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0 Comments | Sunday Mirror, Jun 14, 2009 | by IAIN CAMPBELL

EIGHTY million is a huge amount to pay, but is there anyone out there who United could buy to replace Cristiano Ronaldo? The only ones are Lionel Messi and Kaka - and they're both out of reach.

More than anything, it's sad for English football that the three best players in the world are now all in Spain.

So much for the Premier League being the best league in the world.

Alan Vincent, Peel, Isle of Man IC says: Even two players as brilliant as Kaka and Ronaldo don't make a team.

SIR Alex Ferguson has proved yet again what a genius he is in making a pounds 67.25m profit on Ronaldo.

Lets be realistic, Ronaldo would have gone anyway - so for United to sell him on to Madrid for pounds 80m is nothing short of brilliance from this canny old boss.

Graham Short, Earl Shilton,Leicester IC says: Can you imagine how big a huff Ronaldo would have gone into had United turned it down?

MESSI proved in the Champions League Final he is better than Cristiano Ronaldo by a country mile.

If I was Sir Alex I would use the money for a move for Messi or Iniesta!

Harold Plecker, Barnet IC says: Barca no doubt share your opinion and I reckon the bidding for either would start at pounds 100m.

THE fact Manchester City have owners with the drive and resources to dare to challenge the top four monopoly certainly seems to be sticking in the craw of Michael Calvin.

Gareth Barry couldn't possibly have moved to City because he saw we have a better chance than Villa to break into the top four in the near future, could he?

Kevin Cooney, Boothstown IC says: Don't expect Michael to give City an even break any time soon!

COME on then, let's ban the "Play-offs" next season and let the first three teams go up automatically. It would be fairer all round.

John Clarke, Sunningdale IC says: You're right, it would be. But deep down, don't you just love the drama of the play-offs?

AFTER the bashing of a country whose population could fit into Wembley Stadium, England can now relax. South Africa here we come!

But let's not get carried away. My local team Taunton Town would have put up more of a fight than the salesmen and students of little Andorra.

Isn't it about time the likes of Andorra, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein and Faroe Islands fought it out among themselves for the right to play the bigger nations?

Paula Hawkins, Taunton IC says: The best of the "worst" would still lose 6-0!

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