Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo can usually be found
tricking his way past an opponent in the final third of a football
pitch but according to Brian McClair, a former United striker and
current youth academy director, Ronaldo has been the subject of a
prank.
The Red Devils number 7 was recently pictured in British tabloid
the Mirror sweating through his jacket on a night on the town, so
his team-mates saw an opportune moment to merk the winking wing
wizard.
McClair told the Mirror: "As he is never one for getting to
training early, he found this picture copied all over the
dressing-room. When he opened his locker, all the deodorants and
perfumes fell out. He was not amused!"
This is not the first time the Manchester United squad have been
found playing practical jokes on their team-mates.
Prior to the 2006 World Cup Rio Ferdinand released an MTV style
show called 'Merked', where he pulled tricks on his England
team-mates including Wayne Rooney who thought he had killed a dog,
Shaun Wright Phillips who was under the impression he had upset a
waiter, and David Beckham who got so scared that he jumped out of a
moving car.