Transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid C.F. to Juventus F.C. "AS" reported that the Spanish club lost almost one million followers on Twitter in the 24 hours that followed the transfer announcement. Social Blade, however, was more economical in their estimate. Incidentally, Real Madrid's first match of the season had their worst La Liga attendance—46,446—since the last game before Ronaldo's arrival from Manchester United in 2009. Moreover, according to Ryan Plant of "The Football Pink", 'many' believed that manager Julen Lopetegui wouldn't had accepted Real Madrid's job offer in the summer of 2018, had he know that Ronaldo was on his way out. Thus, Lopetegui's time at the club was
Cristiano Ronaldo Middlesbrough. Midway through the season, in November, he signed a new contract which extended his previous deal by two years to 2010. Ronaldo won his second trophy in English football, the Football League Cup, after scoring the third goal in United's 4–0 final victory over Wigan Athletic. During his third season in England, Ronaldo was involved in several incidents. He had a one-match ban imposed on him by UEFA for a "one-fingered gesture" towards Benfica fans, and was sent off in the Manchester derby—a 3–1 defeat—for kicking Manchester City's former United player Andy Cole. Ronaldo clashed with a teammate, striker