Cristiano Ronaldo has denied allegations by Spanish prosecutors that he evaded taxes $16 million in 2011-2014. “It is clear that the football player did not try to evade taxes,”Ronaldo’s Gestifute management company said. Ronaldo is accused of knowingly using a “business structure” to hide income made from his image rights.
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What They're Saying: Cristiano Ronaldo
“I’m very happy, it’s one of the best moments in my career — I seem to say that every year.” — Cristiano Ronaldo, saying he felt like a young boy after scoring twice inReal Madrid’s 4-1 UEFA Champions League final win over Juventus. Last year, Ronaldo also won the UCL with Real, and the European […]
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By the Numbers: The Ronaldo files
Real Madrid added to its record when it won its 12th European title — and third in the last four years — with a 4-1 victory over Juventus in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League in Cardiff. It’s thefirst team to win back-to-back titles in the UCL’s 25 years. The star: Cristiano Ronaldo, who added to a host […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Real beats Atletico with Ronaldo hat trick
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 101st, 102nd and 103rd UEFA Champions League goals to give Real Madrid a 3-0 win in the first leg of its seminal series against Atletico Madrid. Thedecisive win brings Real Madrid ever closer to potentially its third Champions League title in four seasons and its 12th of all time.
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Video Pick: A rousing Real Madrid rondo
A Real Madrid practice-field rondo ramps up when the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez, Marcelo and Luka Modric decide to play the keepaway game without the ball touching the ground. They manage quite well, to say the least.
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Video Pick: Ronaldo's locker-room hugs and high-fives
Here’s Cristiano Ronaldo hugging and high-fiving every one of his Real Madrid teammates in the locker room following his hat trick in the 4-2 win over Bayern Munich that madehim the first player to score 100 Champions League goals. It includes a special handshake with Gareth Bale and a kiss on the neck from Coach […]
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Real Madrid stars won't travel to Gijon
Real Madrid’s “BBC” strike force — Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo — will miss Saturday’s La Liga game at Sporting Gijon. Bale has a calf injury while Benzemaand Ronaldo are being rested for next week’s matches against Bayern Munich (Champions League) and Barcelona (El Clasico).
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Ronaldo reaches century mark in Real Madrid road win
Cristiano Ronaldo ended a seven-month scoring drought in the UEFA Champions League with two goals to lead defending champion Real Madrid to a 2-1 comeback win over 10-man Bayern Munich in thefirst leg of their quarterfinal series in Munich. The goals, Ronaldo’s first since September 2016, give him 100 in European competition, making him the […]
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Video Pick: Ronaldo hits 70th with perfect free kick
Cristiano Ronaldo’s second goal, a low, far-range free kick off the inside far post, in a 3-0 win over Hungary marked his 70th strike for Portugal. The 32-year-old is now theall-time fourth highest scorer for a European national team behind Germany’s Miroslav Klos (71) and Hungary’s Sandor Kocsis (75) and FerencPuskas (84).