Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, accused Real Madrid of trying to start a “destabilisation campaign” against them, after igniting the rumor that they will try to sign Argentinina great Lionel Messi, similar of what they did in the past with Luis Figo. Now, that Real Madrid is trying to sign away the stars from [...]
The Brazilian Kaka believes his Milan team-mate Pato will win the FIFA World Player of the Year award in furture.
Kaka was in Switzerland alongside the other four nominees for this year’s award, who are Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres and Xavi Hernandez. The Brazilian scooped the award in 2007, but Ronaldo was named [...]
Manchester United and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Monday named FIFA World Footballer of the Year for 2008.
Ronaldo, who is also holder of the Ballon d’Or for the European Footballer of the Year, beat off competition from 2007 winner Kaka (Brazil AC Milan), Lionel Messi (Argentina – Barcelona), Fernando Torres (Spain – [...]
Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in a car crash near Manchester airport Thursday, but was not injured, police said.
“Officers attended and discovered a Ferrari had collided with a barrier. No one is believed to have been injured,” said a statement by Greater Manchester Police.
No further details were immediately available, but the BBC [...]
French publication LEquipe has released their ideal starting XI for 2008 and the list was largely dominated by two teams.
Spain and Manchester United were the two big winners of 2008 in terms of major honours and it is of no surprise to see a number of players from those two squads dominate the end [...]
Inter coach Jose Mourinho has responded to Sir Alex Ferguson’s comparisons between Ronaldo and all-time greats Pele and Maradona, claiming that the United star is over-rated.
Earlier this month Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned as European Footballer of the Year, as he won the the Premier League and Champions League with Manchester United and finished the [...]
With the Christmas season upon us, we decided to indulge ourselves in a bit of festive fun. A selection of Euro Champs League writers has revealed their ideal World XIs (4-4-2).
Goalkeeper: Casillas (Real Madrid)
Defender: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Defender: Lucio (Bayern Munchen)
Defender: Maicon (Inter)
Defender: Puyol (Barcelona)
Midfielder: Gerrard (Liverpool)
Midfielder: [...]
A newspaper in Spain claims to have confirmation that the Spanish champions have a deal in place to sign Cristiano Ronaldo next summer, but that it cannot yet be made official.
Pedro Trapote is close to Los Merengues’ president Ramn Caldern and he let the agreement slip in a conversation that has been transcribed by [...]
Real Madrid captain Raul has praised Ballon dOr winner Cristiano Ronaldo and his runner-up Lionel Messi, but he also confessed who he believes is the better player.
In an with his former mentor, Jorge Valdano for La Sexta, Raul expressed his admiration for the other-worldly talents of both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when asked [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson will be bringing a full-strength squad for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008, with Ballon DOr winner Cristiano Ronaldo included in the 23-man list. Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov are all expected to feature.
United will be hoping to add the global honour to their impressive list of silverware [...]