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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo, Star of the One Man Team

Posted on 24 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

He didn’t start or didn’t even show up on the score sheet, but without Cristiano Ronaldo coming in off the bench, Real Madrid would have drifted even further away from the top spot in the La Liga, despite all the accolades thrown at Kaka for a rare performance both in terms of length and in quality. More

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Cristiano Ronaldo Complaining for Nothing Again

Posted on 23 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

Every once in a while, maybe in some sort of timing related to other events, Cristiano Ronaldo has to let some steam off his chest and let everyone know just how fine thing are with him and Real Madrid. This time, it was about his public persona (what else) and the split in the Real Madrid dressing room. More

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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Real Madrid Considering Selling Cristiano Ronaldo

Posted on 20 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

Once again, we get to that time again when Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t too happy with the contract offered to him, and Real Madrid are forced to at least consider selling the most expensive footballer in the world, according to certain sources and rumors. More

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Messi vs Ronaldo – The Difference in Handling Pitch Invaders

Posted on 19 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

The usual depiction of Lionel Messi is of this humble, down to earth person only focused on football. Cristiano Ronaldo is usually portrayed as arrogant, self-absorbed, self-indulgent and quite busy thinking about how he is perceived by others. According to the two handling the same pitch invader in Granada matches, the opinions and prejudice might be wrong. More

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Real Madrid – Morata & Sergio Ramos Steal Show From Cristiano Ronaldo

Posted on 18 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

With the league being the least important competition at the moment for Real Madrid, it was no surprise to see Morata and Kaka in the starting lineup. A match that could have gone in a very different direction after Sergio Ramos got sent off, but eventually didn’t need anyone to step up, not even Cristiano Ronaldo, to pick up a meaningless win. More

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Cristiano Ronaldo Will Always Be Behind Lionel Messi

Posted on 16 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

Unless their careers suddenly take a very different path in the next few years, it’s safe to assume that despite Cristiano Ronaldo winning everything possible in club football and being as good as humanly possible on the football pitch, he’ll eventually be remembered as the second best player of his era, behind Lionel Messi. More

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Real Madrid – Mesut Ozil & Angel Di Maria Didn’t Come Through

Posted on 14 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

Maybe Jose Mourinho has a point in deflecting the blame from his own players to the way Manchester United played, but in all fairness, Real Madrid needed more from Cristiano Ronaldo, and more from the talent around him, that didn’t step up – especially Angel Di Maria and Mesut Ozil. More

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Real Madrid & Jose Mourinho Needed More From Cristiano Ronaldo

Posted on 13 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

It’s not over yet, but the smell of defeat was in the air. Jose Mourinho had no answers to the Manchester United defense, or a couple of great saves from David de Gea. What he needed the most was Cristiano Ronaldo at his best for more than one half, and more than just a single goal. That didn’t happen, and Real Madrid find themselves not too far from ending their season in February. More

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Real Madrid – When Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Everything Right

Posted on 10 Feb, 2013, by in Soccer

All it took for a potentially complicated match for Real Madrid, as many tend to be this season, was Cristiano Ronaldo deciding to continue his amazing home form this season, scoring a second consecutive Bernabeu hat trick before making his early exit from the game, to get some rest with the Champions League in mind. More

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Not Just Cristiano Ronaldo – Footballers Are Ordinary People

Posted on 8 Feb, 2013, by in Featured

It’s easy to criticize someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, doing the job 90% of the world would dream of doing, dating a super model, getting paid huge amounts of money to do so (play football, not date) and then seemingly look ungrateful for it at times. People are people, whether they’re bankers, office workers or mega sport stars. More