Simon Jordan vs Piers Morgan on live radio was absolute box office – Jordan demolished Morgan
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Simon Jordan confronted Piers Morgan for his Cristiano Ronaldo interview in a fiery clash on live radio on Friday afternoon.
Earlier this week, Morgan released his interview with Ronaldo on TalkTV. The Man Utd star did not hold back as he slammed Manchester United, Eric ten Hag and some club legends.
Morgan appeared on talkSPORT on Friday to debate the interview with Jordan.
And it was absolute box-office. View the video of their clash below…
VIDEO: Simon Jordan clashes with Piers Morgan about Cristiano Ronaldo interview on live radio Jordan digs out Morgan for not challenging Ronaldo
“It’s an interview done between two people who know each other really well, it’s a comfortable interview and nothing is really challenged,” he started, per talkSPORT.
“There are only a few people in the world who can get this interview and that’s the biggest part of it. Piers can take his audience from 7,000-a-day before to 300,000-a-day.
“I understand the benefit of Piers’ impact in that. But I listened to an interview where very little was challenged. It was accepted at face value, nothing was pushed back on, and it was evaluated from the perspective of an admiring set of eyes sat on the opposite side of the desk.”
“I’m always happy to take lectures from people who never interview people,” Morgan retorted.
“I did challenge him. I got him to admit he shouldn’t have done what he did at Tottenham. I got him to make other admissions, too.
“I’m not quite sure what you mean by challenging? He was setting the record straight about stuff he felt was misleading and untrue in the media.”
Jordan replied: “An example would be, if the argument was about executives who didn’t want him before and don’t want him now, who are these executives?
“By admission, he’s never spoken to the Glazers, is it Ed Woodward? Was it Richard Arnold – who has allegedly made phone calls to Ronaldo saying whatever time he wants, he can have?
“He talked about the Glazers’ motivation, how does he know their motivation if he’s never spoken to them?”
Morgan hit back: “If there are senior executives who wish to deny, on the record, what Ronaldo has said, let them come forward.”
Jordan quickly responded: “I don’t care what you say about it, Piers, I wanted to know what he would say. He didn’t name anybody.”
Jordan and Morgan then went on to clash about the alleged €350 million offer to Ronaldo from a Saudi club , which ended in Jordan saying: “Why would people misrepresent things? You do that all the time!”
Jordan continued: “You had a wonderful opportunity. I agree with a lot of the things you say. I don’t make puerile comments like you do.
“But the point is, the Ten Hag scenario. You had an opportunity. I look at it and go, ‘Why in God’s name would a manager publicly announce Ronaldo is part of is plans… why would he want to take this player down?’ You never asked that question.”
Morgan hit back: “I think you’re talking complete nonsense. This interview, over 90 minutes, has made more headlines around the world than any interview in sport I can remember.
“The reason it has made so many headlines is because it was revelatory. The reason it was revelatory is because Ronaldo was the one correcting the record. Ronaldo is responding to what has been said in newspapers and on broadcasts. He is reacting, not precipitating. He is the one correcting all the smears and lies about him, of which there have been many.
“My job was to facilitate him doing that. If anyone at Man United wants to come on the record and deny specific allegations, let them do it.”
Jordan then replied: “That would be great for you. But my criticism of you is you sat there with goldfish eyeballs, looking across the table at someone you deeply admire, and you had no constructive objectivity.”
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The segment ended with Morgan accusing Jordan of “sounding very puerile and childish.”
The clash between Jordan and Morgan really was box office.
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