€10 million loss! Ronaldo takes half of the responsibility, the off-field drama is over, and Ronaldo has a falling out with Juventus.

Just now, according to the Italian media Corriere dello Sport, there has been the latest development in the lawsuit between Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus over salary disputes. In Ronaldo's recent lawsuit, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has given the final ruling result, with Juventus and the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo each bearing half of the responsibility. That is to say, Ronaldo can only get half of the 19.8 million euros in outstanding salary he wanted to obtain, losing around 10 million euros in total.

In fact, it has long been no secret that Ronaldo wanted to recover this salary. The origin of the matter dates back to the pandemic period, when most European top clubs were financially strapped due to empty stadiums and a series of other reasons. At that time, in order to ensure the balance of the club's revenue and expenditure, as well as maintain normal financial operations, most top clubs required players to take a pay cut, and Juventus also took similar measures. Juventus players led by Cristiano Ronaldo generally took a 40% pay cut.

However, unexpectedly, while other top clubs' stars really took a pay cut, Juventus only did so superficially. Because privately, the then-president Agnelli and Juventus players signed an agreement (of an oral nature) pretending to take a pay cut and defer payment. The agreement clearly stated that Ronaldo, Dybala and other stars would claim publicly that they had taken a 40% pay cut during the pandemic, but in fact, Juventus would pay them in installments in the future. In other words, the superficially 40% pay cut was only a means for Juventus to balance the books, and in fact, no one would receive less money.

However, there were problems in the subsequent payments, and Ronaldo's relationship with Juventus became very tense in his third year with the club. This was because he suddenly transferred to Manchester United just a few days before the transfer window closed, which left Juventus in a mess. At that time, the Portuguese star had been claiming that he would continue to stay at Juventus, but unexpectedly, he left suddenly. Such a move subsequently brought trouble for him, as Juventus stated that all previously promised agreements were null and void, and Ronaldo's 19.8 million euros had not arrived.

This triggered several rounds of disputes between the two parties in the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In recent years, Ronaldo has been entrusting relevant teams to file lawsuits against this, but the previous ones were all fruitless. After all, this agreement was only an oral agreement without any written documents. This greatly increased the difficulty for Ronaldo to recover his salary. To some extent, such an oral agreement can only be said to be mutually understood, and it lacks sufficient written evidence to recover the full amount. Perhaps it was Ronaldo's sudden departure from the team before the transfer window that angered the Juventus executives. In any case, this money has not been paid, and the two sides have become very ugly.

However, according to the current situation, there is finally a settlement. Objectively speaking, the result of both parties bearing half of the responsibility is acceptable to both sides. During the special period, salary cuts for players in top clubs were a common phenomenon. But Juventus did promise these stars that they would pay them in the future. At this time, it is understandable for them to pay Ronaldo more than 9 million euros. After all, since they promised, it would not look good to default on the payment. Besides, they still owe nearly 10 million euros, so why not pay it? At the same time, for Ronaldo, even if the judgment reduces his income by 10 million, it doesn't matter much to the Portuguese star. Because his annual pure salary can exceed 200 million dollars.

Moreover, it is difficult to succeed in recovering salaries without substantial written evidence in the past. Ronaldo has already achieved unexpected results by minimizing his losses as much as possible. After the result comes out, both sides no longer need to continue pulling over the 19.8 million euros in salary, and both sides can seek peace. So in your opinion, who is right and who is wrong in this salary dispute between Juventus and Ronaldo? Welcome to discuss in the comments section.