I guess at the end of the day even successful business-men do fail or make mistakes, it's all part of growing and if Ale is still in his own brand it's because he's making few bucks out of it who knows.
CR7 built Hotels with his initial names on it and he's making pretty much a lot from that business I have few friends who went to Madeira and said the hotel is fully booked. Just giving an example, he may not succeed with his clothing brand but he still managed pretty well on the Hotels and few other things.
And you're right that is irrelevant to our debate