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Hey guys, Pablo here. Happy Black Friday. I hope you're enjoying your long Thanksgiving weekend.

And on the occasion of Black Friday, actually, we're bringing you another great episode from our recent archives. A conversation we had with Wright Thompson back in September about Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, globalization, and fitting for today, I think, capitalism. and how all of that came together to create a very

explosive and intriguing brew in English soccer. It is Friday, November 26th. This is ESPN Daily. daily.

Friedman had a pop,

Woodman Spilted, and guess who's there?

Close your eyes.

And he never went away.

Cristiano Ronaldo has stolen back the show.

When arguably the world's most popular athlete took the pitch this season for arguably the world's most popular soccer club, two overwhelmingly global entities, Cristiano

Ronaldo and Manchester United, reunited on the legendary

grounds of Old Trafford.

It's the same place that was stormed by United supporters just months earlier in revolt

against the globalization of the sport they love.

Today, Wright Thompson, who was there for Ronaldo's return,

takes us inside the fight for the soul of a team and a city and the world at birthed.

Right, Thompson, thanks for coming back on the show, my friend. I appreciate it.

No, man. It's my pleasure.

So I've been waiting for this. I've been waiting for this because I follow you on Instagram,

and I've been waiting to see what your brain would do with seemingly weeks in Manchester, England, right?

And I was jealous. I'm jealous that I didn't write this. I'm jealous that I didn't get to report this. I mean, it was a privilege to be at the game

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