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17 Dec

Ronaldo To Run For Brazil Federation Presidency

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Brazil legend Ronaldo has announced he will run for the presidency of the country’s football association and wants to “recover the prestige” of the national team. The 48-year-old, who was capped 98 times, will run as a candidate to replace current Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues. Brazil, record five-time winners of the World Cup, last won the competition in 2002 and have not progressed further than the quarter-final stage since. “For many decades, Brazilian football has always been the escape route for the Brazilian people when they faced daily problems,” Ronaldo told Globo Esporte. “This was the fuel…

01 Nov

Iker Casillas chooses best player between Messi, Ronaldo

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Real Madrid legend, Iker Casillas has made known his choice of those he believes are better footballers. The legendary goalkeeper had to choose between Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and other superstars to pick his combined El Clasico XI. Casillas himself is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Real Madrid’s history. Casillas made his debut for Real Madrid in 1999 and went on to play a whopping 725 games for Los Blancos, keeping 264 clean sheets across competitions. He won three Champions Leagues, five LaLigas, one FIFA Club World Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, and many other accolades…

12 Sep

Ronaldo Criticises Ten Hag & Says Man Utd Must ‘Rebuild Everything’

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Cristiano Ronaldo has criticised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and said the club must “rebuild everything” in order to compete for football’s biggest prizes again. The Dutch boss is under pressure after United’s eighth-placed finish last season – their lowest in Premier League history – and two defeats in their opening three games at the start of this campaign. And Ronaldo, who had two spells at the club before leaving for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr, questioned Ten Hag’s mentality. “The coach says they cannot compete to win the [Premier] League and Champions League,” he told the Rio Ferdinand Presents…

05 Jul

‘An Honour’ To Face Ronaldo, Says Mbappe

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Kylian Mbappe says it is “an honour” to play against Cristiano Ronaldo as France prepare to take on Portugal in their Euro 2024 quarter-final. Frenchman Mbappe, 25, signed for Real Madrid this summer – a club where Ronaldo won four successive Champions League titles. The two will go head-to-head in Hamburg on Friday (kick-off 20:00 BST) and Mbappe describes it as “a pleasure” to face Portugal’s five-time Ballon d’Or winner. “It’s the admiration I’ve always had for Cristiano, for the player. Over time, I’ve had the chance to get to know him and talk to him many times. We’re still…

04 Jul

Euro 2024: Mbappe v Ronaldo: Real Madrid Galacticos Past & Future Meet

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Growing up, Kylian Mbappe had pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo on his wall. On Friday, Mbappe will be up against Ronaldo in the flesh. France and Portugal face-off in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. While multiple world-class players will be in action for both sides, it is hard to escape this being a gladiatorial duel between Ronaldo and Mbappe. This is not the first time the two icons have shared a pitch. They met in the 2017-18 Champions League last 16, when Real Madrid comfortably beat Mbappe’s PSG 5-2 on aggregate – on Ronaldo’s way to a fourth and final Champions…

02 Jul

Euro 2024: Tears To Triumph For Ronaldo As Portugal Beat Slovenia On Penalties

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Cristiano Ronaldo was left in tears after his penalty was saved in extra time but Portugal still progressed to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 following a dramatic shootout victory over Slovenia. Portugal’s superstar captain saw his penalty kept out by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak and he was consoled by his team-mates, as fans chanted his name in the stands. But he recovered to score his country’s first penalty in the shootout – where goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three kicks he faced – before Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva netted the winning kick. Ronaldo was involved in the thick of…

22 Dec

His mindset totally incredible – Pablo Sarabia picks among Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar

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Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Pablo Sarabia has recently stated he would pick Cristiano Ronaldo over the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar because of the Portuguese’s mindset. Sarabia came up through the Real Madrid academy during his youth career. He made just one appearance for Real Madrid’s senior team during the 2010-2011 season but was able to train and play alongside Ronaldo. Speaking about who he prefers among Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar, Sarabia told talkSPORT, “They are amazing players. Outside the pitch these are very good people and because of this it is a reference for me and I want…

14 Sep

Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo was ‘robbed’ of award – Rio Ferdinand

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Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand has claimed that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was robbed of the Ballon d’Or award back in 2018. Ferdinand was hosting a session on Vibe with Five with popular internet personality IShowSpeed, who is a diehard Ronaldo fan. The former England defender was asked who has more Ballon d’Or awards, to which he replied: “Messi. “Seven against five. Cristiano Ronaldo was robbed of the Ballon d’or. Modric’s year.” Recall that Luka Modric won the Ballon d’Or in 2018 after helping Real Madrid win the UEFA Champions League in the 2017-2018 season. The Croatian international was also…

07 Sep

My rivalry with Messi is over – Ronaldo

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Al-Nassr striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has said his rivalry with Lionel Messi “is gone” having both already “changed the history of football.” The two footballers have dominated for over a decade. Between themselves, Ronaldo and Messi have won a combined 79 trophies and are the only two players to have scored over 800 goals each. “I don’t see things like that, the rivalry is gone,” Ronaldo said. “It was good, the spectators liked it. “Those who like Cristiano Ronaldo don’t have to hate Messi and vice versa. We’ve done well, we have changed the history of football. We are respected all…

30 Dec

Pele Tributes: Live Updates As Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar Among Those Mourning Death Of Brazil Star

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The football world is in mourning again after another true great of the game passed away. Brazil legend Pele has died at the age of 82. One of the true legends of football, Pele led his country to three World Cup title wins in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and was widely regarded as one of the best players to ever play the game. Pele scored an astonishing 77 goals in 92 games for Brazil and averaged almost a goal a game during his club career, which spanned from 1956 to 1977. He was admitted to hospital three weeks ago in…