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Cristiano Ronaldo almost joined Valencia after 2006 World Cup bust-up with Wayne Rooney
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mirror.co.ukCristiano Ronaldo was ready to sign for Valencia in 2006 after his World Cup bust-up with Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney.
So says Valencia's former sporting director Amedeo Carboni, who hoped to capitalise on the treatment Ronaldo received in England after pleading for Rooney to be sent off against Portugal.
Ronaldo did eventually move to Spain, of course - although he ended up staying at United for another three seasons before a big-money move to Real Madrid in 2009.
Following his row with Rooney, however, it looked like his time in the Premier League was coming to a premature end. Ronaldo became public enemy number one with English supporters after urging the referee to send off his then clubmate Rooney during the Three
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