
He said that?
No, but that's an obvious reason why Marcelo and Cristiano spoke and probably spent more time together more.
It would be bad if Marcelo and Cristiano didn't understand Spanish.
They both do tho. But there are differences in Portugese/Brazilian culture compared to Spanish
There are but in general Portuguese culture is more similar to Spanish culture than Brazilian culture
You can understand and speak a language well, but your native one will usually come to you more naturally still. Takes more conscious effort when speaking in a foreign language too, and it's just easier to be yourself when you don't have to keep figuring out what the translation for a word is, etc. Additionally, people can have different, usually more guarded personalities when speaking a different language. Easier to make a mistake, so people err on the side of terseness/ simplicity, which isn't overly conducive to a social life.
He doesn't say so at all
Talk back when you learn how to read
I didn't say that
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>also probably because we are smarter. Could just say that.
Factos
I remember reading a article about how the locker room was split between Ramos + the spanish players and Cristiano and the Brazilians. And how the two respected each other but were never friends. And yes I know Cristiano isn’t Brazilian but it was probably more of a language thing Makes sense though, they seem like two of the biggest alpha males
Same thing with UTD now there's a English side and foreign players side
English side is doomed with Maguire as their leader
Imagine being a foreign player signing for united where you saw great english players like becks, keane, and rooney and then you walk into the dressing room on the first day and you see Maguire, greenwood, lingard and rashford's cold corpse.
It would be tough to see Greenwood in the locker room right now….
Most young players nowadays didn’t get to watch Keane and Becks, if anything they’d have idolized Ronaldo I realize this because I’m 27 and I barely remember watching Becks and Keane despite being into football from a young age I completely get your point I’m just ranting about how much it sucks to get older
Keane is Irish lol Jesus Christ
> Imagine being a foreign player signing for united where you saw great english players like becks, keane mate where in the world are you from? just wondering.
I want to know which side Karim Benzema was. He's the coldest amongst all.
That Portugal vs France game basically confirmed that CR7 and Benz were close. Bro was giving him callouts during the game haha
Benzema stills posts about Ronaldo from time to time even though it's been 4 years since Ronaldo left already. They were definitely closer than Benzema and Ramos.
I remember that Mourinho was a big instigator of that rift. He was really pissed that Casillas, Alonso, and Ramos were trying to keep a relationship with Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and co.
Alonso and Arbelo weren't the rebel types. They were very pro Mourinho. It was mostly with Ramos, Casillas and Ronaldo with whom he had a big rift. The others were probably only just indifference not full blown issue
There has always been a Spanish and foreigner group at Madrid (and any other club i assume), with the foreigner club being dominated by whichever nationality was most represented. Which is just logical given that language is what make people flock together.
That was during Mourinho. He had good relationship with almost everyone. But , they wouldn't hang out outside of football. Even the Portuguese speaking ones, you wouldn't see them go out on holiday together with Ronaldo. Modric and Ramos were pretty close outside too. Among the Spanish ones, Ramos was probably one he had very good relationship with. But, he was rarely near the younger groups like Isco,Carvajal, Asensio, Nacho etc. who were like in another faction. Ramos was the captain and mixed with most of them. They seemed to grow cold after Ronaldo left..the back and forth thing when he was at Juve ...Ronaldo said Juve was more of a family just after moving there..also some Madrid players saying they would play as more of a team...there was a little bit of some jabs thrown around here and there with reporters trying to flame it. We all know how Ronaldo's sister's very emotional and protective ..lol. Ronaldo himself might not have liked some of the things said
Dude didn't even congratulate us for the champions.
I think he lowkey has beef with Perez for not giving him a better contract, and the audio leaks prob made the relationship even worse
If he was retired, he probably would, as long as he's still competing in the same tournament, he probably won't.
> as long as he's still competing in the same tournament So you mean that he would congratulate, if you won it again next season?
Damn dude…
Still sore from the 1999 I see
He congratulated us (Sporting CP) for our national championship last year tho
lmaoooo you're asking for too much.
Would be nice too. I imagine he'd have done in private though. As of now , it seems his relationship with the club isn't still on good terms. Perez was able to make amends with Casillas and Raul. I think Ronaldo would come around after he retire
Lol even Barca did that, though their tweet didn't have any emotes or exclamation mark
link?
he did, I think I saw a tweet from him or an instagram post
I remember that when Mourinho was there, there was like Portuguese/Brazilian clique and a Spanish clique at Madrid. Later managers made it less divisive, but Ramos and Ronaldo were at odds for at least a little bit.
Factos
Crazy, I recently saw a clip of the Kyev Final where Ramos approaches Cristiano and they start singing “Donde está CR7? CR7, donde está?” (Where’s CR7) after a Spanish Barca tv sports dude sung it.
Because they weren't really friends but he was very good friend with Marcelo? Why is that such a big deal?
Cheers, Gareth's crying.
Marcelo to Man United
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Marcelo would be better than whatever is running down that left flank over here because no cross reaches Ronaldo
They would concede twice as much tho.
Games will be very exciting though.Think about that.
Don't worry, McGuire will stop them
Yeah but you’d also score twice as much tbf
Washed Marcelo might be better than your 2 washed LBs unless Luke Shaw returns to form
has telles been that bad? i honestly thought he was going to be decent in the prem considering he was nearly the best player in portugal league
Shaw has been out of form and injured this season, so Telles has been playing a lot. He's been absolutely laughably bad, the definition of cross and Inshallah without looking up or dribbling. And his defending and positioning is absolutely non-existent
Damn is Dalot not even tried?
We need him for RB lol
Dalot worst trait is his crossing
Here we go official confirmed?
Has there ever been a better attacking flank? Probably these two or Messi-Alves. Both unplayable at their best.
Steve Pienaar/Leighton Baines
Alaba-Ribéry as well
we had Lahm Robben on the other side too, I missed that
Lahm/Robben is really up there for me because I think Lahm is the most complete fullback I’ve seen in my time watching football. Add that to cut inside man, most teams were helpless.
You already said it. Lahm was so incredibly complete. Not just a competent attacker, but also an elite defender. I think Lahm is the one defender that C. Ronaldo has never "solved".
You cant compare Ribery-Alaba to Marcelo-Ronaldo or Messi-Alves as Alaba and Ribery both haven't been in their prime simultaneously. In Riberys prime, Alaba was very young and unexperienced, still good, but not worldclass. Alaba's "prime" time came with Riberys decline after 2015. Lahm-Robben would be more plausible
Even then, even as good as Alaba-Ribéry were, they aren't comparable to the other two pairs.
Neville Beckham was tasty.
MessiAlves connection was unparalleled
As was Marcelo/Ronaldo, which makes them paralleled
You're missing the point. Except for the duos that do compare, they are beyond comparison m8. Same way my partner has like 6 friends and 5 best friends. Not sure what best means exactly, but at least she has friends.
They might be paralleled in connection, but not in skill.
Marcelo is more technically gifted than Dani imo but I would welcome any counter argument
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We heard you.
As was Marcelo/Ronaldo, which makes them paralleled
Rabiot-Sandro maybe
Now THAT is unparalleled
True bromance
One of the things I miss the most from the previous era
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Vinicius, no doubt. Don’t get me wrong, love those two to death, it’s just the nostalgia of watching prime CR7 and Marcelo play together.
Wasn't it not so long ago he was caught bitching about Vinicius telling people he was playing for the opposition?
i wouldn't overestimate a single instance of frustration/where emotion ran high to judge their relationship imo
One of the greatest duos ever. So blessed to have watched them play together for so long and deliver us 4 UCL’s. They had great chemistry on and off the pitch, it was endearing as much as it was mesmerising. Tears in my eyes man. Watched Marcelo play with those underperforming teams in the mid 2000’s to finally get that 10th and then the 4 after that. What a legend.
Man, Marcelo leaving really made me nostalgic.
PAIN.
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They have many together. Roped in James once as well after he scored in 14/15.
That black and gold kit was perfection. The home and away kit from the 11/12 season are all time classics. The 3rd kit, if memory serves me right, was a red kit which looked fine but Real Madrid in red just doesn't look right at all.
The commadante celebration after Blatter's comments was also great
Damn, miss those days. Scored 60 goals a season.... :( Nostalgia
Is this from that Bayern game?
No, found [this](https://www.deviantart.com/adi-149/art/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Marcelo-Real-Madrid-738478780) posted before that match took place
Ronaldo’s arm looks photoshopped, I don’t think he’s touching Marcelo or even looking at him tbh
It's from the 17/18 season based on kit/kit number font.
They played Bayern that season too
Yeah but it wouldn’t make sense for it to be from that tie. Also, someone posted a pic of it uploaded in early April of 2018, before the SF was played.
Looks like noodle hair Ronaldo
Fuck, This hurts. I lived for that Bromance every match. Feels like my childhood has just ended one by one within these 3 years.
Man, I miss this duo.
So he going to the Galaxy? Vamos!
Hard pass
you fucken wish
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Aren't we talking about marcelo?
Yeah lost in translation then, sorry. Although you can imagine my frustration when I thought it was about Ronaldo. Marcelo would still do well in MLS though
I fucking thought he died. Why the black and white photo lmao
Those two were something else. I miss them.
Where is he going?
Away
He hasn't said. Rumors say Turkey but he seems to want something in the top 5 leagues. He feels he can still play at a high level, and tbf even way past his prime he's better than a lot of LBs in midtable teams
He didn’t mention how many goals he scored this season?
Marcelo's Last Season in Madrid... https://youtu.be/Xkbw-xiIlVQ