Tag: Real Madrid

  • Best Paying Teams in the World

    Football/Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and its biggest clubs, all based in Europe, are the best sports franchises to play for, featuring seven teams in the top 10 of the best paying sport clubs in the world. Barcelona and Real Madrid are no.1 and no.2 in this one as well, as you would expect. Success isn’t cheap.

  • Real Madrid & Cristiano Ronaldo Forever

    When footballers pledge their everlasting loyalty to one club, it usually means it won’t last forever. But Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t everyone, and he didn’t back away from claiming he wants to spend the rest of his career with Real Madrid, although as you all know, nothing in this sport is a guarantee.

  • Euro 2012 – Which Clubs Sent the Most Players

    Bayern Munich and Chelsea, the loser and the winner of the 2012 Champions League finals will send 22 players to the 2012 Euro in Poland & Ukraine, with Bayern sending more players (13) than any other club in Europe, followed by Real Madrid with 11.

  • Messi vs Ronaldo – The Infographic

    Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2011-2012 club season with Real Madrid may be over, but summer isn’t going to be much of a rest for him, with Portugal playing in the Euro. Lionel Messi, for the first time in quite a while, has time to let his talented legs take a rest from his historic season with Barcelona.

  • Potentially, The Greatest Champions League Group Ever

    It’s never too early to fantasize and hypothesize about next season. The Champions League did end in a rather disappointing way for many, not approving of Chelsea’s tactics on their way to a first Champions League title. Hope for a better season, with better football winning the big prize, is always on the horizon.

  • Lionel Messi’s 73 Goals vs Cristiano Ronaldo’s 60

    We spent a big chunk of the season praising Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for what they’ve done individually and in the context of their rivalry, needless to say their teams. It’s only fitting that as it ended, we’ll celebrate their individual abilities and performances – Ronaldo with his 60 goals, Lionel Messi with his even more incredible 73 goals.

  • Lionel Messi, Better Than Ronaldo, Best in the World

    Even without the league title or the Champions League trophy, Lionel Messi is still above the rest, above any other player in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo. The fact that the Real Madrid forward won his first league title with Real Madrid or scored his first league goal at the Camp Nou, doesn’t change the simple fact that he’s second best when it comes to who’s number one.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo, Better Than Messi, Best in the World

    If you ask Cristiano Ronaldo who’s the best player in the world, you know what’s going to be his answer. Himself. And when you try and look at the whole Ronaldo – Messi, Barcelona – Real thing objectively, there’s no reason he shouldn’t feel that way.

  • La Liga Table Without Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi

    How huge were Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi this season for Real Madrid and Barcelona? It’s not just about the 96 combined league goals the two provided their teams with. It’s not just the 27 additional assists. Above the statistics, it’s about what they meant in wins and points.

  • Real Madrid, Ronaldo & Mourinho – Finally Champions

    Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t won a league title since his final year with Manchester United in 2009. Mourinho didn’t have to wait that long (2010 with Inter) although it probably seemed like forever until finally clinching the title. Real Madrid finally broke the Barcelona hegemony, winning their first La Liga Championship since 2008.