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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Someone to Cover For Him
Even with Gareth Bale still out with his mysterious injury, Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t forced to do everything on his own in order for Real Madrid to put in an impressive and dominating performance, getting plenty of help from his midfield and especially Luka Modric and Pepe.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Should Have Been Sent Off Sooner
The fiery match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao still hasn’t gone completely off the map. Athletic Bilbao are filing an official complaint against the Madrid press over things written about Carlos Gurpegi. Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for scratching him in the face, but could have seen the red card earlier for his stomp on Mikel Rico.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Gets a 3 Match Suspension
It seems that Cristiano Ronaldo scratching Carlos Gurpegi in the face is going to cost him and Real Madrid three matches in the tight La Liga championship race, although there’s a very good chance an appeal will reduce the punishment.
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Franck Ribery on Cristiano Ronaldo Not Deserving the FIFA Ballon d’Or
While it was pretty quiet on the Lionel Messi front after missing out on the Ballon d’Or for the first time in four years, Franck Ribery was a bit more disappointed that Cristiano Ronaldo, and not him, got to be awarded with the honor, and that Bayern Munich didn’t have as many players as he would like in the FIFA team of the year.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Human After All
Whether Cristiano Ronaldo deserved to win the Ballon d’Or for 2013 or not is besides the point. He has and that’s over. The issue now is that in a world with so many bigger, more important achievements to be had, this golden football he has been waiting so long for has made him cry and look more human than ever before.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Ballon d’Or Winner, Not Messi or Ribery
As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo is the 2013 Ballon d’Or winner, finishing ahead of Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi in the voting for FIFA’s most prestigious individual award, given to him for a fantastic individual season with Real Madrid and Portugal, even though he didn’t win a single team title.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Embarrassing Pepe in Training
One of the thing that really humanizes football stars despite the millions they make each season is how they can react to even the simplest things during training. Cristiano Ronaldo nutmegs Pepe in a recent Real Madrid practice, and celebrated it with more enthusiasm than we usually see from him after goals.
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Ballon d’Or – Cristiano Ronaldo Going Because He Knows He’ll Win
It turns out Cristiano Ronaldo is bigger than the actual game of football, because he’s actually agreed to attend the FIFA annual gala, where the Ballon d’Or award will be presented, probably to him.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Winning the Ballon d’Or Will Make the Award Even More Meaningless
How important is the Ballon d’Or, really? Cristiano Ronaldo cares so much about it only because he always gets to stand on the podium while Lionel Messi gets to hold the trophy and smile to the cameras. However, no player is remembered to his greatness is measured by how many times he picked up these awards.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – All of his 69 Goals in 2013
How good of a year has it been for Cristiano Ronaldo? Well, individually, it might have been his best. He scored 69 goals and added 17 assists in all competitions for Real Madrid and Portugal, but his mood might depend on whether or not he wins the Ballon d’Or for 2013.