{"id":"1793457487169-sports-show_open","slug":"united-s-nightmare-nine-without-a-win","title":"United's Nightmare: Nine Without a Win","summary":"Mourinho did say he is very happy for Harry Kane and that the award is a deserved crowning of his career; Romano's quote is a close paraphrase. Goal.com quotes him saying he is “very happy for Harry” and that Kane “deserves this happy moment, which represents a crowning of his career.”\n\nMourinho said Bellingham finishing 11th in Ballon d'Or voting stunned him and left him almost unable to speak; he said “no comment.”\n\nThe post contains inaccurate title counts and cherry-picks competitions. For example, Cristiano Ronaldo won two Serie A titles with Juventus, not three, and the claim of “4 Saudi Pro League titles” is not supported by public records. It should not be treated as a reliable factual comparison. Fan opinion/hyperbole; the claim about Messi voting for Ronaldo in 2008 is not a substantive factual claim worth checking.\n\nCristiano Ronaldo scored 42 goals in 49 games for Manchester United in 2007-08, won the Premier League and Champions League, and was 23 years old at the time.\n\nESPN reports, citing sources, that the Colts are willing to trade Jonathan Taylor and multiple teams have reached out to Indianapolis.\n\nESPN reports Philip Rivers has engaged in serious discussions about returning to coach NC State, though a deal is not close.\n\nESPN reports a midseason poll of 25 NFL scouts chose Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker as the likely first quarterback selected in the 2027 NFL draft.\n\nESPN reports court/police records show three other women accused Packers RB Josh Jacobs of abuse after his May arrest.","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T14:38:07.169Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Sports","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Mourinho did say he is very happy for Harry Kane and that the award is a deserved crowning of his career; Romano's quote is a close paraphrase. Goal.com quotes him saying he is “very happy for Harry” and that Kane “deserves this happy moment, which represents a crowning of his career.”\nSource: [goal.com](https://www.goal.com/en/news/mourinho-kane-winning-the-ballon-d-or-made-me-happy-and-the-real-madrid-star-s-ranking-left-me-stunned/blt32f290bb9be7d8 (https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2116524930947076419)\n\nTRUE: Mourinho said Bellingham finishing 11th in Ballon d'Or voting stunned him and left him almost unable to speak; he said “no comment.”\nSource: [goal.com](https://www.goal.com/en/news/mourinho-kane-winning-the-ballon-d-or-made-me-happy-and-the-real-madrid-star-s-ranking-left-me-stunned/blt32f290bb9be7d8 (https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2116525665831068125)\n\nMISLEADING: The post contains inaccurate title counts and cherry-picks competitions. For example, Cristiano Ronaldo won two Serie A titles with Juventus, not three, and the claim of “4 Saudi Pro League titles” is not supported by public records. It should not be treated as a reliable factual comparison. Fan opinion/hyperbole; the claim about Messi voting for Ronaldo in 2008 is not a substantive factual claim worth checking.\nSource: Historical league records NAMES: — POST 2115768812863688870: NOCLAIM — NAMES: — (https://x.com/DeeTriumph/status/2115503871833301069)\n\nTRUE: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 42 goals in 49 games for Manchester United in 2007-08, won the Premier League and Champions League, and was 23 years old at the time.\nSource: Historical football records NAMES: — (https://x.com/declanstar1/status/2115528642251911331)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports, citing sources, that the Colts are willing to trade Jonathan Taylor and multiple teams have reached out to Indianapolis.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50323095/sources-colts-willing-trade-star-rb-jonathan-taylor) NAMES: Colts = Indianapolis Colts, NFL team; Jonatha (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50323095/sources-colts-willing-trade-star-rb-jonathan-taylor)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports Philip Rivers has engaged in serious discussions about returning to coach NC State, though a deal is not close.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/50335656/sources-philip-rivers-talks-nc-state-coaching-job) NAMES: NC State = North Carolina State Un (https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50335656/sources-philip-rivers-talks-nc-state-coaching-job)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports a midseason poll of 25 NFL scouts chose Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker as the likely first quarterback selected in the 2027 NFL draft.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/50335830/nfl-scouts-favor-drew-mestemaker-first-qb-taken-draft) NAMES: QB1 = first quarterback select (https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50335830/nfl-scouts-favor-drew-mestemaker-first-qb-taken-draft)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports court/police records show three other women accused Packers RB Josh Jacobs of abuse after his May arrest.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50333636/records-show-3-other-women-accused-packers-josh-jacobs-abuse) NAMES: Packers = Green Bay Packers, NFL tea (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50333636/records-show-3-other-women-accused-packers-josh-jacobs-abuse)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Mourinho did say he is very happy for Harry Kane and that the award is a deserved crowning of his career; Romano's quote is a close paraphrase. Goal.com quotes him saying he is “very happy for Harry” and that Kane “deserves this happy moment, which represents a crowning of his career.”","sourceName":"[goal.com](https://www.goal.com/en/news/mourinho-kane-winning-the-ballon-d-or-made-me-happy-and-the-real-madrid-star-s-ranking-left-me-stunned/blt32f290bb9be7d8","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2116524930947076419","claim":"🚨 José Mourinho: “Harry Kane is a great player. I have to be honest, I am very happy for him”. “He deserves the Ballon d’Or, it’s the cherry on top of his career”. https://t.co/O3s6tPuJwY","author":"Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Mourinho said Bellingham finishing 11th in Ballon d'Or voting stunned him and left him almost unable to speak; he said “no comment.”","sourceName":"[goal.com](https://www.goal.com/en/news/mourinho-kane-winning-the-ballon-d-or-made-me-happy-and-the-real-madrid-star-s-ranking-left-me-stunned/blt32f290bb9be7d8","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2116525665831068125","claim":"🚨 José Mourinho: “Jude Bellingham being 11th at the Ballon d’Or left me with NO words”. “Really, no comment”. https://t.co/Tm1TqXexGY","author":"Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)"},{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"The post contains inaccurate title counts and cherry-picks competitions. For example, Cristiano Ronaldo won two Serie A titles with Juventus, not three, and the claim of “4 Saudi Pro League titles” is not supported by public records. It should not be treated as a reliable factual comparison. Fan opinion/hyperbole; the claim about Messi voting for Ronaldo in 2008 is not a substantive factual claim worth checking.","sourceName":"Historical league records NAMES: — POST 2115768812863688870: NOCLAIM — NAMES: —","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/DeeTriumph/status/2115503871833301069","claim":"1️⃣ La Liga titles: Messi & Ronaldo 🇪🇸 2️⃣ Premier League titles: Ronaldo 🏴 3️⃣ Serie A titles: Ronaldo 🇮🇹 4️⃣ Saudi Pro League titles: Ronaldo 🇸🇦 5️⃣ MLS titles: Messi 🇺🇸 6️⃣ Champions League titles: Ronaldo 5️⃣, Messi 4️⃣ 🏆 So, how does Messi have more Ballon d’Or","author":"Triumph 🩵📰🎮🏆 (@DeeTriumph)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Cristiano Ronaldo scored 42 goals in 49 games for Manchester United in 2007-08, won the Premier League and Champions League, and was 23 years old at the time.","sourceName":"Historical football records NAMES: —","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/declanstar1/status/2115528642251911331","claim":"🚨 What exactly made Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2008 season so special that fans voted it the BEST BALLON D’OR OF ALL TIME? At just 23, he scored 42 goals in 49 games, won the Premier League and Champions League, and collected almost every major individual award. 🏆 Premier League 🏆 ht","author":"Declan (@declanstar1)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports, citing sources, that the Colts are willing to trade Jonathan Taylor and multiple teams have reached out to Indianapolis.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50323095/sources-colts-willing-trade-star-rb-jonathan-taylor) NAMES: Colts = Indianapolis Colts, NFL team; Jonatha","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50323095/sources-colts-willing-trade-star-rb-jonathan-taylor","claim":"Sources: Colts willing to trade Taylor, active in talks with multiple teams - The Colts now are open to trading Jonathan Taylor, sources told ESPN and NFL Network, and multiple teams have reached out to Indianapolis.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports Philip Rivers has engaged in serious discussions about returning to coach NC State, though a deal is not close.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/50335656/sources-philip-rivers-talks-nc-state-coaching-job) NAMES: NC State = North Carolina State Un","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50335656/sources-philip-rivers-talks-nc-state-coaching-job","claim":"Sources: NC State talking to former QB Rivers about coaching job - Former NC State QB Philip Rivers has engaged in serious discussions about returning to coach his alma mater, though sources told ESPN that a deal isn't close.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports a midseason poll of 25 NFL scouts chose Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker as the likely first quarterback selected in the 2027 NFL draft.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/50335830/nfl-scouts-favor-drew-mestemaker-first-qb-taken-draft) NAMES: QB1 = first quarterback select","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50335830/nfl-scouts-favor-drew-mestemaker-first-qb-taken-draft","claim":"NFL scouts favor Oklahoma State's Mestemaker as QB1 in '27 draft - In a midseason poll of 25 NFL scouts, Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemaker was the overwhelming choice to be the first quarterback selected in the 2027 NFL draft.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports court/police records show three other women accused Packers RB Josh Jacobs of abuse after his May arrest.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50333636/records-show-3-other-women-accused-packers-josh-jacobs-abuse) NAMES: Packers = Green Bay Packers, NFL tea","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50333636/records-show-3-other-women-accused-packers-josh-jacobs-abuse","claim":"Records reveal 3 other women accused Packers' Jacobs of abuse after arrest - Three other women contacted police to detail allegations of abuse against Packers RB Josh Jacobs following his May arrest for an altercation with his then-girlfriend.","author":"ESPN"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2116524930947076419","name":"[goal.com](https://www.goal.com/en/news/mourinho-kane-winning-the-ballon-d-or-made-me-happy-and-the-real-madrid-star-s-ranking-left-me-stunned/blt32f290bb9be7d8","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)"},{"url":"https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2116525665831068125","name":"[goal.com](https://www.goal.com/en/news/mourinho-kane-winning-the-ballon-d-or-made-me-happy-and-the-real-madrid-star-s-ranking-left-me-stunned/blt32f290bb9be7d8","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)"},{"url":"https://x.com/DeeTriumph/status/2115503871833301069","name":"Historical league records NAMES: — POST 2115768812863688870: NOCLAIM — NAMES: —","kind":"x","verdict":"MISLEADING","author":"Triumph 🩵📰🎮🏆 (@DeeTriumph)"},{"url":"https://x.com/declanstar1/status/2115528642251911331","name":"Historical football records NAMES: —","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Declan (@declanstar1)"},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50323095/sources-colts-willing-trade-star-rb-jonathan-taylor","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50323095/sources-colts-willing-trade-star-rb-jonathan-taylor) NAMES: Colts = Indianapolis Colts, NFL team; 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"Chelsea just beat Manchester United at the Bridge, and United have now gone NINE straight without a win!"},{"host":"Liam","text":"Nine! This is a full-blown crisis at Old Trafford."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fabrizio Romano reporting Palmer and Rogers scored for Chelsea. United couldn't buy a goal."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Palmer AND Rogers? Chelsea's young core is scary. United's core is... missing."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And Mourinho's already talking. He says Kane deserves the Ballon d'Or — cherry on top of his career."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Kane winning it is fine, but Bellingham finishing 11th? That's criminal."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Mourinho said Bellingham being 11th left him with no words. Quote: 'Really, no comment.'"},{"host":"Liam","text":"Eleventh! The guy dragged England to a World Cup final and won La Liga. What more do voters want?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Kane scored 50 goals for Bayern and finally won a league title. That's a strong case."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Strong, sure. But there's a fan post floating around comparing Ronaldo and Messi titles, saying Ronaldo should have more Ballon d'Ors."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That post is a mess. It says Ronaldo won three Serie A titles — he won two. And four Saudi Pro League titles? Not true."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Okay, numbers wrong, but the point stands: Ronaldo won in England, Spain, Italy, five Champions Leagues. Messi stayed in Barcelona forever."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Messi won a World Cup and two Copas. That's the biggest stage there is. Kane winning doesn't erase that."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But Kane's never won a Champions League. His Ballon d'Or is a lifetime achievement award, not best player."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He scored 50 goals in a season as a pure striker at Bayern. That's not a participation trophy."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And Ronaldo scored 42 in 49 games in 2008, won Premier League and Champions League, at 23. That's a real Ballon d'Or."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That fan post about 2008? That one's accurate. Ronaldo was unreal that year."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So you admit Ronaldo had the better single season. Then why has Messi got eight Ballon d'Ors to his five?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Because Messi's peak lasted longer and he redefined playmaking. Voters reward that."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Or they're just biased against pure scorers. Kane winning now proves it: goals matter more than trophies."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Kane won trophies this year! Bundesliga, German Cup. That's not nothing."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Bundesliga with Bayern is a foregone conclusion. Try winning the Premier League with Tottenham."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He tried. For a decade. It did not go well."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Okay, fair. But Bellingham 11th is still a joke. I'll die on that hill."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"So will Mourinho, apparently. He's also reportedly begging for Vini Jr to come back from suspension."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That quote's unverified from Romano, but if Mourinho does need Vini, that's a coach desperate for creativity."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Alright, we've got more Premier League fallout and the Ballon d'Or debate will run all day. That's the open."}]}