Robinho Moving Into a Different League with Real Globetrotters

The ScotsmanJuly 23, 2005

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RONALDO visited a Buddhist temple in China on Thursday, and offered up a few prayers. It is not known whether he is planning to succeed Roberto Baggio as football's most high-profile Buddhist, but at times like these it probably pays to cover all bases, deity- wise.

For just as the Real Madrid fans are beginning to tire of one exuberant Brazilian striker, the club are obligingly hoping to sign another. The protracted saga of Robinho's transfer from Santos for around GBP 17million might stifle the grumbles from the Brazilian club. Remarkably it seems that the player himself gave up his rights to a GBP 12million share of a buy-out clause in order to expedite the transfer. Although you imagine that Robinho probably won't be strapped for cash when he arrives at the Bernabeu.

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Robinho Moving Into a Different League with Real Globetrotters

It would be so refreshing just once, when a top club signs a new star, for the incumbent in the newcomer's position to say something along the lines of "Oh crap, that's all I need, I'm already sweating my guts out in pre- s...

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