Cristiano Ronaldo

It is no secret that for the big games, Sir Alex likes to deploy a modern and pragmatic 4-5-1 formation in favor of the traditional 4-4-2 he uses for most games in the league. Berbatov’s repeated absence from the starting …

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Forbes’ inaugural SportsMoney 50-50 list (a system used to rank the 50 most valuable teams and the 50 most valuable athletes across all world sport) were announced yesterday and, whilst the individual standings were stacked heavily in favour of American …

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I know it’s not strictly a ‘news’ anymore and we are not going to bring you the latest on the Cristiano Ronaldo’s son. Neither am I going to yap about how the news broke and all the little details that …

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Good morrow and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Four games left people. Four…games…left. Here’s your round-up of all this morning’s World Cup-related news… (If you would like to subscribe to this column  – and others like …

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This World Cup has been characterized by teams with two main traits: organization and mental toughness. While it was supposed to be the Wold Cup where Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi were going to explode with their talent, …

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First division side Stirling Albion have become the first senior Scottish side in history to be owned by their fans, after the club’s Supporters Trust struck a landmark deal with chairman Peter McKenzie. The agreement will see the Trust collectively …

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Good morning my dears, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. No action to report. STOP. Please send biscuits. STOP Here’s your round-up of all the World Cup-related goings-on this fine morrow… (If you would like to …

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Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal side were eliminated by Spain after only conceding one goal in four matches. It is said that misery loves company but apparently this was not the case for Cristiano in Cape Town. In comments published …

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Morning all, and welcome to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. There’s a bit of a strange hush falling across the planet today, as we face the first football-less day in nearly three weeks – and I tell ya, …

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You are probably thinking John Terry or Ashley Cole or maybe even Ronaldinho, Robinho and Adriano… Then Cristiano Ronaldo might also come to mind and of the less talked about players, Filippo Inzaghi, Franceco Coco and Christian Vieri. All of …

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Ricardo Kaka’ was probably the last person we would expect to see red in South Africa. “They’d been talking to me about a kid in Brazil. I’d never heard of Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite. From the name he sounded …

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In a sentence A rout. Less organized in defence, more swashbuckling in attack Compared to their defiant effort against Brazil, North Korea were sloppy at the back. Portugal’s fifth and sixth were gifted by defensive errors. Several of the others …

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