Cristiano Ronaldo moved ahead of Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano in the club’s rankings for all-time leading goal-scorer on Sunday evening, as his hat trick powered Real toa 4-1 win at Espanyol, moving the Portuguese up to 310 goals from 299 games. His next target will be to surpass record-holder Raul Gonzalez who left the […]
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Hard Luck, Gareth?
Gareth Bale missed more than half a dozen chances as Real Madrid crashed out of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night after a 1-1 draw against Juventus at the SantiagoBernabeu. Juve, the Italian champion now for four years running, qualified for the June 6 final in Berlin by virtue of the 3-2 aggregate score […]
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Reports: Ronaldo Donates $8 Million to Nepal Aid Fund
According to reports in France, Cristiano Ronaldo has donated 5 million pounds ($8 million) to the charity Save the Children to help aid the organization’s efforts in Nepal followingthe earthquake that killed more than 8,000 people and injured at least 20,000. French football magazine So Foot reports that the 30-year-old Real Madrid star made the […]
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Why Bale Should Fire His Agent
The Gareth Bale blame-game continues. And it’s becoming quite a farce. A day after Jonathan Barnett, the Welsh forward’s agent, responded to criticism of his starclient’s performances following Real’s 2-1 defeat to Juventus in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal last Tuesday, Real coach Carlo Ancelotti launched an attack onBarnett in response. It […]
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Barca "a Unit," Real a Team of Individuals
Real Madrid’s La Liga title hopes faded further into the distance this weekend after Barcelona opened up a four-point lead at the top of the standings. Barca would now be crowned champion ifit wins one of its remaining two games, against third-place Atletico Madrid and relegation-threatened Deportivo La Coruna, respectively. The Blaugrana’s 2-0 win against […]
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Press Puts Madrid Trio on Trial After Juve Loss
Real Madrid is being absolutely eviscerated in the press following its 2-1 loss to Juventus in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal in Turin on Tuesday. The general consensus isthat three players in particular, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos and Dani Carvajal, had a nightmare of a game at the Juventus Stadium, and […]
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Real Squeaks Past Sevilla to Maintain Title Challenge
Real Madrid endured a late barrage but had the heroics of goalkeeper Iker Casillas to thank after winning a nail-biter against Sevilla, 3-2, at the Sanchez Pizjuan on Saturday to keep withintouching distance of leader Barcelona, which crushed relegation-bound Cordoba 8-0 earlier in the day. Cristiano Ronaldo scored all three of Real’s goals to close […]
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Should Individual Awards be a Thing of the Past?
Cristiano Ronaldo has had another absolutely phenomenal season for Real Madrid. In 49 appearances in all competitions thus far, the Portuguese forward has scored 50goals and added 20 assists. These staggering statistics are possibly made a little less staggering by the fact that Barcelona’s Lionel Messi,Ronaldo’s hated nemesis, has scored 51 goals and added 26 […]
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Fergie: Ronaldo Better Than Messi
Former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson has weighed in on the Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo debate, revealing that he thinks former United star Ronaldo is a betterall-around player than Messi, which is why he has his vote as the world’s best player. “Ronaldo could play for Millwall, QPR, Doncaster Rovers, anyone, and score a hat-trick. […]
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UCL Semis: A Tale of Two Homecomings
This year’s UEFA Champions League semifinals read like a veritable Academy Awards of soccer talent. In the first matchup of the two-game series, Real Madrid, the competition’s defendingchamp, squares off against perennial Italian league winner Juventus; the second series sees treble-chasing Barcelona square off against last season’s German double winner Bayern Munich, which ischasing its […]