Kwadwo Asamoah lasted 69 minutes as Juventus got humiliated at home 3-0 by Real Madrid on Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg. The Ghana international who hugely impressed in recent matches was handed a starting berth by coach Max Allegri and he did not disappoint. Paulo Dybala’s sending off in the … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ban -Real Madrid sought to appeal the five match ban placed on ace footballer C Ronaldo for shoving a referee on the pitch. Read: C Ronaldo’s Suspension: See Why The Iconic Footballer Was Banned from Five Games This means that the attacker will miss Wednesday’s Spanish Super Cup second leg match against Barcelona. C Ronaldo … Read more
Ronaldo’s suspension -Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for five games after he shoved a referee in the back during the first leg of Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup match against Barcelona on Sunday, August 13, 2017. The veteran attacker was shown two yellow cards -which resulted in a red, before pushing the referee in the … Read more
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at a Spanish court amid allegations he evaded millions in tax. Prosecutors accuse Ronaldo, reported to be the world’s highest paid athlete, of evading €14.7m ($17.3m; £13.1m) in tax since 2010. The Real Madrid star has previously denied the allegation, saying his “conscience is clear”. Ronaldo, 32, is the latest … Read more
Portugal saw off New Zealand 4-0 to win Group A and progress to the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 semi-finals, in front of 56,290 fans in Saint Petersburg. Cristiano Ronaldo, with rumours abound of him being rested ahead of the game, started and was Portugal’s protagonist once more. He hit the crossbar with a header … Read more
Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax. The prosecutor’s office in Madrid says it has filed a lawsuit against the Portuguese player. He is accused of evading tax of 14.7m euros (£13m; $16m) from 2011 to 2014. The world’s highest-paid sports star … Read more
Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax. The prosecutor’s office in Madrid says it has filed a lawsuit against the Portuguese player. He is accused of evading tax of 14.7m euros (£13m; $16m) from 2011 to 2014. The world’s highest-paid sports star … Read more
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has become a father to twins with a surrogate mother, Portuguese media reported on Saturday. Reports said the babies – a girl and boy named Eva and Mateo – were born on Thursday to a woman living on the US West Coast. The captain of Portugal’s victorious Euro 2016 team … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo scored another Champions League hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Atletico Madrid in the semi-final first leg to close in on a third final in four years. Real were utterly dominant throughout against their city rivals at the Bernabeu and led after 10 minutes when Ronaldo headed home Casemiro’s cross. It looked as if … Read more
The Portuguese has scored fewer than in previous seasons in Spain and is declining slightly at 32. However, he is still way ahead of most forwards ANALYSIS It was a week to remember for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid forward ended his longest stretch without a goal in the Champions League with a double away … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th European goal on Wednesday to give holders Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal, first-leg. Arturo Vidal headed Bayern into a first-half lead, but then skied a penalty attempt on the stroke of half-time before Ronaldo volleyed the defending champions’ level. Bayern … Read more
The sculptor behind a statue of Cristiano Ronaldo that left football fans scratching their heads has said his work is just “a matter of taste”. Emanuel Santos said the bust, unveiled on the Portuguese island of Madeira, was “not as simple as it seems” to create. The unveiling of the Ronaldo statue led many on … Read more
The sculptor behind a statue of Cristiano Ronaldo that left football fans scratching their heads has said his work is just “a matter of taste”. Emanuel Santos said the bust, unveiled on the Portuguese island of Madeira, was “not as simple as it seems” to create. The unveiling of the Ronaldo statue led many on … Read more
The 26-year-old who became West Ham United’s expensive signing of summer 2016 was made to come up with his best XI in an interview with the club’s media channel. A cursory look at the list shows his African bias but conspicuously missing in the set-up is at least the name of any of his compatriots … Read more
Ronaldo has now gone six games without a goal. Real Madrid increased their Spanish record of scoring in 47 consecutive games with a win in Italy, but their Portuguese star striker is enduring his longest baron patch in the Champions League – Ronaldo has now gone six games without a goal. He has five assists … 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
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
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
Forbes’ Sports Money Index has crowned Cristiano Ronaldo as the first footballer to take the lead in the list of highest paid athletes in the world in 2016. The Real Madrid forward beats his long time rival, Lionel Messi, as the world’s greatest player and his earnings are listed as $114.6 million in the survey, broken down … Read more
Ronaldo has shouldered some blame from fans for the club’s run of just one win in five matches Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is hurt when the Santiago Bernabeu crowd whistles at him, says team-mate Keylor Navas Despite calls for unity in the Spanish capital and his status as the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, the … Read more