Ronaldinho was a great teacher for Lionel Messi. The Brazilian nurtured the Argentine from a young age at Barcelona, and the current club captain grew a lot under his tutelage. But that opportunity came close to not happening, had Joan Laporta followed through on a move to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. "We were about to sign Ronaldinho and Rafa... Continue Reading →
Danilo, Ramsey and Cristiano Ronaldo on target as Juventus beat Sassuolo
Juventus kept pace with their competitors in Serie A with a 3-1 win over Sassuolo at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday night. Andrea Pirlo, who was already without Alex Sandro, Juan Cuadrado and Matthijs de Ligt because of coronavirus reasons, was forced to take off Weston McKennie and Paulo Dybala in the first half due to injuries to... Continue Reading →
Cristiano Ronaldo: The goalscorer of the century
New year, same old Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese star left 2020 behind and wasted no time by scoring a brace in his first game of 2021. He has now scored a goal in every calendar year since 2002, when he scored two goals for Sporting CP against Moreirense at just 17 years old. Cristiano has now amassed a... Continue Reading →
Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Pele in football’s scoring charts in win over Udinese
Cristiano Ronaldo's double in Juventus's 4-1 win over Udinese on Sunday saw him overtake one of Pele's many goalscoring records. The Portuguese international opened the scoring for the Turin side in the first half following Rodrigo de Paul's disallowed goal. After Federico Chiesa's second goal and Aaron Ramsey's disallowed strike, Ronaldoadded a third for Juve in the 70th minute.... Continue Reading →
Cristiano Ronaldo named best player of the 21st century at Globe Soccer Awards
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as Player of the Century at the 2020 Globe Soccer Awardsafter he finished ahead of Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Mohamed Salah. A star studded event was held in Dubai the Portuguese was deemed to be the best player between 2001 and 2020, after winning five Champions League titles, three Premier... Continue Reading →
