Real Madrid’s president, Florentino Pérez, said we had heard it all before but we had not, not quite like this. Sergio Ramos had not even collected the European Cup, their third in a row, when Cristiano Ronaldo referred to it in the past – to all of it. “It was nice to be at Madrid,” he said, standing pitchside at the Olympic Stadium, Kiev. Was? “In a few days I will give a response to the fans, because they have always been at my side.” And so a historic moment shifted. The night had yet another narrative.
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Written by Sid Lowe
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/28/cristiano-ronaldo-future-real-madrid-champions-league-final under the title “Real Madrid’s glory interrupted by internal politics with a twist | Sid Lowe”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.