Ronaldo Not Taking Any More Money From Fergie

Cristiano Ronaldo knows to quit while he’s ahead, especially when winning means taking money from Alex Ferguson. The winger won two consecutive £400 wagers with his boss by meeting goal targets of 15* in 2005/6 and then 20 in 2006/7, both of which are outrageous totals for a winger. But Ronaldo balked when Fergie upped the target to 35 for the coming campaign.

“I won’t be having a bet with Ronaldo this season because he has refused my offer,” laughed Ferguson. “I told him that I would be asking for 35 goals from him this year, but he said no, so there will be no betting this season.”

Seems there’s no way a man like Fergie was prepared to lose three wagers in a row. If he’d set a reasonable target like 25, there’s half a chance Ronaldo could have made it.

But obviously it’s all in good humour, and £400 is nothing money to this pair. The bets always reminded me of the two old men in “Trading Places” where they ruin Dan Aykroyd’s life over a $1 wager. Only instead of Dan Aykroyd it was Premiership defenders who suffered.

*seems he didn’t make this target, and scored only 12 goals in 2005/6

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