Manchester United owner Avram Glazer has been left embarrassed as an inspirational speech went wrong after he claimed Cristiano Ronaldo joined the club at the age of 16.
While aspects of his rallying cry to athletes at his old university campus in Tulane, Louisiana, were correct, the fact surrounding one of the very clubs he owned was wrong.
The 36-year-old made his sensational return to Old Trafford on Deadline Day after originally leaving for Real Madrid in 2009 for a then-world record fee.
Ultimately, to the United's owners embarrassment, Ronaldo arrived from Portugal when he was a fresh-faced 18-year-old arriving from Sporting Lisbon.
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