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.
Messi: 47 goals in a season for Barcelona again
The game against Almeria this weekend confirmed Barcelona’s eight point lead over rival Real Madrid before the El Clasico. What was notable in that game was that Lionel Messi scored his 46th and 47th goals for this season. 47 goals in one season in all competitions is a record that was achieved by the Brazilian…
Theo Walcott on being fast, being seen and Ronaldo
Returning from international duty, Theo Walcott was seen at the launch of the new Nike Superfly. Footy Boots managed to catch up to him and ask him some questions about Superfly III, Cristiano Ronaldo and more: Hi Theo – we’ll start off with the football boots themselves – what were your first impressions of the…
Irina Shayk’s 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photoshoot
The 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue with Irina Shayk as the cover model has been released on February 15, 2011. The cover was shot by the American born photographer Bjorn Iooss. The magazine also includes photos of Brooklyn Decker, Julie Henderson, Chrissy Teigen, Anne V, Cintia Dicker, Esti Ginsburg, Genevieve Morton and Jessiva Gomes. Irina…
Cristano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi, Head 2 Head
As Argentina and Portugal line up to face each other in a battle to decide who’s got the better player / fine-tune tactics for more important games / make some money, we look at a head-to-head comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi (Part #439571291). Oh, and if you’re interested in the game, you can…
WAGalacticos!
When Real Madrid spent 80 million Euros on buying Cristiano Ronaldo, they were definitely going to end up benefiting from the vast range of WAGs to be brought in with him. There are at least ten women that he has been out with and many more he has been accused of. Well, there are other…
La Liga Statistical Review: Barcelona v Ronaldo
Barcelona’s relentless quest for world domination leaves Real Madrid and the rest far behind. Simply put, Barcelona are just too good for Madrid, or any other team in Spain. We knew that in November when in this season’s first El Clasico, Madrid were beaten 5-0, a scoreline that flattered their beleagured team and coach. Still,…
Barca And Inter Dominate UEFA ‘Team Of The Year’ 2010
UEFA have taken the time and good grace to bestow upon us their Team of the Year, and it should come as scant surprise that both Barcelona and Inter Milan dominate proceedings – with 8 of the final 11 slots being occupied by their employees, along with a further 7 of the 44 ‘unsuccessful’ nominees.
10 Great Football Player Rivalries
Pele vs. Diego Maradona Brazil’s #10 vs. Argentina’s #10. The man who won three World Cups versus the man who won the World Cup almost single-handedly (pun intended). The man who became a football ambassador and businessman versus the man who became a drug-taking, journalist-shooting controversy. It’s the classic player vs. player rivalry. Which is…
La Liga Preview: Madrid Trio Look To Bounce Back While The Basques Do Battle
Madrid might boast one more club in La Primera than Barcelona, but at the moment is is the Catalans who are coming out on top. The thrashing of Real Madrid at the Camp Nou on Monday evening was hugely impressive and, coupled with Espanyol’s win over Atletico Madrid at the weekend, gave the capital clubs…
Slick Pitch Leaves England 2018 Bid In Pole Position
Sitting through the four respective last-ditch World Cup 2018 pitches this morning was nigh-on insufferable at times, as if trapped in a hellish junior management sales exposition that was doomed to cycle on for the rest of human existence. First up, Holland and Belgium, who’s bid president Ruud Gullit opened up by informing the room…
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