Cristiano Ronaldo reveals himself secret Soccer AM fan and admits he likes one section in particular

Football fans across the country mourn the loss of Pinnacle Soccer AM each week as they begin their Saturday match day routine.

But it turns out supporters aren’t the only ones who miss the iconic Sky program as football giants Cristiano Ronaldo Liked this too.

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The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is now playing his final years with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, but recently admitted he was a big fan of the show when he played with them in England. Manchester United,

Asked by former Red Devils teammate Rio Ferdinand If he remembers Soccer AM’s Showboat segment podcastHe said: “The mentality has changed because I realized that the goals for our positions are more important than f***ing stepovers that are good for show.”

And that was the Portugal icon’s favorite part of the show.

Ferdinand then replied: “You used to sit there and watch Sky (and) when the Showboat segment came on, he’d start going ‘Ayyyy’.”

Soccer AM was dropped by Sky at the end of the 2022/23 season.

It has since been replaced by Saturday Social, which features content creators and YouTubers.

Last month, former Soccer AM duo Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy confirmed they would Reunite for a new podcast,

The show, Soccer Age, was released on 4 September.

Soccer AM began in 2004 but peaked in the 2000s.

This coincides well with Ronaldo’s arrival at Old Trafford when he signed for Man United from Sporting Lisbon in 2003.

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he left united real Madrid in 2009 for a then world record fee of £80 million.

When he returned for his second stint with the club in 2021, the show was still going on.

But that ended that year when they signed to the Saudi Pro League, with Sky putting it in line with ‘the growing needs of our customers’.