O "Cocilia Nacional" (CNA) foi um dos primeiros atletas amadores da Venezuela.

A entidade é gerida pelo governador e jornalista Álvaro 💷 Obrero.

O esporte é praticado em todos os municípios e que participam diretamente do futebol.

O "Cocilia Nacional" é organizado como uma 💷 instituição de atletismo e a modalidade esportiva se desenvolveu em um clube amador em 1978.

A entidade é responsável pela criação 💷 de locais esportivos de maior sucesso e pela fundação de campeonatos locais e estaduais.

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he was close to signing for bitter rivals Manchester City last year but former ⚽️ manager Alex Ferguson asked him not to.

Ronaldo said Ferguson persuaded him to re-join United for a second spell at Old ⚽️ Trafford when he moved from Juventus in August, 2024 on a two-year deal, returning to the club where he won ⚽️ eight major trophies from 2003-2009.

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"Well, honestly, it was close... It's something they spoke ⚽️ [about] a lot and [Manchester City manager Pep] Guardiola said two weeks ago, I guess, that they tried hard to ⚽️ have me," Ronaldo told Piers Morgan in an interview for TalkTV, the first part of which was aired on Wednesday.

"But ⚽️ as you know, as my history [was] in Manchester United, your heart, your feeling... make the difference. And of course, ⚽️ as well, Sir Alex Ferguson.