>Man U sell Ronaldo to Real Madrid for $130 million --
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>http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/06/11/ronaldo.real.madrid.manchester/index.html
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>Yes, I know he's a terrific football (soccer) player. As well as a diver ;-)
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>Mike, those soccer deals seldom wind up being for the same amount of money advertised. Sort of like the Beckham deal to the LA Galaxy, which was far less than what was advertised.
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>It's sort of like the Kaká deal with Real Madrid for 60 million....the actual value is far less.
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>(Come to think of it, the LA Dodgers paid 20-some million for a different kind of kaka, and he wound up getting suspended) <s>


I think the deals between European clubs are real money Kevin. the LA Galaxy deal was not real football.