Luis Enrique singled out Lionel Messi for praise following the Argentine forward’s third hat trick for Barcelona in his last four games in all competitions. “You quickly getused to decisive players in your team,” Enrique said. “We want Leo to contribute to the team and not just in attack. We want maximum involvement from him, […]
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Report: Ronaldo Outscoring Many of Europe's Biggest Clubs
With two more goals in the 4-0 win at Eibar on Saturday, Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo made it 20 goals in 12 La Liga games so far this season. As Eurosport points out, the2013 Ballon d’Or winner is on pace to smash Barcelona striker Lionel Messi’s record of 50 goals in a single season, and […]
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Ronaldo Denies Offensive Messi Nickname
Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday strenuously denied reports claiming that he refers to rival Lionel Messi of Barcelona with an offensive nickname when he is with his Real Madridteammates. In fact, Ronaldo became so incensed at the suggestion, which emerged on Tuesday in published excerpts from a new book about Messi by a Blaugrana journalist, that […]
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Messi equals Raul's record
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] At the age of 27 and after just 90 games, Lionel Messi tied Raul’s UEFA Champions league scoringrecord with 71 goals. The Argentine scored two opportunistic goals — the first with header, no less, and the second a on sliding tap-in — to give Barcelona a 2-0 win over Ajax in Amsterdam […]
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Ronaldo Hits Record 17th Strike in Ten Games
According to AS, Cristiano Ronaldo has broken a 79-year-old La Liga record by scoring 17 goals in the first 10 games of the season. The report claims that Isidro Langara heldthe previous record after scoring 16 goals in ten games in the 1935 season for Real Oviedo. Ronaldo on Saturday hit his 17 strike of […]
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Ancelotti: Blatter 'Unable to Keep His Mouth Shut'
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday accused Sepp Blatter of being “unable to keep his mouth shut”. Responding to comments from the FIFA President that Germanygoalkeeper Manuel Neuer should receive the 2014 Ballon d’Or instead of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Italian said, “It has surprised me what the FIFA President has said and itappears he […]
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Spanish Champ Shunned at La Liga Awards
Spanish champion Atletico Madrid only took home one prize at Monday night’s annual Spanish soccer league (LFP) awards, as Real Madrid, which finished third last season, and particularly, starforward Cristiano Ronaldo, dominated the list of winners. Despite having six nominees across all player categories, Atletico only won the award for best coach. In his acceptance […]
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Enrique: Real Deservedly Won El Clasico
Luis Enrique said Barcelona must use its Clasico defeat to Real Madrid as a learning experience while admitting that Carlo Ancelotti’s men were thebetter team on Saturday. Though Barca took an early lead through Neymar, a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty and second half goals from Pepe and Karim Benzema condemned the Spanishgiant to its first defeat […]
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Report: Demand Amps Up Ahead of El Clasico
This Saturday’s Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, which regularly draws hundreds of millions of viewers around the world, is shaping up to be a particularly special occasion,Forbes reports. The combination of Luis Suarez’s long-awaited Barca debut after returning from his long biting suspension and the prospect of Lionel Messi surpassing TelmoZarra’s all-time La Liga […]
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Platini: Ballon d'Or Should Not Go to Ronaldo, Messi
UEFA President Michel Platini believes the 2014 Ballon d’Or should not go to either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. In an interview with BeIN Sports, the Frenchmansaid the award should be won by a member of the German national team that won the World Cup in Brazil this summer. “The Ballon d’Or usually goes to […]