Goodbye and Good Riddance to Christiano Ronaldo

In some bittersweet news today my beloved Manchester United has decided to grant Real Madrid permission to speak to and try to sign Christiano Ronaldo...for $130 million. That's not a typo. It is the most money ever paid for a player. In soccer, that's called a transfer fee. It gives Real the right to try and bargain with the player, it's not salary or anything else. Simply the right to negotiate. While Ronaldo is the reigning Ballon d'Or (World's Best Player Award) winner one would think it fitting. I don't know about that. I think he'll never be able to replicate his early numbers at Old Trafford and that he's only going to go down from here. I'm not taking away from him as a player, he's still probably in the top 5 in the world, but I think Manchester United can get a lot of good back for that money. More than if we simply invested it into Ronaldo. So goodbye Christiano, enjoy the life you think you want in Madrid, but even with you and Kaka your new team is still not as good as Barcelona. You've left a number one for a number two, the best team in the world to one not even in the top 5. Enjoy, and good riddance. I no longer have to watch you whine everytime someone knocks you down...although I will miss those brilliant and cheeky goals of yours.