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  • Cristiano Ronaldo Not Scoring is Better For Real Madrid

    Two straight wins, one in the league (4-1 over Betis) and one in the Champions League (4-0 over Lyon), might be proof that with Cristiano Ronaldo not scoring but trying to become more of a team player, Real Madrid just might be a better team.

  • Euro 2012 Playoff Draw

    Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to go through Bosnia again to make a major tournament, as the Euro 2012 Playoff draw also pitted Ireland vs Estonia, Turkey vs Croatia and the Czech Republic against the tiny Montenegro.

  • Perfect Cristiano Ronaldo Free Kick Not Enough For Portugal in Denmark

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored another goal for the long, long career highlight film, but Portugal failed miserably in Denmark. Paulo Bento’s side looked under prepared and just not up to the task against a lesser side in Copenhagen, but Denmark and Morten Olsen proved once again that flair and impressive names don’t mean nothing without substance, spirit and effort.

  • The Usual Cristiano Ronaldo Hat Trick (Real Madrid vs Rayo)

    An early Rayo goal just made Real Madrid more eager to score, and score they did, with Cristiano Ronaldo netting his second hat trick of the season and goals from Benzema, Varane and Higuain completing the impressive 6-2 win, ending their two game winning-less streak.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Hated For No Reason?

    Cristiano Ronaldo is used to getting booed and jeered at every stadium he plays. Dinamo Zagreb fans’ treatment of the Real Madrid star gave Ronaldo motivation to shed some light in a mixture of humor and arrogance on why he’s booed by fans.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid Title Race, Week 1

    The Spanish La Liga opened, finally, this weekend. It’s going to be a two horse raise, as usual, between the champions for the last three seasons, Barcelona, and Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid. Both teams’ opening matches were a festival of goals and weak opposition, also foreshadowing the pichichi firing shot, with Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo starting strong.

  • Not Much to Gain and Plenty to Lose for Barcelona, Messi and Guardiola

    Lionel Messi and the rest of his Barcelona teammates have won everything these past few years under Josep Guardiola, playing at a level and with quality never seen before (or just not for a very long time). Is this the year they fall, with Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho eagerly waiting for that to happen?

  • Messi, Xavi or Ronaldo to be UEFA Best Player in Europe

    A new award, like we didn’t have enough. With the Ballon D’Or and FIFA Player of the year becoming one, UEFA have come out with their version, UEFA Best Player in Europe award, selected by journalists from all 53 UEFA members. Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez and Cristiano Ronaldo finished as the top 3 players on the ballots this season. Who’s first? We’ll know in August, during the Champions League Group Stage draw.

  • Highest Paid Footballers in the World for 2010-2011

    Four leagues and eight clubs share among them the 11 soccer players with the highest salary in the Footballing world. Messi and Ronaldo, again, fighting for the number one spot.

  • The Top Ten Highest Paid Athletes in the World

    Forbes released their annual highest paid athletes list, and we present you the top 10, with three soccer players, two NBA players, one cheating baseball player, one F1 racer, one legendary tennis player and two very rich golfers.