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Ronaldo Cries As Al-Nassr Lose King’s Cup Final
Cristiano Ronaldo was reduced to tears after his Al-Nassr side lost the King’s Cup final to rivals Al-Hilal on Friday night in a game with three red cards. The former Manchester United forward collapsed to his knees as nine-man Al-Hilal won 5-4 on a penalty shootout, with the score 1-1 after extra time in Jeddah. The 39-year-old, who set a…
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Ronaldo set for Old Trafford homecoming party
All eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo’s homecoming party at Old Trafford on Saturday, with the Portuguese international set to resume his Manchester United FC career after 12 years away. The 36-year-old re-joined United from Juventus on a two-year deal in August and could make his ‘second debut’ as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side host Newcastle United. While he…
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Ronaldo scores 109th international goal to equal Daei’s record
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 109th goal for Portugal in Wednesday’s Euro 2020 game against France to equal former Iran striker Ali Daei’s all-time international record. The 36-year-old Ronaldo, the leading scorer in European Championship history, converted his second penalty of the game in Budapest to match the record in his 178th international appearance. Ronaldo is the first player to appear…
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Ronaldo breaks Euro goalscoring record with Hungary double
Ronaldo netted twice in Portugal’s 3-0 victory over Hungary to take him to 11 goals in the Euros. It takes him two ahead of French legend Michael Platini, who scored nine goals in just five games at Euro 1984. The Juventus forward also became the first ever player to feature at five separate European Championships with his appearance in Budapest,…
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Coca-Cola loses $4bn after Ronaldo’s gesture
Soft drink giant, Coca-Cola has reportedly lost about $4 billion following Portuguese superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo’s gesture towards the company’s product during a press conference at the ongoing European Championship. Ronaldo moved bottles of Coca-Cola from his front as he sat to take questions from journalists before Tuesday’s match against Hungry in Budapest. Following the footballer’s gesture towards the carbonated drink,…
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Juventus manages to qualify for 2021/2022 UCL
Juventus beat Bologna 4-1 to sneak in and qualify for the Champions League as Napoli slips off on final day. Andrea Pirlo surprisingly dropped Cristiano Ronaldo in the most decisive game of the season. The Portuguese striker was not injured but was snubbed due to technical reasons and because he felt tired. The Old Lady needed a win at the…
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Ronaldo, Fernandes Others Headline Portugal’s Squad For Euro 2020
Sporting Lisbon youngster, Pedro Goncalves was handed a maiden Portugal call-up as coach Fernando Santos named his 26-man squad for Euro 2020 on Thursday. The reigning champions will be led by Cristiano Ronaldo, who is just six goals short of Iranian Ali Daei’s all-time international record of 103 goals and level with Michel Platini’s record mark of nine European Championship…
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Ronaldo to come out of retirement with Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Brazilian legend Ronaldo has announced his plans to come out of retirement in order to play for American side Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The now 38-year-old hasn’t played professionally since 2011 and is looking to get back in shape to return to football in time for the end of season playoffs. Towards the end of his career Ronaldo became known for…
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Messi, Ribery, Ronaldo Make Ballon d’Or Shortlist
The Barcelona forward, who has won the award four times, will be defending his crown against the Real Madrid and Bayern Munich stars The Barcelona forward has won the last four editions of the award and led Barcelona’s charge to the Liga title last term with 46 goals. Meanwhile, Ribery enjoyed the best season of his career, helping Bayern Munich…
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