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The Last Dance: Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo returns home … to write a new chapter in Manchester United’s history!
I don’t know where to start. So, let’s rewind 12 months back.
The Corona Virus Pandemic. Lockdowns. Football. Empty Stadiums. Cash Stripped Football Clubs. VAR. Super League. Lionel Messi finally leaving Barcelona. Lionel Messi embracing Sergio Ramos. Chaos would be an understatement to explain the last 12 months.
Or let’s rewind 12 years back, and zoom in on one particular city, Manchester.
Manchester United wins their 3rd European Cup. The Abu Dhabi Group buys the other lesser-known team from Manchester, a team that had recently lost 8–1 to Middlesborough.
The following 12 years would see the unthinkable power shift, with the blue half eventually becoming the best team in Manchester.
The same 12 years would also see another story go parallel. A story of a certain player from Manchester United who would write his own story in football outside Manchester United.
And the last 12 hours — congruous with the chaos of the last 12 months — would see the two stories come full circle.
This is the story of Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United. This is the story of one last dance.
