The world’s two best players will have a chance to break Raul’s UEFA Champions League goal record this week, when Lionel Messi’s Barcelona squares off against Ajax at theCamp Nou on Tuesday and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid faces Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday. Ronaldo is currently just two goals shy of Raul’s record total of […]
cristiano ronaldo
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Santos: 'No Adjectives to Describe Ronaldo'
Portugal coach Fernando Santos hailed Cristiano Ronaldo after his last-gasp winner in Copenhagen guided Portugal to a much-needed 1-0 against Denmark in Euro 2016 qualifying. Ronaldoheaded home a Ricardo Quaresma cross in the 95th-minute to get Portugal’s qualifying campaign back on track following a disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Albania last month. The win liftedSantos’ […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Mendes: Ronaldo Will Retire at Real
Cristiano Ronaldo is happy at Real Madrid and will retire there, his agent Jorge Mendes told Spanish radio on Wednesday, despite intense interest from former club Manchester Unitedin bringing him back to Old Trafford. In an interview with Cadena Cope, Mendes, whom many regard as the most powerful agent in the game, said the 2013 Ballon […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Ancelotti: Ronaldo a Shoo-in for Ballon d'Or
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti declared that there are no other contenders for the 2014 Ballon d’Or than Cristiano Ronaldo, after his star forward hit yet another hat trickduring Real’s 5-0 demolition of Athletic Bilbao. The treble, Ronaldo’s third in four league games, brought his tally for the season to an astonishing 13. “I think […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Ronaldo Blasts Ludogorets 'Rugby' Match
Coach Carlo Ancelotti said he was “satisfied” with Real Madrid’s 2-1 UEFA Champions League win at Ludogorets on Wednesday, but star forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who wentoff injured late in the game, likened the Group B contest to a “rugby” match due to the many late tackles he and his teammates received from the Bulgarian team. […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Report: Man United Fans Plan Ronaldo 'Come Home' Banner
The Daily Star on Thursday reported that a group of Manchester United fans called “Reel United” is planning to fly a banner reading “Cristiano Come Home” over the Madrigalstadium when Real Madrid visits Villarreal on Saturday. Real striker Cristiano Ronaldo left the Red Devils for Madrid in 2009 for a then world-record fee of 80 […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Ronaldo Hits Four as Real Romps Again
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals, including two from the spot, as Real Madrid cruised to a 5-1 win against Elche at the Bernabeu on Tuesday. Remarkably, the Portuguese international hasnow scored in every La Liga game he’s played at home in the past 12 months — a total haul of 21 goals in 13 games. […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Mourinho: Relationship with Ronaldo 'Does Not Exist'
Jose Mourinho says he no longer has any relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo now that he has left Real Madrid. The Portuguese coach, now in charge ofChelsea, managed his compatriot for three seasons in Spain, and was credited with helping Ronaldo win the 2013 Ballon d’Or. “The relationship doesnot exist,” Mourinho told Portuguese station TVI. “He […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Ronaldo on Track to Break European Scoring Records
If he remains injury-free this season, Cristiano Ronaldo should become the all-time leading scorer in both the UEFA Champions League and European competitions, AS reports. The Real Madridforward bagged his 71st-goal in all European competitions against Basel in Real’s UCL opener on Tuesday, taking him past Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi. The Portugal international is nowjust […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Calderon: Ronaldo Could Seek Man United Return
ESPN reports that former Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon believes Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Manchester United after becoming fed up with life at the Bernabeu. The reportquotes Calderon, who purchased Ronaldo from United for a world record fee in 2009, as saying the Portuguese forward has been upset with the transfer policy instituted by […]