Barcelona star Luis Suarez believes team-mate Lionel Messi is the best player of all time as he opened up about his decision to turn down Real Madrid. Suarez joined Messi at Camp Nou in 2014 and they, along with Neymar, form arguably the world’s best attack. The Uruguay international has no doubt as to the … Read more
The Chinese Super League will take another step towards global recognition when it returns this week, boasting some of the world’s best-paid players and a growing audience including live broadcasts in Britain. When Argentina’s Carlos Tevez makes his league debut for Shanghai Shenhua, fans from Liaoning to Liverpool can tune in to see what can … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and Keylor Navas were subjected to boos during Real Madrid’s unconvincing draw with Las Palmas on Wednesday, which saw them knocked off the top of the table. Despite taking the lead at Bernabeu through Isco, Real endured a nightmarish evening as goals from Taunausu, Jonathan Viera and Kevin Prince Boateng saw … Read more
Ten-man Real Madrid rescued a 3-3 draw at home to Las Palmas on Wednesday thanks to a late double from Cristiano Ronaldo. Goals from Tana, Jonathan Viera and Kevin-Prince Boateng overturned an early opener from Isco and looked set to give the visitors a shock three points, especially after Gareth Bale’s red card early in … Read more
Chinese clubs splashed a record 388 million euros ($411 million) on footballers in the January-February transfer window despite an official crackdown on spending, with Oscar’s heavyweight move to Shanghai SIPG leading the way. In spite of moves to curb “irrational” expenditure, China’s top tier beat last year’s record of 345 million euros and outstripped the … Read more
Manchester United is the most popular club online in China but the Bundesliga’s web presence far outstrips the English Premier League, a new study has shown. The survey by sports marketing company Mailman also found that Cristiano Ronaldo was the player with the biggest presence among Chinese fans with United’s Wayne Rooney, who has been … Read more
He is one of the greatest players in history and now Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo reigns supreme not only on the football pitch but in the digital world too. The 32-year-old Ronaldo has been named the most influential footballer online in China, beating rivals such as teammate Gareth Bale and England captain Wayne Rooney … Read more
Real Madrid and Barcelona could swoop for Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi, according to the player’s agent. Martin Sendoa claims Otamendi will be pursued by the Bernabau club if, as expected, Pepe departs for the Chinese Super League in the summer. “Pepe is leaving Real Madrid and Otamendi fits the profile they are looking for,” … Read more
“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they are from God because many false prophets have gone out into the world” 1 John 4:1. In these perilous times, we have multifarious preachers of the word than doers of the word. For decades, It has been speculated persistently that … Read more
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly signed up to star with Angelina Jolie in a TV drama about Syrian refugees. The Real Madrid footballer was named as one of the high-profile cast members secured to start filming Hayat Koprusu in April. Director of the upcoming TV series Eyup Dirlik told website Turkish Football: “We will begin … Read more
It is an unwritten code among friends: do not, under any circumstances, draw attention to a receding hairline! But Cristiano Ronaldo fell foul of that sacred obligation on Saturday – and what’s worse, he had a rather bigger audience than expected! The Real Madrid forward was delighted to see former team-mate Diego Lopez before the … Read more
Gareth Bale scored on a dream comeback from injury as Real Madrid moved four points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 home win over Espanyol. Alvaro Morata headed in Isco’s cross to score on his first league start of 2017 in the first half of a low-key match which … Read more
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are unable to benefit from goal-line technology but the likes of Barnsley and Brentford will after the English Football League (EFL) agreed in principle to introduce it to the Championship next season. There have been growing calls for the system to be rolled out in Spain’s top flight, particularly after … Read more
The Real Madrid may be enduring his longest goal drought in the competition, but he is still playing his part in creating opportunities for others Cristiano Ronaldo has set a new personal best for assists in a single Champions League campaign with Real Madrid. The 32-year-old forward set up Toni Kroos for the holders’ second … Read more
Real Madrid came from a goal down to beat Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The visitors took the lead after Keylor Navas was caught off guard by a superb Lorenzo Insigne strike inside eight minutes. Karim Benzema headed the equaliser past Pepe Reina from Dani Carvajal’s cross 11 minutes … Read more
When the season began, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Cristiano Ronaldo would become the first player to rack up 100 Champions League goals. Although it was Lionel Messi who had broken Raul’s record of 71 strikes in Europe’s premier cup competition in 2014, Ronaldo had stormed past his great rival by netting 16 times … Read more
Shanghai SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas on Monday said his team must deliver silverware after the club spent big pre-season including their high-profile signing of Oscar. SIPG begin their AFC Champions League campaign next week after Oscar, their 60-million-euro signing from Chelsea, helped them reach the group stage with a goal on debut in the play-offs. … Read more
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored as Barcelona Suarez turned in the opener for the visitors from Aleix Vidal’s drilled cross, before Neymar tapped in the second from close range. Barca turned on the style in the second half with four goals in the space of nine minutes, as Messi stroked in the third before … Read more
The giant Manchester United front-man is certainly far from done after reaching the 20-goal mark for a 10th successive season. There are so many people who seem to want Zlatan Ibrahimovic to fail at every turn. For years he was decried by his critics as a Champions League flop, unable to score goals when the … Read more
Belgium manager Roberto Martinez believes the ability of Chelsea forward Eden Hazard is comparable with Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi easy. The 26-year-old has been in sparkling form this season, having endured an uncharacteristic dip in 2015-16. Hazard had entered that campaign as the reining PFA Player of the Year, with his contribution to a Premier … Read more