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By Martin Lipton, Chief Football Writer 8/08/2008 Cristiano Ronaldo may have pledged his "heart and soul" to Manchester United. But like Frank Lampard and Emmanuel Adebayor, the Portuguese superstar now faces the toughest task of all - getting back onside with the supporters his summer conduct has alienated. Ronaldo's dramatic U-turn over his future came after he had angered and disgusted many of the Old Trafford fans - not least with a sneering dismissal of their feelings in the aftermath of Portugal's Euro 2008 exit. No wonder, then, that Sir Alex Ferguson's nitial response to the confirmation of the player's volte-face was a plea to the supporters to understand his position. It is plea that may fall on deaf ears. And while Ronaldo, unlike Adebayor, at least had the honesty to admit that he was the source of the... [read full story]
