Real Madrid, which lost its lead in La Liga on Wednesday, will be without Gareth Bale (two-game suspension for red card) and Alvaro Morata (suspension for yellow-card accumulation) forthe match at Eibar on Saturday, and now Cristiano Ronaldo is a major doubt with an injury that forced him to train on his own on Friday.
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La Liga: Real Madrid stunned at struggling Valencia
Real Madrid suffered just its second loss of La Liga season when it fell, 2-1, at Valencia. Simone Zaza and Fabian Orellana scored for Valencia, which is 13th in La Liga. CristianoRonaldo scored the lone goal for Real Madrid, which leads Barcelona by a point with a game in hand.
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Video Pick: Cristiano Ronaldo's amazing nutmeg
Cristian Ronaldo beat defender Espanyol David Lopez by turning an elastico move — feinting swiftly to his right — into a nutmeg. The amazing maneuver can in a 2-0win that keeps Real Madrid four points ahead of Barcelona with a game in hand.
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Real Madrid teammate defends Ronaldo after booing
Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic defended Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese star lost possession twice in the first half of the match against Real Sociedad and was booed byMadrid fans. Ronaldo later scored the second goal in a 3-0 win over Real Sociedad. Kovacic, who scored a goal and added an assist, told his club’s official […]
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Ronaldo takes FIFA men's player award
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world’s best player at FIFA’s new Best Football Awards gala in Zurich after it broke off from the Ballon d’Or. The 31-year-old Real Madrid andPortugal star beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (who didn’t attend the ceremonies) and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann. Ronaldo also won the Ballon d’Or in December.
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Cristiano Ronaldo answers critics — in third person
After his hat trick gave Real Madrid a 4-2 overtime win over Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup final, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo said he had answered his critics. “Theyalways expect more of Cristiano,” said Ronaldo, referring to himself in the third person. “It’s been a week full of joy after winning the Ballon […]
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Ronaldo's wins his fourth Ballon d'Or
Cristiano Ronaldo claimed a fourth Ballon d’Or award after leading Portugal to an emotional European Championship title and Real Madrid to a record-extending Champions League crown in2016. Ronaldo is one short of the record of five awards won by Barcelona’s Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who was second with the pair having taken the first two […]
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Rest for Real Madrid stars ahead of Club World Cup trip
Real Madrid will break the club’s all-time unbeaten streak (35 games) on Saturday night with a win or tie when it hosts Deportivo Coruna, but stars Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema andLuka Modric are all being rested. Coach Zinedine Zidane wants them rested for the grueling end-of-season schedule that takes Real Madrid to Japan for the […]
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Real Madrid backs Cristiano Ronaldo over taxes
Cristiano Ronaldo, under scrutiny for the manner in which he uses tax havens, has received the support of his employer, Real Madrid, which issued a statement that the star “is fully ontop of his tax affairs.” The Real Madrid statement: “Following reports that have been published in recent days and in light of the certificate […]
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Lloyd and Ellis up for Best FIFA awards
U.S. national team co-captain Carli Lloyd and head coach Jill Ellis were nominated for the new Best FIFA awards. Besides Lloyd, German Melanie Behringer, who won Olympic gold, andBrazilian are on the short list for the Best Women’s player. Silvia Neid, Pia Sundhage and Ellis (all three former winners) are up for the best coach […]