UEFA to look into threats to Ronaldo

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GeoManc

Discussion Starter · Mar 22, 2007

UEFA have promised to investigate comments from Belgium players threatening to harm Manchester United's Portuguese winger Ronaldo.
Portugal's FA president Gilberto Madail has asked them to look into comments from Belgian keeper Stijn Stijnen, who plays for FC Bruges.

Stijnen said ahead of Saturday's European Championship qualifier in Lisbon: "After two minutes we will have massacred Ronaldo so much that he will have to leave the pitch on a stretcher."

When asked later to explain his comments, the keeper added: "If we try to play like Portugal then we will lose. We are the visiting team and have to be aggressive."

The threats follow a weekend of controversy for Ronaldo, who was subject to 'cheat' jibs from the Middlesbrough bench at Old Trafford after he won and scored a penalty that took United into the FA Cup semi-final.

Meanwhile, UEFA's control and disciplinary body were meeting today to discuss possible violation of safety at Lille's Champions League match against Manchester United.

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red_dec7

· #2 · Mar 23, 2007

well sayin that if we didnt need him as much as we do id say let it happen i still cant forgive him after the world cup

united4ever

· #3 · Mar 23, 2007

UEFA sould punish the guy for making such terrible comments, just cos a player is so good doesn't mean you should injure him !!! It's totally out of order !!!

Bartmu

· #4 · Mar 24, 2007

what a crap, they're just afraid of him

ad12

· #5 · Mar 24, 2007

Threats should never be expressed in the media. Its a shambles and I hope he gets heavily fined

ad12

· #6 · Mar 24, 2007

Also must have worked well he scored 2 goals and they werent in the 1st and 2nd minute

mightymanc10

· #7 · Mar 25, 2007

absolute disgrace, no player should be injured on purpose. ronaldo is brill and the belgians are just afraid of facing him.

MartyBradley

· #8 · Mar 26, 2007

red_dec7 said:
well sayin that if we didnt need him as much as we do id say let it happen i still cant forgive him after the world cup

Forgive him for what? FFS grow up, he didnt do anything to get Wayne Rooney 2 get sent off. Why do the English not take the fact they are not good enough? You's are using Rooney as an excuse for getting put out of the world cup when it was the players not playing well made you's lose the match. England have great players but they are all too greedy they cant play for each other.

red_dec7

· #9 · Mar 26, 2007

i agree with we av gd players but he didnt have 2 get ivoled did he g8 player but dnt like him

Fletch

· #10 · Mar 26, 2007

Hey Red Dec7, get a life and stop looking for a scapegoat for Englands dismal performances at the world cup - stop reading and believing the rag you english call a newspaper, namely the sun. Do you honestly believe a wink got rooney sent off? Truth is he stamped on someones nuts through frustration of the team playng so shite - anyone with half a brain knows that, incuding Rooney himself!!

redmaster

· #11 · Mar 26, 2007

Keep it friendly please you guys, thanks

MartyBradley

· #12 · Mar 27, 2007

Fletch said:
Hey Red Dec7, get a life and stop looking for a scapegoat for Englands dismal performances at the world cup - stop reading and believing the rag you english call a newspaper, namely the sun. Do you honestly believe a wink got rooney sent off? Truth is he stamped on someones nuts through frustration of the team playng so shite - anyone with half a brain knows that, incuding Rooney himself!!

Excatly my point. The English news papers are always lookin for a scape goat for why the didnt win the world cup, Rooney this time 98 it was Beckham.. who's next?

Why cant they just take it they wont win the world cup with them players playing every game. Steve McClaren/Sven Goran E where/is afraid to drop the likes of Lampard and Gerrard even thou they are terrible together.

Englands best time imo would be:

Foster
G.Neville | Ferdinand | Terry | Bridge
Lennon/Beckham | Hargreaves | Gerrard | Dyer
Rooney | Owen/Johnson

I think they would get a lot more success with that kinda of team, beacuse Lampard is the biggest over rated English player i've ever seen.

Fletch

· #13 · Mar 28, 2007

Redmaster, point taken about keeping it friendly. No offence meant to Red Dec7.

Nirk

· #14 · Jul 11, 2007

disgrace

mulletsneverdie

· #15 · Jul 11, 2007

jealousy plain and simple

danfelixbuffy

· #16 · Jul 11, 2007

MartyBradley said:
Forgive him for what? FFS grow up, he didnt do anything to get Wayne Rooney 2 get sent off. Why do the English not take the fact they are not good enough? You's are using Rooney as an excuse for getting put out of the world cup when it was the players not playing well made you's lose the match. England have great players but they are all too greedy they cant play for each other.

i was just about to write exactly the same thing england just werent good enough on the day. and im english

danfelixbuffy

· #17 · Jul 11, 2007

MartyBradley said:
Excatly my point. The English news papers are always lookin for a scape goat for why the didnt win the world cup, Rooney this time 98 it was Beckham.. who's next?

Why cant they just take it they wont win the world cup with them players playing every game. Steve McClaren/Sven Goran E where/is afraid to drop the likes of Lampard and Gerrard even thou they are terrible together.

Englands best time imo would be:

Foster
G.Neville | Ferdinand | Terry | Bridge
Lennon/Beckham | Hargreaves | Gerrard | Dyer
Rooney | Owen/Johnson

I think they would get a lot more success with that kinda of team, beacuse Lampard is the biggest over rated English player i've ever seen.

exactly, lampard is good for chelsea but not for england. yours and my team have much better balance

rooney owen

j.cole hargreaves gerrard beckham

a.cole terry ferdinand g.neville

foster

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