"The boss is going to stay, we still have a lot we can win this year. He is in charge and he takes the decisions, the fans and the players should help him," the Real forward said. ...
05:52 PM, Jan 10, 2013
FIFA World XI was dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid players with the exception of Radamel Falcao. ...
11:23 AM, Jan 08, 2013
Zurich: Lionel Messi is in the running for a fourth consecutive FIFA world player of the year award after being selected Monday among the 23 candidates for the 2012 prize. Messi and Barcelona teammates Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique and Xavi Hernandez are on the Ballon d'Or shortlist, while archrivals Real Madrid lead the way with six nominees, including last year's runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo. Earlier on Monday, Messi was...
08:53 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo's 15th goal of the season helped Real Madrid labor to a 2-0 victory over Celta Vigo in the Spanish league before their midweek Champions League visit to Borussia Dortmund. Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot in the 67th minute at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after Gonzalo Higuain opened for the hosts in the 11th with a lofted shot from well outside the area that looped over goalkeeper Sergio...
12:13 AM, Oct 21, 2012
Barcelona: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both in superb form as Barcelona and Real Madrid played out an enthralling 2-2 draw at Camp Nou in the first Liga Clasico of this season. Despite coming as just the seventh fixture of the season, the match was touted as having a potentially huge impact on the final Liga outcome. With Madrid in need of a win, Ronaldo got them off to...
01:05 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Barcelona: Even though the season has barely begun, Real Madrid's classic meeting with Barcelona on Sunday is a must-win game for the defending Spanish champion, which visits Camp Nou already trailing the Catalan club by eight points. Barcelona is perfect through the first six rounds and Tito Vilanova's squad has a chance to mark the club's best league start ever with a victory over its fierce rival. After its poor...
12:42 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid's win over Manchester City was just the first hurdle as the Spanish champions return to league play looking to confirm their recovery from a poor start to the season. Real's memorable 3-2 victory over City on Tuesday certainly provided a morale-boost for a team in disarray domestically, already eight points behind Spanish leader Barcelona after only four games. Real have a short trip across town Sunday to...
11:38 AM, Sep 21, 2012
Gijon: Cristiano Ronaldo has little time to mope as Real Madrid deliver some group therapy to help him recover for a must-win match at Sevilla, with the Spanish champion needing to keep the pressure on leader Barcelona. After helping Portugal to consecutive victories, Ronaldo quickly reaffirmed his commitment to Real 10 days after saying he was "feeling sad" there for professional reasons. "My focus is solely on winning every game...
09:09 AM, Sep 14, 2012
Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo has again said that his unhappiness at Real Madrid is not money-related. He wrote on Facebook on Wednesday that he is "not worried about contracts" and that "my attention is exclusively focused on winning all the games and trophies in play with the indispensable company of my teammates and all of Real's fans." The Portugal forward's enigmatic comment two weeks ago that he was "feeling sad" at...
08:25 AM, Sep 13, 2012
Real Madrid are set to have talks with their unhappy striker Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports. The Spanish giants president Florentino Perez is expected to meet the Portuguese on Wednesday to sort out the matter for once and all. Apparently, Real want to keep their goal-scoring machine for life but they still want to have a showdown with the player over his comments about being unhappy at the club. Ever...
10:13 AM, Sep 12, 2012
Brazil legend Ronaldo has claimed that there is 'no doubt' that Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. The 35-year-old enjoyed stints at both Camp Nou, and at Real Madrid, and although he admits that he remembers his time at the Bernabeu more fondly, he cannot help but admire the Argentine. "I am more a fan of Real Madrid," he told Marca. "But there is no...
06:37 PM, Jul 09, 2012
Barcelona winger Pedro Rodrguez Ledesma is confident that Spain will have the measure of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo when they meet in their Euro 2012 semi-final on Wednesday. The Real Madrid man has been in excellent form in his last two games, scoring three goals against Netherlands and Czech Republic and firing his side into the final four of the competition in the process. Despite his scintillating play in the...
10:50 AM, Jun 26, 2012
With the end of the group stage, Euro 2012 is more than two-thirds complete, with 24 matches played and just seven left, culminating with the July 1 final in Kiev. And, like a regular service on a car, this European Championship has provided a neat opportunity to lift up football's lid, inspect its innards and assess its health. So, in 12 days between co-host Poland's opening 1-1 draw on June...
11:05 AM, Jun 20, 2012
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