“Who else has scored more goals away from home than me since I arrived in Spain? Name one player who has scored more than me? No answer? OK. Thank you everyone.” — CristianoRonaldo, walking out on a press conference previewing Real Madrid’s Champions League match at Roma after he was asked about his scoring drought […]
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Florentino Perez: PSG interest in Cristiano Ronaldo is normal
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez appreciates the interest Paris St. Germain has in signing star Cristiano Ronaldo but he says “he’s the best in the world andwon’t leave Real Madrid.” Speaking in an interview with France Football magazine,Perez said, “I’m not surprised. Ronaldo is the best in the world and he’s the leader of Madrid. […]
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Zidane: Cristiano Ronaldo is 'non-transferrable'
During Rafa Benitez‘s short tenure as Real Madrid coach, Cristiano Ronaldo repeatedly expressed his unhappiness and suggested he might want to leave the club, but his new boss,Zinedine Zidane says the Portuguese star is the “soul of Madridismo” and that the Portugal star is “non-transferrable.” Zidane said Ronaldo would be given the freedom to enjoy […]
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Why Yaya Toure is the New Kanye West
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang was awarded with his first-ever African Player of the Year award by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The 26-year-old Gaboninternational rounded out a fantastic start to the year with 18 goals and 4 assists in just 17 games as Dortmund reached the midway point of the 2015-16 campaign in […]
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Why Real's Populist Move Could Pay Off
Real Madrid on Monday fired Rafael Benitez as head coach, immediately installing Real Madrid Castilla (the club’s second-team) coach Zinedine Zidane as the Spaniard’ssuccessor for the remainder of the season. Zidane, who is a former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winner with Real as a player in the early 2000s, will be formally unveiled […]
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What They're Saying: Cristiano Ronaldo
“This is the biggest project of my life. It’s an investment in a completely different area, but as you can imagine the goal is to take care of my future and the future of my son.” —Cristiano Ronaldo on investing $40 million in four hotels to be opened on the Portuguese island of Madeira, Lisbon, […]
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Ronaldo: 'I am not going anywhere'
Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off speculation that he’ll leave for Paris St. Germain at the end of the current season with Real Madrid. “The PSG links are nothing but speculation,” hetold AS. “This happens each and every year. People are already getting used to it that the name Cristiano is always surrounded by such rumors. But […]
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Video Pick: How Ronaldo set his latest record
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s four goals in Real Madrid’s 8-0 over Malmo on Tuesday gave him a record 11 UEFA Champions League goals this season, breaking the record for strikes in the groupstage of the competition, previously held by Luiz Adriano and Ronaldo with nine. Here’s hat trick he managed within 11 minutes:
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The case for Barca's Messi, Neymar and Suarez on Ballon d'Or shortlist
The finalists for the 2015 Ballon d’Or are out, and there should be no surprise that the three candidates are Cristiano Ronaldo, winner in 2008, 2013 and 2014, Lionel Messi, winner in2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and second to Ronaldo the last two years, and Neymar, who will take his place on the podium for […]
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Schuster: Real Playing Ronaldo Out of Position
In an interview with AS, former Real Madrid coach German Bernd Schuster criticized his former club for deploying superstar Cristiano Ronaldo at center-forward, saying thePortuguese is much more effective when he plays on the wing. “You make things much easier for opponents when you put Cristiano up top alone, because he has less space,” the […]