Cristiano Ronaldo

Last season, Barcelona made it to the semifinals of the Champions League, but off-the-pitch distractions and inconsistent performances on the pitch saw the Blaugrana fail to keep the pace with rivals Real Madrid in the home stretch of the La …

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Is it possible to be too old to win a title? Sir Alex Ferguson certainly thinks so. According to him, Chelsea are too old to win a title. At least, that’s how the Guardian interpreted Sir Alex’s comments (and far …

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Let me preface this by saying that I have a love-hate relationship with the Guardian. I love the community, I love the quality of writing and it’s in my top two alongside the BBC. However, they tend to exaggerate and …

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While the Ronaldo saga has rumbled on throughout the summer, I have to admit I’ve been one of the few who’ve let it go over my head. Obviously it’s a topic that’s been pretty much in your face for the …

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…and how your club can adopt it to entice players too good to play for your club, turn opposition fans against their own heroes and butter both sides of the bread by wooing players and footballing authorities while screwing every …

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For all those enraged by the hundreds of millions of pounds in inflated transfer fees flying between the stadia of Europe this summer: there was once a bearded man from a long time ago who proposed that the use-value of …

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After coming back from lunch and snooping (snooping since I should be working) the various websites covering summer transfer activities, it suddenly dawned on me that the numerous signings made by FC Barcelona – the most recent addition in the …

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“I understand why Manchester United fans booed me,” Rio Ferdinand said after the last game of the 2004-2005 season. “I’ve heard I’m being greedy but some of the figures thrown about are ridiculous. I was accused of asking for £150,000 …

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter casually uses the term “slavery” in referring to the £ multi-million contract of Cristiano Ronaldo, who in turn “dreams” of leaving the greatest football club in the world to play in Madrid. Jean Claude Mbvoumin could …

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It’s amusing how the term “slavery” gets thrown around these days. In November of 2003, Rasheed Wallace compared the NBA’s Zero-Tolerance policy concerning arguing with referees to slavery. “That’s retarded,” the eloquent Wallace opined. “In my mind, it’s kind of …

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Watched Manchester United’s 07/08 Season Review over the weekend (grab the torrent here) and it was quite an entertaining 2 and half hours. It also gave me some perspective on the season that went by – perspective that I think …

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Nereida Gallardo is smoking hot. Not in the pretty and hot Gemma Atkinson style, nor in the pretty and ‘tight’ Cheryl Cole style. In fact, you could say that Nereida isn’t the prettiest girl around and that she’s got some …

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