A statue of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has caused a stir in the southern Indian state of Goa, with locals accusing officials of insensitivity for honouring a sports star from the region’s former colonial power. Protesters with black flags gathered at the site after the statue was unveiled this week in the town of Calangute. […]
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Ronaldo takes Manchester United joint top
MANCHESTER: Two goals from returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo sent Manchester United joint top of the Premier League after early season pace-setters Tottenham Hotspur fell to a surprise 3-0 loss at Crystal Palace. Champions Manchester City made it three wins out of four with a 1-0 win at Leicester City while Arsenal got their first victory […]
Ronaldo ‘proud’ of Portugal’s efforts after Euro 2020 elimination
Captain Cristiano Ronaldo said on Monday he was “proud” of holders Portugal’s efforts despite bowing out of Euro 2020 after the weekend’s 1-0 last 16 loss to Belgium. “We did not get the result we wanted and we leave the competition sooner than expected,” the 36-year-old Juventus star and five-time Ballon d’or winner admitted as […]
Relentless Ronaldo makes Portugal believe again before Belgium
Portugal felt the full range of emotions during the Euro 2020 group stage and with Cristiano Ronaldo in the groove again, they can really begin to believe. After scoring three late goals to beat Hungary, Portugal were shaken by a 4-2 loss to Germany, only for a 2-2 draw against France to restore morale and […]
Ronaldo stretches Torino’s 24-year wait for win at Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo headed in a late equaliser to spoil Torino’s dream of a first win at city rivals Juventus in nearly a quarter of a century on Friday and frustrate their bid to move into the Champions League places. Sasa Lukic had fired Torino ahead after 17 minutes in a match brought forward a day […]
Juventus win eighth Serie A title for a remarkable eighth season in a row
Juventus came from behind to beat Fiorentina and create Serie A history, while Cristiano Ronaldo made some history of his own. Cristiano Ronaldo said he was “1,000 percent committed to staying” with Juventus next season as he claimed his first Serie A title and Juventus their eighth in a row on Saturday. Massimiliano Allegri’s side […]
Ajax Amsterdam eliminate Ronaldo’s Juventus with scintillating display
Ajax Amsterdam followed up their elimination of Real Madrid by producing a spell-binding display of inventive, passing football to win 2-1 away to Juventus on Tuesday and end the Serie A team’s dreams of winning the Champions League. Ajax’s 19-year-old captain Matthijs de Ligt headed the winner from the corner in the 67th minute of […]
Ronaldo’s return vital to Juventus’ Champions League success
Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to fitness could be vital to Juventus’s bid to end their Champions League drought going back 23 years as they head to Ajax on Wednesday with uncertainty over whether their superstar will play or not. Ronaldo hasn’t played for the Serie A leaders – who are just one point away from sealing […]
Ronaldo hits 100 Champions League wins as Juventus soar into last 16
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri hailed the impact Cristiano Ronaldo was having on the Italian champions as the Portuguese star became the first player to achieve 100 Champions League wins in Tuesday’s 1-0 success over Valencia that clinched their passage to the knockout rounds. “Ronaldo gives us a sense of security and confidence,” said Allegri of […]
Ronaldo and Messi are not going to win Ballon d’Or – Kylian Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe in his recent interview stated that neither Ronaldo nor Messi will be getting their hands of Ballon d’Or this year. Kylian Mbappe who won the World Cup this year believes that someone from France will be getting Ballon d’Or this time. The last French player to win Ballon d’Or was Zidane who won […]