Meet Wayne Rooney's best friend and the most-loved man in England!

Quips apart, it looks like the Portuguese star who had Rooney sent off in the World Cup will have to play alongside the Englishman, because Man U manager Alex Ferguson seems convinced Ronaldo can withstand the booing that will inevitably greet him when -- and if, because Ronaldo is the only one on this list who might just move out of the Premier League -- he takes the field in England.

Nobody denies Ronaldo is a star. Nobody denies he has superb skill. But sometimes, it seems more flash than substance.