[FRIENDLY] JUVENTUS 3-3 K-League All Stars [July 26th, 2019] (11 Viewers)
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Juve face Ronaldo legal action?
By Football Italia staff
Juventus are reportedly facing legal action from the organisers of their K League All-Stars friendly after Cristiano Ronaldo did not make an appearance.
According to Corriere dello Sport, TheFasta is seeking damages from Juve after they failed to give Ronaldo at least 45 minutes of playing time on Friday.
The 34-year-old remained a substitute during the 3-3 draw and had to witness an opposition player mimic his usual goal celebration.
It appears there was an agreement in place for the Bianconeri to field the No 7.
However, the club would have replied to TheFasta that the player was unable to play due to concerns over his physical condition.
“We sincerely apologize to fans for Ronaldo not playing in the match although he was later found to have a muscle problem,” said the K League in a statement.
“We’ll pay more careful attention to not disappoint K League fans.”
The Korea Herald adds the country’s top flight was demanding financial compensation from TheFasta, while it was not given prior notice that Ronaldo would not take part.
The friendly was hampered by logistical problems as the Old Lady only arrived in Seoul seven hours before kick-off.
Furthermore, heavy traffic in the city meant it did not get under way until 8:50pm local time – 50 minutes later than planned.
By Football Italia staff
Juventus are reportedly facing legal action from the organisers of their K League All-Stars friendly after Cristiano Ronaldo did not make an appearance.
According to Corriere dello Sport, TheFasta is seeking damages from Juve after they failed to give Ronaldo at least 45 minutes of playing time on Friday.
The 34-year-old remained a substitute during the 3-3 draw and had to witness an opposition player mimic his usual goal celebration.
It appears there was an agreement in place for the Bianconeri to field the No 7.
However, the club would have replied to TheFasta that the player was unable to play due to concerns over his physical condition.
“We sincerely apologize to fans for Ronaldo not playing in the match although he was later found to have a muscle problem,” said the K League in a statement.
“We’ll pay more careful attention to not disappoint K League fans.”
The Korea Herald adds the country’s top flight was demanding financial compensation from TheFasta, while it was not given prior notice that Ronaldo would not take part.
The friendly was hampered by logistical problems as the Old Lady only arrived in Seoul seven hours before kick-off.
Furthermore, heavy traffic in the city meant it did not get under way until 8:50pm local time – 50 minutes later than planned.
OK, so my wife is Korean and Koreans take things like this very personally. This is bad PR on our part. If it is true that their was a contract to play Ronaldo then this thing just blew up in our faces.
I mean why agree to play in Korea other than to raise your profile in that country only to p*ss them off. Sarri's response to the media also was not taken very well. Apparently responding to a reporter: "hey if you want to see Ronaldo, you can come to Italy and watch him - we'll pay for your flight". That didn't go down well.
From a preperation standpoint, you are better off staying in Europe during the pre-season. You only go overseas to raise your profile and its stupid if you do it in such a way that it actually makes you look a lot worse.
I mean why agree to play in Korea other than to raise your profile in that country only to p*ss them off. Sarri's response to the media also was not taken very well. Apparently responding to a reporter: "hey if you want to see Ronaldo, you can come to Italy and watch him - we'll pay for your flight". That didn't go down well.
From a preperation standpoint, you are better off staying in Europe during the pre-season. You only go overseas to raise your profile and its stupid if you do it in such a way that it actually makes you look a lot worse.
i skipped the 2nd half of last week due to a local music festival and just realized that sarri didn't play ronaldo against the k-league all stars. i bet it was a contractual obligation, and those fans who bought those tickets didn't want to see muratore or matheus pereyra at all. these matches win the club those so called plastic fans who spend tons of money on 
-gear.
these tours gave the foundation of the asian popularity of manure, real or barcelona. are we fucking idiots?
-gear. these tours gave the foundation of the asian popularity of manure, real or barcelona. are we fucking idiots?
i skipped the 2nd half of last week due to a local music festival and just realized that sarri didn't play ronaldo against the k-league all stars. i bet it was a contractual obligation, and those fans who bought those tickets didn't want to see muratore or matheus pereyra at all. these matches win the club those so called plastic fans who spend tons of money on -gear.
these tours gave the foundation of the asian popularity of manure, real or barcelona. are we fucking idiots?
-gear.these tours gave the foundation of the asian popularity of manure, real or barcelona. are we fucking idiots?
what a stupid contract to sign you cant guarantee a player will be fit and you shouldnt be risking your most valuable player in a preseason game if he needs a rest.
if we are going to commit ronaldo to anything like this it should be photo ops, interviews, meet and greets etc not commiting him to play possibly against the better judgement of fitness and coaching staff
if we are going to commit ronaldo to anything like this it should be photo ops, interviews, meet and greets etc not commiting him to play possibly against the better judgement of fitness and coaching staff