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FIFA Ballon d’Or – Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or Andres Iniesta
No real surprise in the final, three-man shortlist FIFA have released regarding the potential winner of the 2012 Ballon d’Or award: Either Andres Iniesta, already the UEFA player of the year recipient and Lionel Messi from Barcelona or Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Too Many Bad Days
Caught off guard once again, and any hopes of repeating as La Liga champions are thrown out the window for Real Madrid. Losing three times in 13 matches is too much in this league, and for Cristiano Ronaldo to score only once in the last six matches is simply unheard of. These things go hand in hand.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Isn’t Loved by Everyone
Remember the sad Cristiano Ronaldo saga, as the world stood still while trying to figure out what makes one of the biggest sport stars on the planet feel unhappy about his place in his workplace, Real Madrid? One of the theories was a lack of support from his teammates. Not all 22 players (or more) on a football team can be friends.
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FIFA World Player of the Year – The Barcelona – Real Madrid Connection
Simple rule to follow. If you want to win the FIFA World Player of the year award, which has now merged into the FIFA Ballon d’Or, you’re going to have Real Madrid or Barcelona on your resume, before or after winning it.
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Lionel Messi Beats Cristiano Ronaldo for Another Award
It doesn’t change. Cristiano Ronaldo keeps wishing, hoping, thinking, that another year means finally some recognition from award-givers; then he gets the news, and a slap in the face? La Liga player of the year for 2011-2012? Who else, but Lionel Messi, who didn’t lead Barcelona to the league title, but set a new scoring record with 50 goals.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – What Happened in the Real Madrid Dressing Room
An interesting story erupted in Spain after Real Madrid beat Levante 2-1, directly involving the elbow landed into the eye of Cristiano Ronaldo by David Navarro, later also involving Sergio Ballesteros and of course boy scout Pepe into the incidents as well.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Only Needs One Eye to Score
A match that shouldn’t have been played at all eventually went in the right direction. Real Madrid had no use of skills and dribbling ability. Just will power and aggression especially without Cristiano Ronaldo, who did open the scoring but was forced to leave at halftime due to the nasty gash above his eye caused right off the bat.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Can’t Take His Eyes off the Audi Model
The Real Madrid squad went to test drive the new Audi R8 last week, but Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t as impressed with the new car as he was with one the presenting models, as he was caught by the camera being unable to take his eyes off the woman, possibly even trying to flirt with her.
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Messi vs Ronaldo – Image More Important Than Skill
You’ll never convince Cristiano Ronaldo that Lionel Messi is greater than him, rightfully so. To be the best you have to believe you’re the best, no matter the facts and numbers and the overall perception of most people on the planet who watch football. The Real Madrid star, tired of losing in the Ballon d’Or every year, is doing everything he can to win votes.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo’s Worst Match of the Season
Somehow, Real Madrid didn’t come out too disappointed from a home draw in the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo had a very off night, curiously trying to pass almost every ball that fell at his feet and never really finding a good shot at goal, feeling lost in the first half and out of sorts as a striker in the second.