‘I moved to Iran to face Cristiano Ronaldo – but one mistake ruined everything’ Former Premier League player Thievy Bifouma saw his dream of playing against Cristiano Ronaldo scuppered after an unfortunate – but rather comedic – error.
While Esteghlal FC were indeed scheduled to face off against Ronaldo, Bifouma had instead mistakenly signed for Esteghlal Khuzestan, a smaller team with the same first name.
Bifouma has enjoyed a nomadic career since first breaking through at Espanyol in 2010, going on to play for sides in Spain, Turkey, France, Greece and even China.
As he approached the final few years of his career, Bifouma still had one big sporting ambition left – to play against Portugese icon Ronaldo.
Having signed the paperwork and arrived in the country, Bifouma soon found out there was a problem – he had signed for the wrong team.
