After lighting up soccer’s biggest stages, Cristiano Ronaldo faces a very different reality in Saudi Arabia with smaller stadiums and less exalted teams — and some very high temperatures. Ronaldo, 37, says he’s embracing the “challenge” of the Saudi Pro League, a step into the unknown for a player who is more used to Real […]
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo's 10th hat trick for Portugal
In a 5-0 win over Luxembourg, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first three to give him 115 goals from 182 caps and his 10th Portugal hat trick. The first two came from the penalty spot. The second after Ronaldo was fouled by goalkeeper Anthony Moris. Ronaldo had to retake after encroachment and finished the second as […]
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo's rapid hat trick
Cristiano Ronaldo has 23 goals in 23 Serie A games this season after scoring a hat trick within 33 minutes during third-place Juventus’ 3-1 win over 17th-place Cagliari. Ronaldo leads Serie A scorers with four more than Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku. Juventus is 10 points behind leader Inter Milan and 1 point behind second-place AC […]
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo's greatest free kicks to celebrate his international milestone
Cristiano Ronaldo reached 100 international goals this week and did so in some style. A curling free kick similar to his famous effort against Spain in the 2018 World Cup made him thesecond player in history to reach the century goal mark. He scored again in the 2-0 win over Sweden, which means Ronaldo is […]
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo set unique record
In Juventus’ 3-1 win over Udinese, which keeps the defending Serie A champion tied atop standings with Inter Milan, the 34-year-old Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo became the firstplayer in history to hit double-digit goals in 15 consecutive seasons within Europe’s top-five leagues. Before joining Juve in 2018, Ronaldo played for Real Madrid in 2009-18 and ManchesterUnited […]
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What They're Saying: Petronella Ekroth
“We were forbidden to talk about the case. We stayed silent and we couldn’t mention it. The only thing to do was keep a low profile and work towards the club’s values. I kept myselfcloseted because I felt that my opinions didn’t count. It felt a bit like I was in prison. I really couldn’t […]
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo's diving header against Ajax
Juventus’ only shot on target in its 1-1 tie with Ajax was this brilliant diving header by Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored or assisted Juve’s last seven Champions League goals.Joao Cancelo provided the excellent service on Ronaldo’s header in the quarterfinal, first-leg in Amsterdam. Ronaldo RIGHT before the half Juventus leads 1-0 Watch on #BRLive: […]
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What They're Saying: Laura Meltzer
“The LVMPD is taking the same steps in this case as in any other sexual assault to facilitate the collection of DNA evidence.” — Las Vegas police officer Laura Meltzer on theissuance of a warrant to authorities in Italy requesting a sample of Cristiano Ronaldo‘s DNA in connection with an investigation into a rape allegation […]
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“Unfortunately this is the world we live in, rotten, with mafia and f******g money. The power of God is a lot greater than all this rottenness. God takes his time but he doesn’tfail.” — Elma Aveiro, reacting after her brother, Cristiano Ronaldo, was beaten out by former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric, for the 2018 […]
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Juventus backs Cristiano Ronaldo, Nike and EA express deep concerns about rape allegations
In an extraordinary statement, Italian club Juventus tweeted on Thursday that rape allegations against star Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined the Serie A champs in the summer, did not change itsopinion about him. But theseriousness of the allegations made by former model Kathryn Mayorga that the Portuguese star raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in […]