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  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Too Many Bad Days

    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.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo’s Worst Match of the Season

    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.

  • Real Madrid – Lethal Even Without Cristiano Ronaldo

    Real Madrid – Lethal Even Without Cristiano Ronaldo

    Somehow, a very unconvincing performance turned into a 4-0 win. Jose Mourinho got his 100th as a Real Madrid head coach and even without Cristiano Ronaldo having to score, the champions just needed two stretches of two minutes, once in the first half, again in the second, to make it look like they were part of a wonderful footballing display.

  • Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Makes Jose Mourinho Look Good

    Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Makes Jose Mourinho Look Good

    A new design in his hair to flaunt in front of the cameras, but also some rare bravery and playing through pain, scoring through it. Cristiano Ronaldo was the big star, along with his big rival, of yet another clasico, being the one good thing about Real Madrid in the second half as Jose Mourinho tried to spin the result off as a good one.

  • 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.

  • When Players Cry – Euro 2012 Losing Gallery

    Great tournaments bring with them ample opportunity for disappointment and tears, especially during the knockout stage when the losses are much more painful and tragic. The Italy – Spain final gave us plenty of tears from the Italian side, with Mario Balotelli watering away sticking in our minds the most, but he wasn’t alone in the crying game.

  • Best Photos of the Euro 2012 Semifinals

    The Euro 2012 semifinals gave us an opposite scenario to what was predicted – The Spain – Portugal match was the tactical, flair-less affair, with both teams drawing the match out to penalty kicks, with Cristiano Ronaldo literally looking on and doing nothing, while Italy played better than anyone else, upsetting Germany 2-0.

  • Germany vs Italy – Confidence in the Favorites Camp

    Whether the German players are impressed or not by Italy’s performance in the quarterfinal against England, it doesn’t really matter. Germany are the favorites to win the semifinal clash, and their players seem to know that by the confidence some of them are showing in the pre-match interviews.

  • Real Madrid & Jose Mourinho Not So Confident Anymore

    Real Madrid, as a club – manager and players all together, simply took a rifle and shot themselves in the foot. Instead of keeping Barcelona at an unreachable place behind them, 10 impossible to catch up and erase points, it suddenly six, with Mourinho and his players completely flipping out during their 1-1 draw with Villareal, as Mourinho, Sergio Ramos and Mesut Ozil got sent off.

  • Best Wingers/Supporting Strikers in the World – 2012 Edition

    Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are hands down the best players in the world these last few years, joined by Mario Gotze and Franck Ribery from the Bundesliga, Mesut Ozil and Angel di Maria from Real Madrid, Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney from Manchester United and David Silva as the best supporting strikers in the world heading into 2012.