Wednesday 15 January 2014

In praise of Ronaldo

My newest article over on opinionfootball.com.

'The tears following his selection as planet Earth’s finest were genuine, reflecting a raging and ongoing pursuit of perfection, of ‘making the magical mundane'. In a season when Ronaldo’s employers usurped his record price tag by acquiring Gareth Bale – Cardiff’s own proud version of the athletic and outrageously gifted 21st century attacker – their Portuguese aristocrat has reinforced his place at the head of an obscenely opulent table.'

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