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Real Madrid will have to pay Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo a fee of around £26m if they fail to sign him during the summer, according to the Spanish club’s vice-president Fernando Tapias.

The Madrid official was asked about the alleged pre-contract agreement for the FIFA World Player of the Year and if it stipulated that Madrid would have to pay €90m to sign Ronaldo or a €30m penalty clause if they did not.

“Yes.. but that is not our fault,” Tapias told Cadena COPE. “Ronaldo is a great player. I remember when I was last at the club and Figo was here telling people about him. He is one of the best players in the world.

“That he has a special character and that the price is exorbitant is also true. Maybe FIFA should put a €50m price cap on transfers.”

The pre-contract, allegedly agreed by former Real president Ramon Calderon, is believed to expire at the end of June, giving Madrid just over a fortnight to complete the deal.

United have repeatedly denied the existence of any such agreement.

Newly-elected president, Florentino Perez, confirmed the club’s interest in signing Ronaldo, when he said: “The best players in the world, the ones that have won the Fifa World Player of the Year award are Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo – they are the players Real Madrid fans demand.

“We have to will to complete the transfer of Kaka, we are not nervous and I hope in a few days we will happily announce the deal.

“I have said Ronaldo does interest us. We have to resolve this and the other big signings in this month of June.

“It seems in the case of Ronaldo he does have a get-out clause and it means if the player brings the money stipulated in the clause he can go.”

If Manchester United beat Hull on Sunday, they will end the season on 90 points, which, in the best league in the world, underlines that they are more than worthy champions.

Maybe they haven’t been at their scintillating best this year as they have been in the past, but you cannot question their position at the top of the table.

What happens next season will revolve around what happens with Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, though. If he leaves United and Liverpool make two or three key additions, the balance of power could shift away from Old Trafford.

If a player shows the kind of petulance that Ronaldo displayed against Manchester City last week, then more often than not Sir Alex Ferguson puts them on their bike.

Ferguson has never had a player of Ronaldo’s importance show petulance like that, but if he were to get rid of him, the odds on United winning the big prizes next season would lengthen dramatically.

Nobody steamrollers the lesser teams like Ronaldo. Wayne Rooney might regularly be better than Ronaldo in terms of his work rate and other qualities, but Ferguson will never find a player who hammers opponents like Ronaldo.

Ferguson will want to keep Ronaldo, not because he likes him, but because he is so important to United. When he got rid of David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy, they were both still great players, but you could argue that they had seen their best days at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo is still only 24, so this summer is not the right time to get rid of him. United have to keep him and put up with his idiosyncrasies because he is simply a sensational player.

It was always impossible for him to better last season’s performances, but he has still scored 25 goals this season. He has helped United overcome the lesser teams that Liverpool failed to beat.

The only person who could come close to replacing Ronaldo if United sold him would be Steven Gerrard, but Manchester United are not going to get Steven Gerrard, so that’s a non-starter.

Ronaldo is simply irreplaceable and that’s why Sir Alex will turn a blind eye to certain things and put up with his petulance.

People talk about the likes of Gianfranco Zola, Thierry Henry and Eric Cantona as the best players the Premier League has ever seen, but none of them compare to Ronaldo in terms of the impact they have made.

Ask any manager which player they would choose out of those four and they would all say Ronaldo. No matter how much you dislike him, you just cannot deny that he has everything and that’s why the Ronaldo factor is so important to United and all of their rivals this summer.

When I lifted the league championship trophy for Liverpool in 1990, it was my last game in football and I would never have believed it if somebody had told me then that, almost 20 years later, United would have gone from seven titles to go level on 18 with Liverpool.

It has now happened, but Liverpool are getting closer and next season could be the year for them and Rafael Benitez.

It’s clear that a rift has grown between Benitez and Ferguson, but the only person who wins those kind of rivalries is the guy who wins the trophies.

Alex has had his spats with everybody, from Arsene Wenger to Jose Mourinho, and now Benitez, but when he comes out on top, he isn’t interested in what has been said.

You cannot accuse Benitez of lacking humility towards Ferguson after the West Brom game yesterday because Ferguson has never had any humility towards opponents.

But Ferguson and United have won the title and that’s all that people will remember, not who said what.

Benitez probably needs to put an end to it and say nothing. If you lose, don’t keep going on about it. He should just get on with it now and look towards next season.

Lionel Messi was born in Rosario city on June 24, 1987. He started playing football at the age of five for Grandoli, a club coached by his father. Messi switched to Newell’s Old Boys in 1995. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. Every month Messi required treatment for the illness that cost over 500 Pounds. River Plate showed interest in Messi’s progress, but did not have enough money to pay for his treatment. FC Barcelona was made aware of Messi talent. After watching him play, Barcelona signed him and offer to pay for the medical bills if he was willing to move to Spain.

Messi is a player with exceptional quality. He is highly creative, and has the skills to take on defenders with ease. He is a versatile left-footed player who can play either in the middle or on either wing, or even as a centre forward. Messi makes up for the lack of height with his speed and agility. His sudden changes in pace make him a true problem for the defenders. In addition, his accurate powerful shot make him truly unique in free kick and corner situations. He has drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, and indeed Maradona himself named Messi his “successor”.

In club football, Messi made his debut against Espanyol on October 16, 2004, becoming the third-youngest player ever to play for FC Barcelona and youngest club player who played in La Liga at that that time (a record broken by team mate Bojan Krkic in September 2007). He scored his first senior goal against Albacete Balompié on May 1, 2005. Messi was 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old at that time, becoming the youngest player to ever score in a La Liga game for FC Barcelona until 2007 when Bojan Krkic broke this record.

Messi won the Under 20 World Cup in Holland with Argentina. He was crowned the leading goalscorer and voted best player in the tournament. Aged 18 years, he had become one of the hottest properties in the world game. Shortly after, he made his first full international appearance in a friendly against Hungary. In 2005, José Pekerman called Messi up to the senior Argentine national team. He made his debut on August 17, 2005 against Hungary. He was sent off in the 63rd minute, just 40 seconds after he came in as a substitute. The referee found Messi to have elbowed defender Vilmos Vanczák, who was tugging Messi’s shirt. He left the pitch disappointed and in tears.

Since then, Lionel Messi has developed into a more complete and mature player. There are still many years left in his career. Everyone is waiting for him to emulate Diego Maradona success by guiding Argentina to win the World Cup again.

Throughout time, the Holland national soccer team gave out some truly outstanding players, most of them surpassing the status of Holland soccer stars and becoming famous on an international level. Here is an overview of Holland’s all-time soccer stars that includes players such as Dennis Bergkamp, Johan Cruyff, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard or Marco Van Basten, players that have changed the way the game is played and marked their name in the international hall of fame. But enough blabber, let’s get down to business: 

Holland Soccer Stars – Johan Cruyff 

Cruyff is considered THE most important Dutch soccer player of all times and he gained legendary status wherever he played, be it for Ajax Amsterdam, FC Barcelona or even Feyenoord. Cruyff is also considered third in a list of the best all times soccer players, following Pele and Maradona closely (some even say he was over Maradona, as Maradona had feats of brilliance combined with poor games, whereas Cruyff kept a high standard for himself all throughout his career). He redefined modern soccer as we know it with his game style and vision on the pitch and many football specialists agree that Johan Cruyff was one of the smartest and most calculated players ever to feel the grass of a soccer stadium. 

Holland Soccer Stars – Ruud Gullit 

Gullit was one of the most important Holland soccer stars during the 80s and 90s and he was amongst the first to define the “complete midfielder”. That meant that he could play almost any position in midfield his coach would place him in, from a defensive role to a supporting playmaker or an attacking midfielder. Together with Marco Van Basten and Frank Rijkaard, he succeeded in bringing Holland their first international cup ever, winning the 1988 European Championship. 

Holland Soccer Stars – Frank Rijkaard 

Together with Gullit and van Basten, Rijkaard formed an internationally renowned midfield triangle for both his club, AC Milan and his national side. Based on this triangle, AC Milan had a tremendously successful period, winning the European Cup (today’s Champions League) twice and the Serie A championship on two editions. The same success soon came on at national level as well, as Holland won the 1988 European Championship with a team based on the three magnificent players. Although Frank Rijkaard didn’t stand out as much as Ruud Gullit or van Basten, since he had a more defensive role in the squad, but playing alongside his two “side-kicks” he would form an unstoppable midfield for any team. 

Holland Soccer Stars – Marco Van Basten 

Although no one can reach Johan Cruyff’s throne as the most important Holland soccer star of all time, van Basten came close enough and definitely closer than anyone else could. His tremendous career at Ajax and AC Milan as well as his goals for the Holland national soccer team made a lot of people see Cruyff’s successor in van Basten. Unfortunately, after several successful seasons with AC Milan and winning the European Championship with his home country in 1988, van Basten suffered a career-ending injury at one of his ankles, when he was just age 30. 

Holland Soccer Stars – Dennis Bergkamp 

Dennis Bergkamp was part of a particular group of strikers: those guys that seem harmless 85 minutes of the match, only to blast the other team into oblivion for the remaining 5. Bergkamp will probably remain known in the history book of soccer by three things: his fear of flight that didn’t allow him to join overseas matches, his incredible goals (fewer than many other strikers, but definitely more artful) and his loyalty for English side Arsenal London, for whom Bergkamp played for 11 seasons.

According to the soccer number 10 Blue Print, a you must read book which is about all the greatest soccer number 10s from Pele, Marta to Zico.

It is very easy for Ronaldinho to act like he is not robbed by playing in Ac milian’s crazy number.
The real truth is that Ronaldinho is dying on the inside because he is not wear the number 10.
But blind AC Milian can’t see this ..?

No disrespect to the present number 10 but you know the man his the man?

You see according to this world wide shocking soccer number 10 Blue Print Ronaldinho is the number 10 of this era. But what we are seeing are just some crazy soccer games from the star, I am not say that Ronaldinho is not human. 

The number 10 is Ronaldinho’s mental cape like a superman type of a thing. You see it clearly when you strip him of his number 10 he is now like an ordinary soccer player, making endless mistakes and not playing like himself as they all say and you too!

What was so amazing is that the soccer number 10 book predicts this a long time ago! 

Well what is the answer to this then? Is it that the star is clubbing too much?
Or is it a psychological thing going on in the star’s mind that many of his trainers can’t see?

Well one thing for sure Ronaldinho better read this book to see what his feat will be so that he can start reshaping it or else?

Ronaldinho must get help.. By wearing the number 10 again then he will be the Ronaldinho that we all know!

In the soccer number 10 Blue Print there was a chapter that attacks coaches who tries to say that, It’s not the number but the player!”- But why give the number to a lesser skilled player?” I say a must read book for serious soccer number 10s and future number 10s