UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov was apparently a special guest of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu over the weekend, as the Spanish giants also played host to Real Sociedad in La Liga. The Russian, who is scheduled to challenge Tony Ferguson for a lightweight strap of a yet undefined status at UFC 223 in Brooklyn on April 7th, posted a video …
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Real Madrid have just become the first club in history to retain the FIFA Club World Cup. Real Madrid took on Gremio in the FIFA Club World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening with Cristiano Ronaldo firing his side to glory with a long-range free kick. The goal once again highlighted Ronaldo’s extraordinary contribution in the most crucial …
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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 …
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In a shocking development in Spain overnight, it has been widely reported that Cristiano Ronaldo has informed Real Madrid that he wishes to leave the club this summer. According to A Bola, a newspaper in his home country of Portugal, the four-time Ballon d’Or winner wants out of the Santiago Bernabeau and Spain as a whole. He is reportedly so …
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Cristiano Ronaldo may have been offside for a brace of his goals on Tuesday night against Bayern Munich, but this cannot take away from the fact that he notched his 98th, 99th and 100th goals in Champions League football and achieved his 41st hat-trick for Real Madrid. An incredible feat. Real beat Carlo Ancelloti’s Munich side 4-2 after extra-time to progress …
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What a year it has been for Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Champions League winner, Euro 2016 champion and now he sees off Antoine Griezmann and arch nemesis Lionel Messi to pick up world football’s most coveted individual award. This adds to his previous Ballon d’Or wins in 2008, 2013 and 2014 as he closes the gap on …
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Speaking recently on Spanish radio, former Barcelona playmaker Xavi showed that his loyalty has not diminished one iota despite being allowed to leave the club by unequivocally answering the age-old question of Messi or Ronaldo by saying, “Only a fool could have played football and not recognise Cristiano is an elite footballer. But he just has had bad luck to be around at the …
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Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo’s congress of the super-egos has everyone talking. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a …
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On Sunday night, a Portugal side often derided as a one-man show toppled a heavily fancied French team boasting several of the most talented attacking players in the world to lift the European Cup. Euro 2016 has copper fastened the theory that superior talent has become a distant second to organisation and mental resilience in the modern game. France could …
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What would a Manchester United XI look like if they actually completed the resigning of Cristiano Ronaldo? On Sunday afternoon, quotes from Louis van Gaal got the footballing world giddy with excitement over the possibility that Cristiano Ronaldo could return to Old Trafford. As stories also broke claiming Gareth Bale’s agent was pushing him to sign for the Red Devils, …
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The number seven shirt at Manchester United is an iconic symbol through the turnstiles at Old Trafford. It is a number that conveys not only talent but responsibility. The player who wears it must be willing to take players on and to excite, to win games not only with his team mates, but for them. To be able to individually …
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Most newly-weds tend to receive a pile of gifts containing such items as dinner sets, toasters, bed linen etc, but that sort of present would be far too understated for the current World Player of the Year. Oh no, Ronaldo has just gone and bought his agent a Greek island, as you do. Ronaldo, who was the best man for Jorge Mendes’ wedding at the weekend, …
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Oh Cristiano you dog… Ronaldo is currently holidaying in Las Vegas and whilst on his travels, he stumbled across a lost cell phone. Being the gentle man that he is, the Real Madrid man decided he was going to do his utmost to return it to its rightful owner. When he found the owner, he decided it was only right …
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