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The Best FIFA Football Awards were held tonight in London with the world player, goal and coach of the year all named.  Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned Best FIFA Men’s Player Of The Year for the second consecutive year, beating Lionel Messi and Neymar to it respectively. Ronaldo remains the only player to win the award having also won it last …

Tottenham came away from tonight’s Champions League Group H tie against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu with a 1-1 draw.  It was an impressive result with the performance to boot. It leaves Spurs tied at the top of the group with the holders after three games on seven points each. Bundesliga high-flyers Borussia Dortmund are languishing six points behind in …

​It's that time of year again when Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi battle it out for the Ballon d'Or, while the other nominees fight to finish third.

​Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has lifted the lid on the time he had the chance to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Anfield.

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FIFA has announced the three-player shortlist for The Best Men’s Player for 2017 – and the names on the list should not be a surprise to anyone. This is the second time the award is being handed out since FIFA broke away from the Ballon d’Or to resume handing out their own prizes – and the result is likely to …

EA Sports have released the final patch of players from their FIFA 18 top 100, confirming the ten highest-rated players from this year’s game. For the second year running, Real Madrid and Portugal forward (and FIFA 18 cover star) Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Lionel Messi to top spot. The 31-year-old is coming off the back of another highly-successful season at …

Alex Ferguson knew from day one that Cristiano Ronaldo would be a star at Manchester United – and used some tough love to make sure that it happened. Ronaldo arrived from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 as a talented teenage winger with bags of potential, but Ferguson felt that his propensity for hitting the ground easily and complaining when things didn’t …

Cristiano Ronaldo might be currently suspended at club level, but that hasn’t stopped him from breaking more and more goal-scoring records in international colours. Portugal took on minnows Faroe Islands last night – and Ronaldo didn’t take long to declare his country’s superiority. The Real Madrid man scored after three minutes before going on to grab a hat-trick in a 5-1 win …

Cristiano Ronaldo may be currently suspended from La Liga action – but that hasn’t stopped the Portuguese forward from flaunting his world-class talents. The Ballon d’Or winner is currently serving a five-game domestic suspension following an altercation with an official in Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup victory over Barcelona – and now he has shown fans just what they are …

It’s that time of year again when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo battle against each other under the pretence of it being anything other than a two-horse race for the end of season awards. With France Football and FIFA ending their partnership last year there are now two awards to be won – the former’s traditional Ballon d’Or and the …

Cristiano Ronaldo was the subject of huge controversy this week for his role in El Clasico. The Real Madrid superstar was shown a second yellow card for diving, and proceeded to push the referee in frustration. The Portugal international subsequently received a five-match ban, and the appeal was rejected by the authorities, meaning he will be out of action for …

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has questioned the decision to hand Cristiano Ronaldo a five-game suspension for his actions in Sunday night’s Clasico. The forward came on as a second-half substitute but was later sent off for, having already received a yellow card during his goal celebration, was adjudged to have dived in the Barcelona penalty area and was subsequently …

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the opening weeks of Real Madrid’s La Liga title defence. The Portuguese forward received a red card during his side’s 3-1 win at Camp Nou against Barcelona on Sunday night’s Super Cup first leg, risking further punishment by pushing referee  Ricardo de Burgos Bergoetxea before leaving the pitch It was confirmed on Monday that he has …

Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo made a week’s worth of headlines in just four minutes. The La Liga and Champions League holders played against bitter rivals Barcelona on Sunday night for the first leg of the Super Copa (played between the league winners and the Copa del Rey holders). The El Clasico clash did not live up to it’s usual billing …

With the Premier League celebrating its 25-year anniversary, now seems as good a time as any to put together a starting eleven of the best players that the league has had to offer. The financial boom that the Premier League facilitated (not least thanks to lucrative sponsorship deals and broadcasting contracts) have allowed English clubs to both sign and create …

Champions League holders Real Madrid take on Europa League winners in the UEFA Super Cup in Skopje on Tuesday night. The traditional European curtain-raiser has been given an added dose of intrigue as Jose Mourinho faces his old club in a competitive fixture for the first time since leaving the Bernabeu in 2013, while Zinedine Zidane is still basking in …