A Sad Realization in Bordeaux; Ronny's Life is Sad

While the lazy la liga players are vacationing, most of the footy clubs are back to business, including Bordeaux.  The Ligue 1 team started training last week and it was very difficult not to see number 29 in the photo mix.  He is firmly ensconced in his current team, Arsenal (who are training in Austria ahead of their match tomorrow).
The sadness arises from the realization that there will definitely not be any Chamcuff photos to publish this year on my blog.  I was hopeful that Arsene Wenger would see the light and purchase Yoann from Bordeaux.  I'm sure Yoann would be more than happy to vacate the former Ligue 1 champions, as his favorite manager, Laurent Blanc, has vamoosed to the French National Team position. 
Just recently, Marouane Chamakh (the Cham part of Chamcuff) said he would be delighted if 'Cuff joined his new team.  But all of that hinged on the sale of Cesc Fabregas to the current La Liga champions, Barcelona (his native land and former academy trainers).  Cesc seems to be staying put, unless a last-minute Hail Mary on Barca's part will convince Wenger to release his recent World Cup champion from the squad.  I would put those chances at a negative 100.
But to placate the female fans on here, fear not...I have photos of 'Cuff to brighten my blog, put a kick in my step, and give me hope that the season will bring many more like them!

Playing a friendly

Oh Chammy...'Cuff will miss you

In training with Bordeaux

Yes, Yoann, your abs are lovely

A Sad Commentary:
The recent revelation that rocked the footy world in which one Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that "with great excitement and emotion" he had become a father, has taken a sad turn for sure.  His cryptic announcement via Facebook and Twitter (how tacky) stated that the mother wanted to be anonymous (no doubt paid a large pile of euros to do so), and that there would be no further comment on the issue.  His naivete knows no bounds.  Releasing that non-informational tidbit is liking dangling fresh meat in front of an emaciated lion.  The result is that he has been hounded on his vacation in New York (with lingerie model in tow...no doubt to increase her workload), and then the paparazzi followed him to Vilamoura, Portugal in the Algarve to hopefully get a glimpse and the million-dollar shot of his new son, named...are you ready?  Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.
I don't have to tell you that Cristiano has been accused many times in the past of being egocentric, arrogant, and selfish.  Many men name their children after themselves, so I can't blame him for that one, but his recent antics with the press warrant a comment from me.
He lives in a world full of publicity.  His meteoric rise to the top at United (and subsequent fall from it in Madrid) made him a household footy name.  His good looks (questionable to some) made him an obvious choice for Nike, Armani, and others to showcase their products on a hot body.
His family have benefitted from his golden foot so much so that they are apparently in forgetfulness mode about their roots.  His mother recently stated (according to a Portuguese rag mag) that the child doesn't look like his birth mother, but rather has the genes of Cristiano and HER!!
The Aveiros are a case study in rags to riches.  Although Cristiano has admitted the poverty level of his upbringing (which has endeared many to him), his mother has obviously forgotten that she used to scrub toilets for a living.  She also told this magazine that Cristiano had given the birth mother 15 million dollars so that when "Cristianinho grows up he won't know his mother was poor."  *mouth agape*
I suppose the Aveiros will tell the little one that they are attorneys, doctors, and financial analysts and quit those jobs to be people of leisure on Cristiano's dime.
Their latest gaffe, in my opinion, has been bristling at the amount of attention heaped on their Vilamoura hideaway (which is in plain sight) since the "private" announcement on the world's two largest networking sites that Cristiano had become a father (although he had no discernible relationship with the one-night-stand-mother).  This is the part I have a real problem with.  They have forgotten that if it weren't for the media's interest in one Cristiano Ronaldo and his football abilities, that they would still be scrubbing toilets and making coffee at the local coffee shop, rather than wearing Prada, Armani, and toting the latest color of Birkin bag.
They are quite comfortable in being seen by the press when it suits their liking; opening a new CR7 store, Cristiano accepting awards (which he hasn't done since he played for United), blabbing to the press about anything and everything to do with Cristiano, etc.  If Cristiano speaks to the press they all make a point to come out of the house so as to be photographed although they "don't like the intrusive nature of the press."
Cristiano's latest tirade at the press while peeking over the gate of his "hideaway," went something like this:
"I am very happy to be a father but your presence here makes me sad.  You are upsetting the children who are here.  I can't be comfortable with you here and you are making the children uncomfortable."  The same children, mind you, that they parade in front of the press at every chance.
I will leave you with a pic of Cristiano enjoying his new fatherhood while in Vilamoura.  You will see that his maturity is matched by his bad attire while he gives the press two thumbs up at his new fatherhood!  I'm sure little Cristianinho will be so proud when he sees this photo!   

Nice...I'm sure Nike are proud

None of his friends were invited this year so CR had to take his own photo...