Speaker 1: Hi, I'm Jamie Rudd. Christiano Ronaldo is getting married, and
Speaker 1: somehow the most interesting part of the guest list may
Speaker 1: not be the footballers. Reports say Connor McGregor and Kabeb
Speaker 1: Nurmagomedov have both been invited. Yes, those Conna McGregor and
Speaker 1: kobeb Nurmagomedov, two of the biggest names in mixed martial arts,
Speaker 1: two men with one of the nastiest rivalries in combat
Speaker 1: sports history, two people who have spent years representing completely
Speaker 1: different sides of the same argument, and now apparently they
Speaker 1: could end up at Christiana Ronaldo's wedding. Let's be precise,
Speaker 1: they have reportedly been invited. That does not mean they
Speaker 1: have confirmed they are attending, and it certainly does not
Speaker 1: mean they will be seated at the same table. But
Speaker 1: the possibility alone is spectacular. Ronaldo's wedding already has the
Speaker 1: kind of celebrity power you would expect football royalty, global entertainers, athletes,
Speaker 1: business leaders, and people who have somehow managed to become
Speaker 1: famous simply by standing near Christiana Ronaldo. Then somebody looked
Speaker 1: at the guest list and thought, you know what this needs.
Speaker 1: The most uncomfortable reunion in MMA McGregor and Karbib have
Speaker 1: history that goes far beyond a normal sporting rivalry. Their
Speaker 1: famous UFC fight in twenty eighteen was followed by a
Speaker 1: brawl involving both camps, disciplinary action, and years of hostility.
Speaker 1: Karbib won the fight, but the rivalry never really ended.
Speaker 1: McGregor continued to needle him, Karbib continued to reject the
Speaker 1: idea that McGregor deserved another chance. Their names still turn
Speaker 1: a normal news story into a confrontation. So imagine the scene.
Speaker 1: Christiana Ronaldo is trying to enjoy his wedding. Georgina Rodriguez
Speaker 1: is trying to enjoy her wedding. The guests are eating,
Speaker 1: the cameras are looking for famous faces, and somewhere across
Speaker 1: the room, Connor McGregor and Kabib Norma Gomuedoff are both
Speaker 1: wondering who thought this was a good idea. Maybe they
Speaker 1: do not speak, maybe they shake hands. Maybe somebody puts
Speaker 1: them on opposite sides of the dance floor and asks
Speaker 1: Christiano to keep the peace. The point is that this
Speaker 1: is exactly why Ronaldo remains one of the most powerful
Speaker 1: names in sports. Even his wedding guest list becomes a
Speaker 1: global storyline and if McGregor and Kabib really do attend
Speaker 1: the wedding planner deserves a performance bonus from a potential
Speaker 1: celebrity collision to football's latest technology deal. Paris Saint ger
Speaker 1: Man have decided that the future of the club is
Speaker 1: not just about football. PSG have announced a multi year
Speaker 1: partnership with Google running through twenty twenty nine. Google Gemini
Speaker 1: becomes the club's official AI assistant and Google Pixel becomes
Speaker 1: PSG's official phone. This is not just a logo on
Speaker 1: a shirt and a few players holding up new smartphones.
Speaker 1: The partnership is a sign of where the biggest football
Speaker 1: clubs believe the money is going. PSG are selling a
Speaker 1: connection between elite sport, artificial intelligence, and global fan engagement.
Speaker 1: The club wants Gemini to help supporters interact with PSG
Speaker 1: in new ways That could mean content, information, personalized experiences,
Speaker 1: and a more direct relationship between the club and its audience.
Speaker 1: In other words, PSG are not simply asking fans to
Speaker 1: watch the team. They are building more ways for fans
Speaker 1: to live inside the PSG ecosystem, and this is very
Speaker 1: on brand for modern football. The shirt sponsor used to
Speaker 1: be a bank, or an airline. Now the club wants
Speaker 1: to be associated with artificial intelligence. The official phone is
Speaker 1: no longer just a phone. It is part of the
Speaker 1: football experience. You can decide whether that is exciting or
Speaker 1: slightly terrifying. The strange part is the timing. PSG lost
Speaker 1: the Club World Cup final to Chelsea and now the
Speaker 1: club is pivoting straight into the next big competition, technology,
Speaker 1: data and attention. Football used to sell ninety minutes. Now
Speaker 1: it wants to sell the conversation before the match, the
Speaker 1: data during the match, the highlights after the match, and
Speaker 1: an AI assistant that can keep talking to you long
Speaker 1: after the final whistle. The game has not lost the plot.
Speaker 1: The plot has been monetized, and while PSG are partnering
Speaker 1: with Google, Gianni Infantino is trying to hold together his
Speaker 1: political future at FIFA. Wales has become the first football
Speaker 1: association to formally withdraw support for Infantino's reelection bid. That
Speaker 1: comes after the collapse of FIFA's plan to bring private
Speaker 1: investors into the commercial future of the World Cup. UEFA
Speaker 1: and CONQUERCAFF have already declared that they have lost confidence
Speaker 1: in Infantino's leadership. Now Wales has made the disagreement official.
Speaker 1: The proposal may be dead, but the consequences are still alive.
Speaker 1: Infantino wanted a huge commercial expansion. Instead, he has created
Speaker 1: a fight over who gets to control football's most important
Speaker 1: competitions and how those decisions are made. The first re
Speaker 1: election Domino has fallen. The question is whether Wales remains
Speaker 1: an isolated protest or becomes the beginning of a wider revolt.
Speaker 1: Infantino may still have plenty of support across world football.
Speaker 1: FIFA's president does not lose a position simply because UEFA
Speaker 1: is angry, but political pressure has a way of growing
Speaker 1: when people realize they are not the only ones willing
Speaker 1: to say no. Finally, Manchester United Women are changing managers
Speaker 1: just one month before the new WSL season. Mark Skinner
Speaker 1: has left the club by mutual consent after five years
Speaker 1: in charge. He won the FA Cup, but United missed
Speaker 1: out on European qualification last season and the club has
Speaker 1: decided that a new voice is needed. The timing is
Speaker 1: awkward before a season begins is not when most clubs
Speaker 1: want to be searching for a head coach, but it
Speaker 1: also tells you the expectations at Manchester United. Winning one
Speaker 1: trophy is not enough if the team is not consistently
Speaker 1: competing near the top. Skinner leaves with a genuine achievement
Speaker 1: on his record, but United now have to move quickly.
Speaker 1: The new manager will inherit a club that needs results
Speaker 1: immediately and cannot afford another season drifting just outside the
Speaker 1: major prizes. So that is Monday's episode. Christiano Ronaldo's wedding
Speaker 1: could bring Connor McGregor and kabib Nurmagomudoff into the same room.
Speaker 1: PSG have made Google Gemini their official AI assistant and
Speaker 1: Google Pixel their official phone. Wales has withdrawn support for
Speaker 1: Gianni Infantino and Manchester United Women are starting a new
Speaker 1: era with the WSL season only a month away. Names drama, technology, politics,
Speaker 1: and just enough chaos to make a wedding guest list
Speaker 1: feel like a pay per view event. For the messy effect,
Speaker 1: I'm Jamie Rudd.