Cristiano Ronaldo is in town

Ronaldo just finished up his first press conference at UCLA's Morgan Center. At least 15 TV cameras were there, more than a dozen still photogs rushed the stage when he came out, and a roomful of media types fired courteous questions. Most of the questions were in Spanish, which the Portugese-born star handled with ease before switching to English. Yes, he's tired from the World Cup but ready to go. Yes, Real Madrid's new coach is great. Yes, they are trying not to think about Barcelona too much, and yes they respect their upcoming match with the Galaxy. "We respect all our opponents," said Ronaldo. Real Madrid is training at UCLA for the next week and reportedly staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The team has closed the practices to the public, with a tarp circling the field, but there were several dozen fans around anyway. Celebrity-Gossip.net was the first site to have pictures up, that I found. And UCLA Newsroom, of course.