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Soccer: 80,000 fans welcome Ronaldo to Real Madrid

Tyche | 4:12 p.m. July 6, 2009

Great 131 mil, for maybe 1 more goal a game. And Spain has 40 million unemployed spainards. We live in such a smart world

Spain has 40 Million unemployed? | 4:46 p.m. July 6, 2009

Spain's entire population is about 47 million. This means that if Spain really had 40 million unemployed citizens...that would be something like and 85% unemployment rate. That cannot be right. And it is unrelated to the way Real Madrid runs its business anyway.

three11stu | 7:57 a.m. July 7, 2009

Tyche: Ronaldo is a midfielder. His job is not to score goals, but to set them up, and he is one of the best in the world. Utah has unemployed people, why don't you start complaining about all the sports that we have here in the state.

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rob | 8:44 a.m. July 7, 2009

So I'm calling it now. Madrid is going to win the champions league again next year. kaka and ronaldo are going to be unstoppable

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Victor R. Caivano, Associated Press

Real Madrid's new soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo waves to fans during his presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Monday. After a three-year wait, 80,000 Real Madrid fans gave Cristiano Ronaldo a roaring welcome following his record transfer from Manchester United.