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Fergie betting on Ronaldo

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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Barcelona start season with a win

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 […]

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Tough start for Sevilla in La Liga

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 […]

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Ronaldo scores as Real get first win

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, […]