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Real Madrid Need Referees to Help Them; Barcelona Only Need Pedro
The status quo in the Spanish La Liga remains, as Barcelona come back from two goals down against Getafe thanks to a nine-minute hat trick from Pedro Rodriguez to win 5-2, while Real Madrid squeak out a victory in Valencia, partially thanks to a blatant offside goal by Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Struggles When Teams Aren’t Afraid of Him
One of the keys to playing well against Real Madrid? Not being afraid, yet not doing that with reckless abandonment. Being physical, being aggressive, and knowing where to press. Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t score for the first time in a league match since the loss in the Clasico.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Really Wants the Ballon d’Or, So Give It To Him
There will be no rest and peace of mind for Cristiano Ronaldo until he knows he’s finally outdone Lionel Messi in an awards ceremony. For all that he’s done this past year, he might finally have the edge over his “rival”, and his most recent goal scoring spree for Real Madrid will be the clincher in his campaign to win the Ballon d’Or.
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Luis Suarez – The Best Scorer Per Minute in Europe
Is Luis Suarez the best striker in the world? Maybe even the best player? If scoring efficiency is the most important determining factor than yes he is, having the best goals-per-minute ratio in league matches among players from the top 5 leagues in Europe.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Proves Again What a Huge Douchebag he is
You aren’t going to convince Cristiano Ronaldo fans about anyone else being the best in the world. The problem isn’t with his football, it’s the man’s ego, that seems to be unsatiable and ever expanding, reaching a new high (or low), announcing that he’ll open a Museum on the island of Madeira, where he grew up, dedicated to… Cristiano Ronaldo of course.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – His Campaigning Seems to be Working in Spain
We might hear from Cristiano Ronaldo time and time again that he doesn’t care about awards, only about success with Real Madrid. However, he usually contradicts himself by talking about himself, about Sepp Blatter, about FIFA and the Ballon d’Or. It seems that all the words he’s been using have sunk in with La Liga officials, inventing an award especially for him, separate from the rest, that were given to players who were voted to it.
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Real Madrid – Gareth Bale Makes us Forget All About Cristiano Ronaldo
It took Real Madrid some time, more than half an hour, to start pulling out all the stops. The pressure, the buzz around the Santiago Bernabeu was growing slightly louder. “They can’t do it with Ronaldo, they’re doomed without him…” Gareth Bale needed some time too when he first signed with the club. A hat trick and another assist later, no one was even thinking about the Portuguese star anymore.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Injury Can End Their Season
A Gareth Bale injury? Real Madrid can handle that. A Cristiano Ronaldo one? Not too sure. The Portuguese star, playing better than anyone in the world right now, is going to be out for three weeks with the thigh injury he picked up against Almeria after everyone thought it was a harmless knock. This kind of injury can mean the end to the title race for Real Madrid, unless the whole concept of this being a one man team is wrong.
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Bayern Munich – Franck Ribery Really Wants to Win the Ballon d’Or
Knowing that his individual statistics aren’t that impressive when compared to Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery is trying to campaign his way to the Ballon d’Or, hoping that combining Bayern Munich’s success over the last year and his aggressive approach to the subject will eventually win over the voters.
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Lionel Messi on Cristiano Ronaldo and Teams Trying to Sign Him
It seems that being out injured gives Lionel Messi some time to hand out interviews, and in them he talks about Cristiano Ronaldo, saying there’s nothing surprising about the Real Madrid star being in such fantastic form. He also mentions it’s quite flattering to be on the target list for so many clubs.