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  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – A Rivalry by Numbers

    Barcelona vs Real Madrid – A Rivalry by Numbers

    All great rivalries, and few are as great as the Spanish Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, about to be played for the 165th time since the rivalry began in 1929, are a lot about the numbers, that tell stories dominant periods, streaks and great players in the long and rich history between the teams, going well beyond the modern Lionel Messi – Cristiano Ronaldo debate.

  • Clasico WAGs – Antonella Roccuzzo vs Irina Shayk

    The Barcelona – Real Madrid battles go beyond the limits of the football pitch or the Lionel Messi – Cristiano Ronaldo debate. It also leaks into WAG territory with Irina Shayk and Antonella Rocuzzo.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo the Hat Trick King

    Just in time, Cristiano Ronaldo is hitting perfect goal scoring form. He and Real Madrid are out of their little funk, and after rather easily dealing with Ajax in the Champions League, they can move on to the more important stuff – stopping Barcelona in the league, paying a visit to the Nou Camp for the first league Clasico of the season.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – El Clasico in Recent Seasons

    Just one more match left (Real Madrid in the Champions League) and both teams (Barcelona as well) will be fully immersed in the first La Liga Clasico this season, the last of 2012, another six-Clasico calendar year. It’s not about revenge, they say at the Camp Nou, it’s simply about winning.

  • 7 Moments of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

    In an interview with El Pais, leading off to yet another Clasico week, Lionel Messi spoke a little bit about, well, everything from Barcelona to Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho and even taking possible little jabs at Cristiano Ronaldo, to set the mood right for the biggest club match in Spain and the world.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Ready for Clasico

    So how is Critiano Ronaldo doing? Just fine. First hat trick of the season? Check. Huge pay increase on the way? Check. Real Madrid eased through their match with Deportivo after falling behind early, and the team and their best player looks ready for the first league Clasico of the season, heading to Barcelona.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Finding His Form Again

    Steadily and slowly, Cristiano Ronaldo is putting the whole “sad & unhappy” issue behind him, and getting back to being the best player on the Real Madrid team, which is absolutely necessary if they’re to have a shot at coming back from the 8 point deficit in the always happening title race against Barcelona.

  • Beyond Cristiano Ronaldo – Millionaires & Stars Aren’t Allowed to be Sad

    Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t get it; when you’re a football superstar making tens of millions of dollars each year; playing for a great club like Real Madrid; have Irina Shayk as your girlfriend and an impressive gallery in your past; and often be referred to as the best or among the two best players in the world, you simply can’t expect people to feel sorry for you when you announce to everyone that you’re unhappy.

  • Real Madrid – Getting Over the Cristiano Ronaldo Spin

    Was Cristiano Ronaldo really sad, really unhappy, during these last couple of weeks? We’ll never know, but he certainly didn’t show it when he scored the winning goal for Real Madrid against Manchester City at the 90th minute, as all the problems his team were having since he opened his mouth magically vanished from existence.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Isn’t Sad Anymore (Real Madrid vs Manchester City)

    The Spanish champions, Real Madrid, were on the ropes twice. Once it was Marcelo, enjoying a nice bounce off a Manchester City defender. Than it was Karim Benzema with a splendid goal. And then it was Cristiano Ronaldo, lucky to have Vincent Kompany lower his head, with a winner that means so much more than just a regular 3-2 win.