Interesting quotes from Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson about Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Fergie sold Ronaldo to Madrid for £80million this summer but remains a big fan of his former player. Ronaldo has settled quickly into the Real Madrid lineup and he has scored seven goals already this season. The United manager is […]
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A moment of brilliance from Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka’s first competitive goal for his new club secured Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Villarreal in the Primera Liga on Wednesday evening. Ronaldo struck early after a brilliant turn on the halfway line saw the Portugal international escape the attentions of his marker before he raced […]
It was honours even at San Siro as Barcelona were held to a goalless draw by Inter Milan in a match the European champions dominated but failed to crown with a goal their performance deserved. The Spanish outfit created numerous chances to break the deadlock, particularly in the first half, the best of which fell […]
Sevilla tops Group G after Matchday 1 with a hard-working 2-0 victory over Romanian UEFA Champions League debutants Unirea Urziceni. The Spanish club ultimately had to rely on Brazilian flair to find a way through a resistant Unirea side as Luis Fabiano, with a fine drive in first-half stoppage time, and then Renato, via a […]
It wasa resounding victory for Real Madrid in the Champions Leagye tonight as two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo led them Real to a 5-2 win over FC Zurich. Team effort Ronaldo was keen to stress that what counted most at the Letzigrund on Tuesday night was the nine-time European champions starting their Group C campaign […]
Barcelona began their quest for a second successive league title under Pep Guardiola with a routine 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon in the first round of Primera Liga action at the Nou Camp. First-half goals from Bojan Krkic and Seydou Keita set an under-strength Catalan side on their way and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed […]
The opening Sunday of the Liga season was a forgettable one for Spain’s UEFA Champions League hopefuls as ten-man Sevilla FC lost 2-0 at Valencia and Club Atlético de Madrid went down 3-0 at Málaga. Kanouté dismissal Valencia missed out on Europe’s Premier club competition after finishing sixth last term but they gave a statement […]
Real Madrid started the new La Liga season with a victory, but Manuel Pellegrini’s expensively assembled side were made to sweat at the Santiago Bernabéu before sealing a 3-2 triumph over RC Deportivo La Coruña on the first day of the new Liga campaign. Raúl strike New signings Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Xabi Alonso, […]