Archives for “Cristiano Ronaldo”

Real Madrid shocked the football community with their audacious raids in the transfer market, bringing in Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, both winners of Ballon d'Or and FIFA Player of The Year.


Already crowned European Footballer of the Year 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro has added the ultimate accolade to his resume: FIFA World Footballer of the Year 2008.


Portugal affirmed their status as the hot favorite for Euro 2008 by sweeping past Turkey with a comfortable 2-0 victory. Four years ago, they were unlucky to be runners-up to Greece.


There is no smoke without a fire. Amid celebrations of Manchester United's third Champions League success, rumors of Cristiano Ronaldo's departure for Real Madrid intensified.


All eyes were on Manchester United to bounce back in style against Derby. And it is discomfiting that success rests heavily on the shoulders of one man: Cristiano Ronaldo.


The 1-0 scoreline between Manchester United and Portsmouth tells part of the story. Alex Ferguson pinned the blame on the referee for not awarding a penalty.


In danger of scraping the barrel after Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool had toasted heartily for strong performances over the weekend, Manchester United came into the match against Fulham with only one thing in mind: to win.