Ronaldo could’ve lined up alongside Aguero, Costa and more.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been plans for an end-of-season all-star friendly game shelved after clubs vetoed the idea, according to the Daily Mail.
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The Portuguese forward’s agent Jorge Mendes had been one of the backers for the plan, which would’ve seen an all-star Europe XI take on a Rest-of-the-world side at Ajax’s Amsterdam Arena.
Stars such as Chelsea’s Diego Costa and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero would have been involved, but clubs had been against each player earning £1m from the game, with no profit going to their teams.
Talks were at an advanced stage after secret plans started around Christmas, but it looks as though this NBA all-star style match will not be going ahead.