Not all football fans may have seen a small, but widely circulated, news story last week. It concerned the Portuguese and Real Madrid no. 7, who during his mercurial career has never been one to stray too far from some form of wind-up. However, this wasn't to do with anything that happened on the pitch, but rather what came out of Ronaldo's mouth.
The Eredivisie returned from the international break this past weekend in emphatic style with the ball hitting the back of the net a massive 32 times in nine games. And with five games gone the top five is beginning to look pretty familiar, despite last season's runners up FC Twente relinquishing their 100% record on their visit to Roda JC last Saturday.
With European football in full swing as of this week, we will have the first glimpse of the effects it will have on the league schedule for the teams involved. It is a strange conundrum which many teams will go through in search of glory at home and abroad, and the balancing act is one which will test many teams to their limits.
It was a day of frenzy, panic, success, failure and surprise! But who came out on top and who were left scratching their heads?
FC Twente keep their place at the top and their 100% record so far this season, with Ajax and Feyenoord remaining unbeaten and PSV sending a message to their rivals as they really hit their stride.