Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most hated, respected, ridiculed and loved football stars today. He is a true icon – splitting public opinion right down the middle. A Portuguese national and a Manchester United star, the right-winger had a career-changing 2006/2007 season, when he came in off an excellent World Cup performance (although people only remembered the diving and the Rooney incident) and led Manchester United to their first Premiership title in four years.
He’s a good player, that boy Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Online Football Fans: A Live Football Skills Challenge
Last year Castrol EDGE presented Ronaldo Tested to the Limit, an award-winning documentary that showed the Portugal and Real Madrid forward showcase his strengths in a series of captivating challenges in the most scientific examination of a player ever undertaken. Now, to celebrate the release of the documentary for free on iTunes, Castrol EDGE, Castrol’s…
Ronaldo in New Boots Scores Twice But Can’t Avoid Champions League Defeat
After Chelsea’s success in Spain the previous night, Real Madrid would have been looking to add further insult to rivals Barcelona following their win over them at the weekend, by doing what Barcelona could not do and reach the Champions League Final. Cristiano Ronaldo was wearing a pair of sail/red Mercurial Vapor 8 football boots,…
Mercurial Vapor VIII: Cristiano Ronaldo vs Rafael Nadal
It’s rare that football adverts are entertaining and well done, so when we saw the Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII ad featuring Nadal and Ronaldo engaging in a bout of tennis football, it was both engaging and Video virals don’t sell boots, but they definitely allow for greater exposure if they’re done right. Nike have a…
Cristiano Ronaldo – the second-best player in the world?
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th La Liga goal for Real Madrid in the side’s 5-1 win over Real Sociedad at the weekend, setting a new club record for the least amount of games to reach his century; 92. The Portuguese attacker commanded a world-record fee when the Santiago Bernabeu side acquired him for £80million from…
Visit ICONS.com and win a signed Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid or Manchester United jersey
To celebrate Cristiano Ronaldo’s 100th La Liga goal for Real Madrid at the weekend, a once in a lifetime opportunity is being run by leading football memorabilia provider ICONS.com. In exclusive collaboration with the Portuguese superstar, ICONS.com are giving away a free CR7 Real Madrid or Manchester United jersey for one lucky winner! With Ronaldo…
El Clasico showdown, Old Firm derby and lots of Man City action in December
There’s only one more month left in 2011, and it looks like the year will go out with a real bang from a football standpoint. December features several must-see matches, with a few that will have title implications on top of deciding bragging rights between fierce rivals. Watch the best of Premier League action this…
Champions League Preview: Real and Barca the teams to beat
It seems that in almost every aspect of the game, two clubs dominate the footballing world. They are Spanish super heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona. Any team boasting multiple stars is said to echo Real’s Galactico era, while teams – from League Two to the K-League – are said to be a mini-Barcelona. Even the…
Cristiano Ronaldo: Tested To The Limit
In an innovative documentary, Castrol pushed Cristiano Ronaldo to the limit in a series of tests designed to measure Ronaldo’s footballing skills, strength, agility and mental toughness. It is arguably the most rigourous scientific examination of a football player ever taken as Ronaldo (a Castrol global ambassador) is literally tested to the limit – our…
Stat Attack: The Relentless Cristiano Ronaldo
Just how ‘good’ is Cristiano Ronaldo? Earlier we shared news on the ‘Cristiano Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit‘ documentary which subjects CR to a series of innovate tests to measure his performances. But that’s still lab testing, off the pitch, not a true measure of a footballer’s abilities. To measure how good Ronaldo is as…
Scoring Stats – The true value of Ronaldo and Messi
Everyone knows Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are way ahead of the curve. Here we look at just how far they’re in front of everyone else.
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