Bellingham has exceeded even the expectations laid out by a €134m price tag, breaking records belonging to Madrid legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Alfredo Di Stefano. When the Englishman arrived in the Spanish capital, the obvious comparison was another great in Zinedine Zidane – Bellingham took over the number five shirt once worn by the 1998 Ballon d’Or winner and three-time FIFA …
Cristiano Ronaldo played his 1200th professional game and celebrated it with an assist and a goal as his Saudi Arabian League side Al Nassr won 4-1 against Al Riyadh. “Cristiano Ronaldo has now played in 1,200 professional matches,” the Saudi League posted on the X platform, as the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player moved closer to Peter Shilton …
Cristiano Ronaldo’s honesty helped to nullify a penalty he was awarded as his 10-man Al-Nassr side held on to draw with Persepolis of Iran 0-0 in the Asian Champions League on Monday. Ronaldo went down in the box in the opening moments and the referee pointed to the spot, but Ronaldo joined Persepolis players in disputing the penalty. Referee Ma …
Cristiano Ronaldo flashed a smile as he cosied up to girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez for an Instagram picture that the couple took during a romantic date night in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The Portuguese striker, 37, and the Spanish model, 28, looked smitten when the footballer kissed on Rodriguez’s cheek. The former Manchester United player looked stylish in a black and …
It isn’t often that you see the term ‘free-agent’ being associated with Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward is presently without a club, having seen his contract at Manchester United being terminated prematurely, although there was a mutual agreement between the player and the club to do so. But, as Ronaldo continues to wait before his next destination is decided, …
Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled the world record for international caps of 196 after coming on as a substitute in the 51st minute in the FIFA World Cup 2022 quarter-final against Morocco on Saturday. Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo started on the bench once more in Portugal’s World Cup quarter-final clash against Morocco on Saturday. Coach Fernando Santos dropped the five-time Ballon d’Or …
Cristiano Ronaldo starts on the bench once more in Portugal’s World Cup quarter-final clash against Morocco on Saturday. Coach Fernando Santos dropped the five-time Ballon d’Or winner for the last 16 win over Switzerland, and maintained a similar line-up against the North Africans. Goncalo Ramos, who scored a hat-trick in the 6-1 victory, leads the line again, with support from …
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo never told him he wanted to leave Old Trafford. United parted ways with the Portuguese star after the veteran forward gave an explosive TV interview in which he said he felt “betrayed” by the club and had no respect for Ten Hag. “I think it was quite clear after …
Cristiano Ronaldo has lashed out at rumours claiming that he wanted to leave Portugal’s World Cup camp, having being dropped from the playing XI for the Round of 16 tie against Switzerland. Ronaldo started the game on the bench, and came out for the final 20 minutes of the match, which Portugal won 6-1, thanks to Goncalo Ramos’ hat-trick. Taking …
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) on Thursday denied Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to abandon the World Cup squad after being benched against Switzerland. The 37-year-old striker was surprisingly dropped for the last 16 clash on Tuesday, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos netting a hat-trick in the 6-1 victory. Ronaldo appeared from the bench, but a report from Portuguese publication Record said …
