Carlo Ancelotti believes that Real Madrid is ready to face fierce rival Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu this Sunday despite his team’s narrow 1-0 win against Malaga onSaturday. In the end, a fantastic solo effort from 2013 Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo was the difference between the teams. “It wasn’t spectacular butthere were other positive […]
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Ronaldo Offers to Pay for Child's Brain Surgery
Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to pay the full cost of $83,000 for the surgery of young Erik Ortiz Cruz. The Real Madrid striker was originally asked to donate hiscleats for a charity auction benefitting the 10-month old child who is suffering from a brain disorder, but the 2013 Ballon d’Or winner decided to go further […]
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Report: Ronaldo Now the World's Richest Player
Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken retired former LA Galaxy star David Beckham as the world’s richest soccer player, according to the annual list ofplayers’ net worth compiled by Goal.com, which takes into account all streams of revenue for active soccer stars over the course of their careers. The 2013 Ballon d’Or winner finishedfirst on the list […]
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Gerrard: Suarez is World's Best
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has once again reiterated the world class credentials of Reds striker Luis Suarez, claiming that the Uruguayan deserves to bementioned alongside the likes of Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona striker Leo Messi and Paris Saint-Germain striker ZlatanIbrahimovic. In fact, Gerrard claims that this season, Suarez is the best. “Without being […]
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Fergie Wanted $250 Million for Ronaldo
Former Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has admitted that he was disappointed to receive just 80 million pounds ($133.7 million) for the sale ofCristiano Ronaldo in 2009. In an interview with Spanish daily AS, the Scot said he believes that Los Blancos would have happily paid 150 million pounds ($250.6 million) for thePortugal international. “I […]
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Ronaldo Rescues Real in Madrid Derby
Cristiano Ronaldo rescued a point for Real Madrid during the Madrid derby at Atletico on Sunday. The home team seemed destined to take all three points until Ronaldo’sfirst-time shot from a Gareth Bale touch leveled the score at 2-2 with just eight minutes remaining. Atleti, which had gone into the break with the lead thanks […]
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Real Madrid Goes Top of La Liga
For the first time this season, Real Madrid went top of the La Liga standings this weekend after both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lost on the road. Though Madrid labored to a 3-0 win againstlowly Elche, Gareth Bale made the night memorable with stunning goal from distance. After the game, coach Carlo Ancelotti said his […]
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Ronaldo Has Scored in Every Possible Minute
With his 7th-minute penalty against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo completed what becomes an interesting piece of soccer trivia. With that goal, the Portugalinternational has officially scored in every minute of a game throughout his career. SI.com has a table showing just how many times Ronaldo has scored in each minute.
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Lukaku Hints at Stamford Bridge Return
Romelu Lukaku underlined his ambition to be one of the world’s top strikers by insisting that he needs to be playing in the UEFA Champions League next year in order to followin the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. The 21-year-old Chelsea striker is currently on loan with Everton until the end of the […]
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Mourinho: Hazard 'the Best Young Player in the World'
Jose Mourinho was quick to dismiss comparisons of Eden Hazard to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi following the Belgian’swonderful hat trick against Newcastle United on Saturday. Hazard scored all three goals as Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 win, emerging at the end of the weekend at the top of the Premier League standings,after Arsenal was […]