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WAYNE ROONEY : Lionel Messi is the best

2010-04-27T21:09:00.001-07:00

London - Manchester United striker (Manchester United), Wayne Rooney, was elected Player of the Professional version footballer Association (PFA) or PFA Player of the Year 2010 on Wednesday (25 / 4). However, he argues, precisely Lionel Messilah best players today.
Rooney scored 34 goals in all competitions this season. Thus, he has been paralleled among the world's best players. This 24-year-old attacker also claim to love going to praise.
"Glad there are people giving me this award, but I think Lionel Messi is the best in the world," he explained.

Biography of WAYNE ROONEY

2010-04-26T21:12:00.000-07:00

Wayne Mark Rooney

Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who currently plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.

Rooney began his career with Everton, joining their youth team at age ten and rising through the ranks. He made his professional debut in 2002 and his first goal made him the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history at the time. He quickly became part of Everton's first team, spending two seasons at the Merseyside club. Before the start of the 2004–05 season he moved to Manchester United for £25.6 million and became a key member of the first team. Since then, he has won the Premier League three times, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and also two League Cups.

Rooney made his England debut in 2003 and, at UEFA Euro 2004, he briefly became the competition's youngest goalscorer. He is frequently selected for the England squad and also featured at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Barcelona beat Arsenal: Messi is the best Player in the World, said Wenger

2010-04-10T02:32:00.000-07:00

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed Lionel Messi as "the best player in the world" after the Barcelona striker demolished Arsenal in the Nou Camp.

Lionel Messi lobs Manuel Almunia to notch his hat-trick

Despite taking the lead through Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner, Arsenal then conceded four goals as Messi ran riot to secure a 6-3 aggregate win for Barcelona and book their place in the last four of the Champions League.
After the game Wenger heaped praise on 22-year-old matchwinner telling Sky Sports: "For me, he is the best player in the world, and by a distance. When he's in the game, he's really dangerous. Once he's on the run with the ball, he's really dangerous.''
The Frenchman added: "I believe that we lost against a team that is better than us and have the best player in the world. Congratulations to Barcelona - they were better than us.''
While few defences in the world could have coped with Messi on the form he showed tonight, Wenger felt his side were the architects of their own downfall.
"Over two games, for a team like Arsenal, we conceded cheap goals. They didn't have to work hard enough,'' he said. "When you have players like Messi, any mistake you can play for it.''
Despite the one-sided scoreline, Wenger insisted his side could have fought their way back into the tie even after Messi completed his hat-trick. "We battled, we came back, we started well and at 3-1 we had chances to come back to 3-2,'' said Wenger.
"We missed a few opportunities where we could have been more dangerous.''
Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, so impressive in the first leg, admitted he faced a torrid time in trying to repel the threat of Messi, who hit a hat-trick inside 21 first-half minutes before completing his tally two minutes from time.
"You try to anticipate what he is going to do but it is very difficult,'' the Spaniard said. "He can do whatever he wants and at any moment, and it's difficult to stop this kind of player.''
Bendtner also hailede Messi, and his team-mates: "They were the better team and sometimes you lose like that,'' the Denmark striker said. "They played some really good football. If you are going to lose, you want to lose by the other team playing you off the pitch. They were stronger than us today.''
Discussing Messi's individual performance, Bendtner added: "He's a phenomenal player and he showed that again tonight.''

Why Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain might be the best striker in Europe

2010-04-05T01:04:00.000-07:00

Statistics show that the underdog Argentine is streets ahead of Messrs Rooney, Drogba and Torres.

I've always loved the underdog, the individual or team effort that springs a surprise on the people's favourite, and condemns them to failure. In the first knockout round of the Champions League, French side Lyon did just that to Real Madrid.
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Beating them 1-0 in France and then, after going a goal behind, finding an equalizer in the second leg with fifteen minutes to go. Real now needed two goals to advance, and after playing punch drunk for most of the second half, and literally running out of ideas, it was never going to happen.
Gonzalo Higuain was playing that night for Real Madrid, and he was guilty in the first half for missing what appeared to be the easiest of chances.
After beating Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, the Argentine found an empty goal to shoot into. From 15 yards, he hit the post. It was clear on this evidence that the gods were not with Los Blancos tonight.
But for Higuain, he would have to suffer more than any of the other players.
by David Bronstein

This is WAY Messi beat RONALDO

2010-03-27T00:55:00.000-07:00

Messi out-did CR9 in annual income

French magazine France Football yesterday published a list of the top ten biggest money-makers in the footballing world with FC Barcelona Lionel Messi topping the list, raking in an annual income of €33 million, taking over from David Beckham (€30.4 million) with Cristiano Ronaldo third (€30 million) for the year 2009.

The list estimates Messi’s annual earnings by taking into account his €10 million basic salary, €4 million in bonuses plus another €19 million from sponsors including Adidas, Pepsi-Cola, Gillette, Gatorade, Konami, Air Europa, Telefonica/Movistar, SportCenter/ESPN, Damm, Danone, Lody For Men, Storkman, Repsol YPF, SanDisk and Mirage/Seiko.

Messi was outstanding last year as Barcelona won a unique six major trophies and he was then voted FIFA World Player of the Year, as France Football’s European Footballer of the Year and as World Soccer magazine’s World Footballer for 2009.

The complete top ten Rich List is as follows:

1. Leo Messi (Barcelona, Arg) €33m;

2. David Beckham (LA Galaxy, Eng) €30.4m;

3. C Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Por) €30m;

4. Kaka (Milan, Brz) €18.8m;

5. Thierry Henry (Barcelona, Fr) €18m;

6. Ronaldinho (Milan, Brz) €17.2m;

7. Carlos Tevez (Manchester City, Arg) €15.4m;

8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona, Swe) €14.5m;

9. Frank Lampard (Chelsea, Eng) €14.2m;

10. Samuel Eto’o (Internazionale, Cam) €13.8m.

Messi did something very important to his barca, the goal that barca needs very much.

Ángel Di María : 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-23T08:55:00.000-07:00

1. Ángel Di María (Argentina)

Considered by some to be the next big superstar for Argentina, Ángel Di María will definitely look to make a big impact for Argentina as they look to make a deep run in the World Cup.

During his career, Di María has played for Rosario Central and Benfica, and has made a big impact for the Argentine U20 and Argentine U23 squads.

With the U20 side, Di María won the 2007 U20 World Cup and with the U23 squad, Di María won the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal, with a winner against Nigeria in the final.

In the World Cup, look for Di María to continue to get playing time for Argentina and for the 22-year-old to continue to impress for Diego Maradona's side.

Hugo Lloris : 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-21T08:51:00.000-07:00

2. Hugo Lloris (France)

Currently the starting keeper for the French National Team, 23-year-old keeper Hugo Lloris could become a key member for the French National Team in South Africa as they look to make a deep run in South Africa.

During his career, Lloris has played for Nice and Lyon, and was key as France infamously qualified for the World Cup.

Lloris has also won the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in 2005, and will be an extremely intriguing player to watch as France look to make a run in the World Cup.

Jozy Atlidore : 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-20T08:44:00.000-07:00

3. Jozy Atlidore (USA)

The next big thing for the United States National Team, Jozy Atlidore can have a major impact in the World Cup as he will most likely be starting up top for the Americans.

During the 20-year-old's career, Jozy has played for New York Red Bulls, Villarreal (where he became the first American international to score there) and Hull City.

During his international career, Jozy became the youngest American to ever have a hat trick in an international match and also scored the winning goal against Spain in June's Confederations Cup.

As long as he is able to finish and gets enough playing time come the World Cup, he could easily be the best young player of the tournament.

Giuseppe Rossi : 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-19T08:40:00.000-07:00

4. Giuseppe Rossi (Italy)

Even though he was born in the United States and lived their for the first 12 years of his life, Giuseppe Rossi moved to Italy to pursue a football career in Italy, and has now become a member of the Italian National Team.

During his career, Rossi has played for Manchester United, Newcastle, Parma and Villarreal.

Rossi was also able to score three goals for Italy during his international career to date, including two against the United States in the 2009 Confederations Cup.

Along with that, Rossi also scored the most goals in the 2008 Olympics with four, even though Italy only made the quarterfinals, and his speed, skill, and powerful shot will all be important for Italy in the upcoming World Cup when the 23-year-old comes off the bench.

Luis Alberto Suárez : 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-18T08:30:00.000-07:00

5. Luis Alberto Suárez (Uruguay)

Another rising star in South American football, Luis Alberto Suárez can really make a huge impact for Uruguay in Group A in the World Cup.

So far in the 23-year-old's career, Suárez has played for Nacional, Groningen and Ajax, where he currently is the club captain.

He is a great goal scorer for Uruguay, but he has a history of receiving many yellow cards, which could be costly in the World Cup.

But with a tandem of Suárez and Diego Forlán, Uruguay can surprise some and do well in the World Cup.

Giovani dos Santos : 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-18T08:24:00.000-07:00

6. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico)

The 20-year-old midfielder for the Mexican National Team (he will be 21 at the start of the World Cup), Giovan dos Santos is in a position to make this World Cup another chance to show the world how good of a footballer he could be.

During his career, dos Santos helped Mexico to win the U-17 World Cup in 2005, and also was able to be the MVP of the 2009 Gold Cup, and has played for FC Barcelona, Tottenham, Ipswich Town and Galatasaray in his club career.

He is expected to be a starter for the Mexican National Team at the World Cup.

Marek Hamsik : 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

7. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia)

The 22-year-old starting central midfielder for Slovakia, Marek Hamšík can make a major impact for the Slovakians in the World Cup.

During his career, Hamšík has played for Slovan Bratislava, Brescia and Napoli, and has been a major factor on all three sides.

For his international career, Hamšík has played for the Slovakian U-19 and U-21 sides, and is now a regular starter for Slovakia overall.

During the last two years, Hamšík won the Peter Dubovský Trophy for best young Slovak footballer, and has finished second to Martin Škrtel for the best Slovakian footballer of the year for the last two years.

Alexander Pato: 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-16T08:13:00.000-07:00

8. Alexander Pato (Brazil)

Currently 20 years old and considered to be one of the next big players in football today, Alexandre Pato will probably not get any starts for the Brazilian National Team in the World Cup, but he will most likely come in late during matches for Brazil.

During his career, Pato has played for Internacional and AC Milan, and has become one of the best players on Milan in recent seasons.

During his career with the Brazilian National team, Pato has won the 2007 South American Youth Championship and the 2009 Confederations Cup.

Alexis Sánchez : 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-15T08:00:00.000-07:00

9. Alexis Sánchez (Chile)

Currently 21 years old and one of the rising stars in South American football today, Alexis Sánchez can finally show us how good of a footballer he is during this World Cup.

During his career, Sánchez has earned the nickname El Niño Maravilla (the Wonder Boy) and has been able to play with Cobreloa, Colo Colo, River Plate and Udinese during his career.

Going into the World Cup, Sánchez will most likely be starting for Chile in every match in Group H.

Mesut Ozil: 1 of 10 young players WHO COULD BECOME STARs

2010-03-14T07:51:00.000-07:00

10. Mesut Ozil (Germany)
One of the rising stars of the German National Team, 21-year-old Mesut Özil can become a football star with some great play in the upcoming World Cup.

During his career, Özil has won the U-21 European Championship in 2009, and has played for Schalke 04 and Werder Breman.

He probably won't be starting any matches for the Germans in the World Cup, but he is a player to watch off the bench, and he can definitely make an impact if he gets enough playing time.

HIGUAIN IS BAD

2010-03-13T21:46:00.000-08:00

Press blames Higuain, Kaka for Real Euro exit

12 March 2010
Real Madrid´s Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuain reacts during a UEFA Champions League match against Olympique Lyon at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Spanish media accused Higuain of being too individualistic and Kaka of being out of form, two days after the Spain club were eliminated from the Champions League.

MADRID (AFP) - Spanish media on Friday accused Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain of being too individualistic and Kaka of being out of form, two days after the Spain club were eliminated from the Champions League.

Higuain, who missed several opportunities to score during Real's 1-1 draw at home to Lyon which sent the French team through 2-1 on aggregate, angered teammate Cristiano Ronaldo by his refusal to pass, sports daily Marca reported.

The 22-year-old, the club's top scorer in the Spanish league with 16 goals who is renegotiating his contract, plays too "individualistically" as he competes with fellow striker Karim Benzema for a place in the team's starting line-up, it added.

Real midfielder Guti said after Wednesday's match that the squad needed to play "as a team" to win in what was seen as a criticism of Higuain and his failure to pass to Ronaldo.

Daily newspaper El Mundo meanwhile pointed the finger at Kaka, who was replaced by veteran striker Raul with 13 minutes to go until the end of the match.

The paper said the "soldier Kaka", who has largely failed to replicate the form that made him the world's best player during his time at AC Milan, needed to be "saved".

The 27-year-old had his season interrupted by five weeks out with a groin injury picked up before Christmas and has found goals hard to come by since joining Real from AC Milan for 65 million euros.

Kaka's spokesman Diogo Kotscho accused Real coach Manuel Pellegrini of being a "coward" and "trying to take the focus off [his] own incompetence" with his substitution of the Brazilian player in a message posted on his personal Twitter account.

This is the sixth consecutive season that Real have been eliminated from the Champions League at the last-16 stage.

The nine-time European champions have not won Europe's most-coveted trophy since 2002 when they beat Germany's Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Glasgow.

Gonzalo Higuain Biography

2009-10-19T03:00:00.000-07:00

Gonzalo Higuain Biography

Gonzalo Gerardo "El Pipita" Higuaín (born December 10, 1987 in Brest, France) is an Argentine footballer, who plays for Real Madrid and the Argentine national team.

Higuaín currently plays as either a lone striker, a second striker as part of a 2 man attack, or as a winger on the right of a 3 man attack. He is renowned for his devastating pace, dribbling, and low, powerful drives.

Gonzalo was first discovered in argentina's cock push up championship competition in the 1 inch and under division, higuain made his debut not long after he was allegedly accused of sucking off the head cock for a lineup spot..who knows?
Higuaín initially rejected calls from both the Argentine and French national teams, specifically a friendly against Greece on 15 November 2006, claiming at the time he was undecided for which country he would prefer to play.

Higuaín's international career was looking set to mirror that of David Trézéguet, whose father was Argentinian, but went on to play successfully for France. When Les Bleus called up Higuaín against Greece, they assigned him the number 20 shirt, the number originally worn by Trézéguet. However, at the beginning of 2007, Higuaín expressed his desire to play for Argentina and decided to declare his natural-born status at the nearest Argentine embassy while being abroad.

In February 2008, Higuaín was called up by Argentina Olympic for a friendly match against Guatemala. He scored two goals in his debut as Argentina won 5-0. And in May 2008, Higuaín played 61 minutes against Catalonia in the other friendly match. Both matches were not officially recognized by FIFA as "A" international matches, and will not count towards his caps and goals in international play.[citation needed]

Higuaín finally got the call for Argentina by coach Diego Maradona for the last two qualifying matches for the 2010 world cup against Peru and Uruguay. Many in the Argentine media had criticized Diego Maradona for not selecting Higuaín in the past. He scored his first goal on his debut, a 47th minute strike during a 2-1 win over Peru.

Sergio Aguero Biography

2009-08-24T16:58:00.000-07:00

Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo Personal life

Agüero was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, on 2 June 1988 into a large family with seven children. Agüero started playing football at a young age and he often played on a pitch in his local neighbourhood Villa Itali. On 19 February 2009, it was announced that Agüero's fiancée, Giannina Maradona, the younger daughter of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, had given birth to a son named Benjamin in Madrid. Maradona was in the Spanish capital for the birth of his first grandson, while Agüero, 20, missed Atlético's training session earlier in the day. Atlético offered their congratulations in a statement on their official website.

Agüero has a tattoo on the inside of his right arm, inscribed in Tengwar (a form of writing invented by J. R. R. Tolkien and used by the Elves in his works). It translates roughly to "Kun Aguero" in the Latin alphabet.

International career

Agüero made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil played at Emirates Stadium, England, on 3 September 2006. As a teenager, he represented Argentina at three FIFA World Youth Championships. Together with future 2008 Olympics squad teammates Fernando Gago of Real Madrid and Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona, they won the 2005 edition in the Netherlands.

At the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, he scored twice and helped set up three goals in a 6-0 win over Panama in the second game of the group stage of the tournament. Agüero then scored the only goal in Argentina's third match against North Korea from a free kick. Having qualified to the round of 16, he scored two of the three goals against Poland that would eventually give them the win (3-1) to advance. Argentina defeated Mexico in the quarter-finals and Chile in the semi-finals, and faced the Czech Republic in the finals. Agüero captained and scored the equaliser in the 62nd minute, leading to a 2-1 victory. In addition, Agüero won the Golden Boot for the tournament, scoring six goals, and the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament.

As a member of the Argentine squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Agüero scored two goals in the space of five minutes in the semi-final 3-0 win over Brazil on 19 August 2008. He also played 78 minutes of the final where Argentina beat Nigeria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Aguero

Cesc Fabregas Biography

2009-08-16T21:47:00.000-07:00

Cesc Fàbregas Live Paths

This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Fàbregas and the second is Soler.Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas i Soler (born 4 May 1987 in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona Province, Spain) is a Spanish central midfielder who captains the English Premier League club Arsenal and plays for the Spanish national team. Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Arsenal in September 2003, aged just 16 years. He did not feature much in his first season for The Gunners, but following injuries to key midfielders in the 2004–05 season, his playing time increased. Before long, he had established himself as Arsenal's starting central midfielder and playmaker. He went on to break several of the club's records, earning a reputation as a technically gifted player. In international football, the Spaniard's national career began when he represented the winning Under-17 side at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland. As a result of his club performances, he was called up to the senior squad in 2006. He has played in the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008, where he helped Spain to become eventual winners in the latter.

Club career and Early years

Fàbregas was born in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona to Francesc Fàbregas, Sr., who runs a property company, and Núria Soler, the owner of a pastry company. Fàbregas has supported Barcelona since childhood and went to his first match when he was nine months old with his grandfather. It was at Barcelona where Fàbregas began his club football career. Initially, he was played as a volante (defensive midfielder), yet he was also a prolific scorer, sometimes scoring more than 30 goals in a season for the club's youth teams. However, he did not manage to play a first-team game at the Camp Nou.

Fàbregas in a game against Sheffield United in 2006

Sensing that he would have limited opportunities at Barcelona, he joined Arsenal, signing for the London club in September 2003. Initially, he found life difficult in England's capital but soon struck a friendship with Spanish-speaking team-mate Philippe Senderos, who helped him settle down. As a 16-year-old, Fàbregas did not contemplate breaking into the first team immediately but looked up to senior players like Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva, while concentrating on training and learning the English language. He nevertheless made his debut for Arsenal not long after, on 23 October 2003, in a League Cup tie at home to Rotherham United. In doing so he became Arsenal's youngest ever first-team player, aged 16 years and 177 days. He then became the youngest goalscorer in Arsenal's history in a later round of the League Cup, scoring in a 5–1 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Although Arsenal went on to win the league unbeaten in the 2003–04 season, Fàbregas was not awarded a winner's medal because he did not play a single league game.

It was not until the start of the 2004–05 season that the Spaniard started making first-team appearances in matches outside the League Cup. His first match of the season was against Manchester United in the Community Shield. Following an injury to Vieira, Fàbregas stepped in and made four consecutive Premier League starts. He was praised for his performances in those games, even claiming a goal against Blackburn Rovers in a 3–0 victory, and becoming Arsenal's youngest ever goalscorer in a league game. With further injuries to Edu and Gilberto Silva, he received more playing time in all competitions. In the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, he became the second-youngest goalscorer in the competition's history after scoring the third goal against Rosenborg in a 5–1 win. He concluded his season by winning his first honours with Arsenal when he was in the starting eleven that defeated Manchester United on penalties in the 2005 FA Cup Final.
source for more info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesc_F%C3%A0bregas

CLIPS BENZEMA vs ZIDANE

2009-08-15T08:42:00.000-07:00

YOUNG vs MATURE, junior vs senior

Karim Benzema Biography

2009-07-21T19:49:00.000-07:00

Karim Early Lived

Karim Benzema (pronounced /bɛnˈzeɪmə/, born 19 December 1987 in Lyon, is a French footballer who plays as a striker for the Spanish club Real Madrid and the French national team.

Benzema came through the youth academy at Lyon and has been capped at senior level for France. He played in UEFA Euro 2008 and was the top goalscorer in Ligue 1 for the 2007–08 season, just 3 seasons after making his professional debut. This was also his breakthrough season which saw him earn many awards and a new contract which resulted in him becoming one of the highest-paid footballers in France.

On 1 July 2009, it was announced that Lyon had reached an agreement with Spanish club Real Madrid for the transfer of Benzema. The transfer fee was priced at €35m with the fee rising to as much as €41m based on incentives. On 9 July, Benzema completed his transfer after taking a medical and signing his six-year contract.
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Early life

Born in Lyon to parents of Algerian-Kabyle descent, Karim grew up with 8 siblings and his father Hafid in the district of Bron. His grandfather, Da Lakehal Benzema, lived in the village of Tighzert, located in the northern town of Beni Djellil in Algeria before migrating to Lyon, where he eventually settled, in the 1950s.

Lyon and Early career

Benzema is a product of the Olympique Lyonnais Academy. Before joining Lyon, he trained at local Rhône-Alpes club Bron Terraillon SC in the commune Bron, a suburb of Lyon. His performances with Bron's youth team caught the attention of Lyon scouts and he joined the academy in 1996 at the age of 9. Benzema quickly ascending up the ranks scoring 38 goals in one season with Lyon's under-16 team and scoring 12 goals in 14 matches with the under-18 team before earning a call up to the senior squad by manager Paul Le Guen.

He made his league debut for Lyon on January 15, 2005, during the 2004–05 season, in a match against Metz coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute. Lyon won the match 2–0 with Benzema providing the assist on the second goal scored by Bryan Bergougnoux. Five days later, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal. Over the next two seasons, his play was limited making a total of 34 appearances and scoring 6 goals, including his first ever against AC Ajaccio in a 3–1 win, as well as his first UEFA Champions League goal against Norwegian club Rosenborg in a 2–1 victory.

for completed info visit-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema

LIONEL MESSI BIOGRAPHY

2009-07-14T06:49:00.000-07:00

Life and Path To Succes

Messi was born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Argentina, to parents Jorge Messi, a factory worker, and Celia (née Cuccitini), a part-time cleaner.His paternal family originates from the Italian city of Ancona where his ancestor, Angelo Messi, emigrated to Argentina in 1883. He has two older brothers named Rodrigo and Matías as well as a sister named Maria Sol. At the age of five, Messi started playing football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge.In 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys who were based in his home city Rosario.At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. Primera División club River Plate showed interest in Messi's progress, but did not have enough money to pay for the treatment of the illness that cost $900 a month. Carles Rexach, the sporting director of FC Barcelona, was made aware of Messi's talent as Messi had relatives in Catalonia so Messi and his father managed to arrange a trial, and FC Barcelona signed him after watching him play,offering to pay for the medical bills if he was willing to move to Spain. His family moved to Europe and he started in the club's youth teams.

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer of Italian descent who plays currently for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Argentine national team. Messi is considered to be one of the best football players of his generation, having received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to football legend Diego Maradona. Indeed, Maradona himself declared Messi his "successor".

Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by FC Barcelona. He left Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke the La Liga record for the youngest footballer to play a league game, and also the youngest to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and UEFA Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in 2006–07: he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Perhaps his most successful season was the 2008–09 season, in which Messi scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble winning campaign.

Messi was the top scorer with six goals, including two in the final game of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Shortly thereafter, he became an established member of Argentina's senior international team. In 2006 he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year. In Beijing in 2008 he won his first senior international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team.

Cristiano Ronaldo on Santiago Barnabeu welcome " I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE"

2009-07-09T02:40:00.000-07:00

Record crowd welcomes Ronaldo to Real Madrid

MADRID, July 6, 2009 (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo said on Monday he had fulfilled a "childhood dream" as he was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player before a record-setting capacity crowd of nearly 80,000 people at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

"I am very happy to be here," the 24-year-old Portuguese winger told cheering fans at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the Spanish capital after completing his long desired move to the club from Manchester United.

"For me it is the realization of a childhood dream, which was to play for Real Madrid. I never expected the stadium would be full just to see me. It is impressive," he added.

Club officials said the event had smashed the previous record for attendance at the unveiling of a footballer set in July 1984 when Diego Maradona was presented at Naples after signing from Barcelona before 75,000 people.

Real acquired the player from Manchester last month on a six-year deal worth 94 million euros (131 million dollars) and he will reportedly be paid 13 million euros each season, making him the most expensive player in the world.

Ronaldo, the 2008 FIFA world player of the year, said he was "proud" to be the world's best paid footballer and would do all he could to help the team win the Champions League.

"I want to prove that they paid the right price for me," he told a lengthy news conference after he was unveiled where he fielded questions in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

"We have a great team, a great coach, and we have to take it step by step. We have a really good chance to win the Champions League," he added.

Real, Spain's historically most successful team, last won the Champions League in 2002.
Ronaldo wore the black and white Number 9 jersey once sported by club legend Alfredo di Stefano during his unveiling.

The Argentine striker, Real's honorary president, was present at the unveiling as was Portuguese legend and former Real player Eusebio.

The number 9 jersey was recently vacated by Argentine striker Javier Saviola who joined Portuguese side Benfica last month.

While Ronaldo wanted to keep the number 7 which he used during his six years at Manchester, that number is already taken by Real captain Raul.

"Nine is a mythical number at the club. The numbers don't play. It is me who is going to play and I am going to play well," he said.

Ronaldo arrived in Madrid on Monday afternoon on a private flight from his native Portugal where he was on holiday to undergo medical tests before he was unveiled.

The head of Real's medical services, Carlos Diez, said Ronaldo was "in perfect condition" after the player underwent medical tests.

"His cardiac and lung capacity is extraordinary," he added.

Fans, many equipped with food and drinks to ease a lengthy wait, starting gathering at the stadium hours before the official presentation, which lasted about 30 minutes, got underway at 9 pm.
Real president Florentino Perez praised Ronaldo's "professionalism and talent" who is capable of taking the club to "the peak of world football".

Ronaldo will team up with Kaka, the 2007 FIFA world player, who signed with Real from AC Milan for 65 million euros from AC Milan in early June.

Kaka was officially unveiled on June 30 before 55,000 fans. He was the first big name who Perez signed since he returned in June for a second stint as president of Real.

Perez, who brought Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane to Real during his first term as the club's president between 2000 and 2006, is seeking to rebuild a squad which trailed arch rivals Barcelona last season by reviving his policy of signing football superstars.

Among Real's other signings is French striker Karim Benzema from Lyon and defender Raul Albiol, who joined from Spanish side Valencia.

I Will Be With Real Madrid On June 30 said Cristiano Ronaldo

2009-07-02T12:46:00.000-07:00

Those waiting to see the world's most expensive player in his new colours will be able to so at the end of the month...

Cristiano Ronaldo will be presented by Real Madrid at the end of June and will become the world's most expensive footballer when he finishes his well-publicised holiday, he has revealed.

The Portuguese star is currently in his homeland after a trip to Los Angeles that made the front and back pages of newspapers and magazines around the world.

While Ronaldo recuperates from a long hard season and a busy Stateside trip, the media continue to report and contemplate the world record fee that Madrid are paying for him.

That does not seem to have affected the 24-year-old, who is clearly enjoying his summer break before he travels to the Spanish capital..

"I imagine that I will presented on June 30," Marca quote him as saying.

According to the report in the Spanish daily, the player will fly to Madrid and sign his contract before then, but nothing official will be announced.

Lucas Brown, Goal.com

Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed a six-year deal with Real Madrid.

2009-06-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid from Manchester United has been finalised

The Spanish club confirmed, with the Portuguese set to officially join the Spanish giants on 1 July. The £80m fee breaks the previous world-record of £56m, set earlier this summer, which Real Madrid paid for Milan's Brazilian forward Kaka.

United had accepted an offer from Real for Ronaldo on 11 June, after the player made it clear that he wished to leave Old Trafford. However, the deal could not be finalised until Ronaldo returned from holidaying in the United States, and now the Portugal winger has put pen to paper on a six-year deal.

"Real Madrid and Manchester United have signed a final agreement for the transfer of the rights of Cristiano Ronaldo from 1 July," a statement on Real's website said.
Ronaldo, who joined United in 2003 for £12.2m, is set to earn a reported €13m (£11m) a year in Spain, making him the highest paid footballer in the world. He will be presented at the Santiago Bernabeu on 6 July.

The acquisition of Ronaldo, 24, is just part of a sensational summer in the transfer market for Real, with the club having already added Kaka for £56m and Valencia's Raul Albiol for £12m. Despite an outlay of £148m, however, the spree looks set to continue, with Real linked to Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery, Valencia's David Villa and Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.

source@http://www.guardian.co.uk

Video Juliano Belletti's sister is new Cristiano Ronaldo Girlfriend

2009-06-24T11:03:00.000-07:00

Luana Belletti the NEW QUEEN for CRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo has accordingly to reports, found new girl. Not just with anyone, but with Chelsea defender Juliano Belletti's sister, Luana.Internet site people.co.uk says Ronaldo and Luana have been secretly dating for two months.Not only that, but the couple were apparently set up by Belletti himself.

"Luana had mentioned Cristiano a couple of times to her brother so he set it all up," an unknown source told the Web site.

The news of the coupling beaks almost a month after Barcelona tied Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final to advance to the final against Manchester United — which Barcelona won 2-0.

The couple have no problems with communication, since Brazilians speak Portuguese.

Zoran Revealed Cristiano Ronaldo Secret

2009-06-22T17:02:00.000-07:00

Old Friend Always Say the Truth

Zoran Tosic has revealed that he and his Manchester United team-mates knew before they contested the Champions League final with Barcelona at the end of last month that Cristiano Ronaldo had resolved to leave the club.

Tosic, who joined United from Partizan Belgrade in January, did not travel to Rome with the squad for the ill-fated showdown against the Spaniards. The young winger had featured as a late substitute in United's final Premier League match at Hull City three days previously and he had headed straight home to Serbia to prepare for the European Under-21 Championship in Sweden with his country's team.

But by then he had spoken to Ronaldo and got the clear impression that the Portuguese World Player of the Year had called time on his glittering six-year spell at Old Trafford. Ronaldo has since agreed an £80m transfer to Real Madrid.

"I spoke with him," said Tosic. "He told us that it's enough to be here. He'd won all the awards in England and he wanted to try something else. I think he's going to be again the best player in the world [at Real]. This season was not the best because last season he scored 42 goals, this time 25, and they all said it's the worst season. He scored 25 goals and it's not enough! I think that in Madrid he will be again the best."

Tosic is convinced that Sir Alex Ferguson will sign a big-money replacement for Ronaldo but his looming departure has invited the club's existing wingers to press their starting claims. Nani has already said he can be the man to fill the void while Park Ji-sung has similar ambition.

"My first six months at the club were for me to prepare, to get stronger," said Tosic, "and in the next six months it's important to try and break into the team and prove that I'm a United player. To be honest, I think that probably Cristiano was the best player in the team and so someone will come in to take his place.

"These games at the Under-21 championship are very important for me and then, when we go on pre-season tour, I hope I'm going to get a chance. I played three games [as a substitute] this past season but I was adapting. Next season, if I get a chance, I am ready."

Tosic believes he is comfortable on either flank although his left foot is stronger and the 22-year-old says "the people from Manchester think I can play better on the left side". The club's official website muses: "It could be Tosic who is charged with filling the Welshman's boots when [Ryan] Giggs eventually retires."

Giggs is among those at the club who have done most to help Tosic settle. Paul Scholes is another while Tosic's international team-mate Nemanja Vidic is a friend and neighbour. "Nemanja is maybe five minutes away," said Tosic. "I knew him before from playing in the senior Serbia team and we spend a lot of time together. His wife and my girlfriend are together all the time. Giggsy and Scholesy are also fantastic, they help me a lot. They want to use their experience to help all of us."

Tosic is a tricky if diminutive player who has struggled with the physical aspect of the English game. He admits at times the reserve team league resembled a school of hard knocks. "In a few games for the reserves the players kick me andI was wondering, 'What is going on? Iam going home, I cannot play here.'Then I got through that and it's normal for me."

Tosic speaks English fluently, a legacy of language lessons at school, although he jokes that he struggles to understand Ferguson. His main points of contact at United thus far, as he lives a boyhood dream, are the coaches Mick Phelan and Rene Meulensteen.

"I was a United fan as a kid since we won the 1999 European Cup," he said. "From that moment I was a United fan. I remember when I was just starting to train, I saw a picture of the Serbia national team up in the changing room and I said to the coach, 'I am going to stand there one day and I am going to be a Manchester United player. Those are my two wishes.'"
by David Hytner

NO RIbery .. WHY?

2009-06-21T16:13:00.000-07:00

Manchester United "reject" Franck Ribery

Manchester United have made a long-term decision not to sign any players aged 26 or above for large transfer fees because of new financial stipulations that have been put in place at Old Trafford to shape the club's recruitment policy. Dimitar Berbatov, who was 27 when he signed from Tottenham Hotspur last September, has been described as the "last of his kind" in a move that has immediate implications for their attempts to replace Cristiano Ronaldo.

The restrictions automatically mean that Sir Alex Ferguson's admiration for Franck Ribéry will not manifest itself in a concerted attempt to sign the France international. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern Munich's chairman, said yesterday that United, Chelsea and Barcelona had all lodged bids but the Premier League champions say that is not true.

Instead, the policy from now onwards is that the club will have a strict age-before-ability approach in which they will sign players in big-money deals only if they will retain a significant market value some years after signing a five- or six-year contract.

Karim Benzema, the Lyon striker, would fit into their strategy, being 21, but Ribéry is considered too old even though he turned 26 only two months ago and is approaching what are generally considered the best years of a footballer's career. United's thinking is that Ribéry would cost close to £60m and have no significant resale value, leaving Chelsea, who have tabled a formal bid believed to be around £40m, hopeful of signing the France international, particularly as Real Madrid's interest appears to have cooled.

The same policy applies to David Villa, the outstanding Valencia striker who is on the market at the age of 27 for a fee of around £45m, as well as the man who scored the first goal against United in the Champions League final, Barcelona's 28-year-old forward Samuel Eto'o. Both are ruled out unless there is a rethink at Old Trafford.

United are aware that the policy may not go down well with those supporters who are expecting high-profile replacements to fill the void left by Ronaldo's impending world-record transfer to Real Madrid. However, the club insists it makes sound business sense not to bring in a player for £30m or more who cannot be sold for another high valuation some years after signing his contract.

This explains why United did not make any effort to sign Kaka, the Brazil international and former world footballer of the year, when he became available for £59m from Milan, even though Ferguson has now admitted he knew for virtually all of last season that Ronaldo would be leaving this summer. Kaka was 27 in April and that does not fit into United's strategy of not buying expensive players whose values will then plummet.

Berbatov was considered an exception to the rule when he signed for £30.75m but Ferguson is now working under the knowledge that his chief executive, David Gill, and the club's American owners, the Glazer family, expect him to pursue younger players who could conceivably make the club a profit.

Ronaldo was 18 when he signed from Sporting Lisbon for £12.2m six years ago and United, despite being renowned for wanting to keep their better players, are placing a heavy emphasis on bringing in people who could feasibly make them money. The policy has been gradually evolving over recent years, with Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Michael Carrick, Anderson and Nani all 25 and below when they were signed.

United are now targeting Antonio Valencia, Wigan Athletic's 23-year-old Ecuador international, to take over from Ronaldo on the right side of their attack but face competition for the 23-year-old from Madrid and an unnamed club, believed to be Bayern Munich. "It all rests on where the lad wants to go to: Man United, Real Madrid or the other European club," said Wigan's chairman, Dave Whelan. "We can't force him where to go. We will have a meeting with United and Real Madrid in the next three or four days, see what offers are on the table and then present them to the lad and he will decide where he wants to go or if he wants to go. We would never stop a player from going to a top club. The lad comes back from holiday this weekend and I expect it will be another 10 to 14 days before a deal is done.

"Real Madrid have been in contact once a week for the last six weeks. I thought them agreeing a deal with Ronaldo would fulfil their requirements but it hasn't done, as they've been in touch again since then. There have been fees spoken about but have we had a bid put in black and white? No." Whelan added that he would not increase the asking price for Valencia in light of Ronaldo's £80m sale.

Ferguson is also still hoping to persuade Carlos Tevez to sign a permanent deal with the club, despite the Argentinian saying publicly and privately that he has no plans to return to Old Trafford when he becomes a free agent on 30 June. Tevez, also a target for Manchester City, Chelsea – who do not believe they will land him – and Liverpool, is 25 and United's initial reluctance to pay the £25.5m fee wanted by the investors who own his economic rights partly derived from a concern about what he might be worth to them towards the end of a five-year contract. Gill has already publicly stated that he thinks Tevez's valuation is a "bit toppy.

by Daniel Taylor

CR7 Sell His Porsche | Wanna BUY?

2009-06-19T12:24:00.000-07:00

Cristiano Ronaldo’s formerly owned Porsche 911 for sale

by Adrian Hearn

A Porsche 911 convertible previously owned by Cristiano Ronaldo is for sale on Auto Trader.

The soon-to-be Real Madrid player was the first owner of the Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Tiptronic S which he bought in 2007.

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It’s just one of a range of stunning cars which have been owned by the 24-year-old whose daily runaround is a 202mph Bentley Continental GT Speed.

Under the hood of the Porsche is a 3.8-litre engine which develops 355bhp and 295lb/ft of pulling power.

This enables the convertible to accelerate from 0-62mph in 5.4 seconds before reaching a top speed of 177mph.

The car has upgraded leather seats, sat-nav, 911 Turbo alloy wheels and a tracker.

The Porsche is the first of what many will expect to be a mass clearout by the Portuguese footballer with a selection of luxury cars and his Cheshire mansion likely to come up for grabs.

Ronaldo hit the headlines last week when Man United accepted a world record £80 million bid from Real Madrid.

To celebrate the historic move, he is currently sunning himself in the USA where he was snapped canoodling with socialite Paris Hilton and splashing the cash in Las Vegas.

While he is the only registered owner of the car, Ronaldo doesn’t currently possess the Porsche with the supercar being sold by a dealer with the footballer’s name signed on the log book.

Now you can buy the 911, which has just 16,000 miles on the clock and recently underwent a service at Stratstones for £69,995.

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source http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/news/world_exclusive_ronaldo_porsche_911_for_sale.html

What is this? CELEBRATION to madrid with CELEBRITY

2009-06-16T10:52:00.000-07:00

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo turned down Paris Hilton after she made a play for him at a Hollywood nightclub, MailOnline has learned.

The Manchester United striker - currently in LA on an undisclosed business trip - arrived at trendy hotspot Villa in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A source said: 'Paris was all over him. The moment he arrived, she went over to his private table.

'At one point, she pushed her chest together and made a point of trying to snuggle up against him.
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'But Ronaldo clearly wasn't interested in Paris. He turned his back on her.'

According to reports, the 23-year-old Portugese star is a single man after splitting from model Nereida Gallardo, 25.

And heiress Paris, clad in a peach-coloured dress, was clearly impressed by his charms.

The onlooker added: 'Every girl in the club was checking him out but Paris couldn't take her eyes off him.

'You could tell he enjoyed the attention but he didn't really want anything to do with any of the girls.

Single and ready to mingle: The footballer let his hair down at trendy Hollywood club Villa

'He just sipped vodka soda in the corner of the club with his friends.'

Flanked by four or five male friends, Ronaldo arrived hobbled in on crutches just after 11.30pm.

Earlier, he had enjoyed a business dinner with around nine associates at Hollywood steak restaurant STK.

A fellow diner said: 'He is obviously in LA on business.

'He looked very serious over dinner and spent the entire time talking to the men in suits.'

The onlooker added that Ronaldo is being accompanied by a glamorous female assistant, who is apparently helping him recuperate from injury.

By Mark Coleman

Real Madrid crank up Ronaldo heat as Perez steps up £75m bid for Manchester United sta

2009-06-11T07:42:00.000-07:00

Real Madrid have stepped up their efforts to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Spain ahead of what is expected to be an official bid of £75million in the coming weeks.

As Sportsmail first reported in April, Madrid have been confident for months that they had a tacit agreement in place with Manchester United to buy Ronaldo this summer.

While United have always publicly denied this, it is now understood that new Real president Florentino Perez wants to test the water with a mammoth bid once transfer business for players like Valencia's David Villa is out of the way.

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Madrid's sporting director Jorge Valdano hinted at his club's interest in Ronaldo, saying: 'I can only talk about players who are on their way here, not about those we are in negotiations over.

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'But he is a great professional, he dedicates a very great deal of time to his work. He is a great footballer and a very good professional.'

Ronaldo is currently in Los Angeles recovering from a lower abdomen problem that may need minor surgery. He has been told by his advisers not to say anything that may inflame what is already a delicate situation.

It is increasingly possible, though, that Ronaldo may have to formally ask to leave Old Trafford if he wishes to speed up the process.

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As is often the case with the Spanish club, Real have begun to drip-feed stories, information and - in many cases - half-truths to the media in recent days as they look to place increasing pressure on United to give in to something that has been viewed as inevitable at the Bernabeu since before Christmas.

Perez has seemingly done his best to be publicly respectful towards United since he was confirmed as Real's president last week, perhaps wary of how the behaviour of his predecessor Ramon Calderon only encouraged United not to play ball when the Spanish club tried to sign Ronaldo a year ago.

But a flurry of stories in the Spanish press on Wednesday - some ludicrous - suggested that Real were beginning to revert to type.

United refused to comment

source http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1192188/Real-Madrid-crank-75m-Cristiano-Ronaldo-heat.html

CRISTIANO RONALDO THE PLAYER IN THE UNIVERSE| MU SAID

2009-06-08T18:42:00.000-07:00

Manchester United Official Website

superlatives, except to say that having developed and matured from an inexperienced, young winger when he left Sporting Lisbon in 2003, he's now the best footballer on the planet.

The story goes that Sir Alex was persuaded to buy Ronaldo - largely unknown when he signed as an 18-year-old for £12.24m in 2003 - by his players on the plane home from a pre-season friendly against Sporting. In truth, the boss had long been aware of his ability. The urgency stemmed from other clubs’ increasing interest. This was a target Sir Alex simply could not miss out on.

Ronaldo wasted little time in showing off his sublime skills with a stunning 30-minute debut against Bolton at OT in August 2003. There was a buzz of excitement as soon as he stepped off the bench and, after 39 appearances and eight goals that season – including the opener in the 3-0 FA Cup final win over Millwall – he was named Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year.

His second term didn’t quite live up to his first, but late season form saw him end 2004/05 with nine goals in 50 appearances. In 2005/06 Ronny again reserved his best form for the latter stages, but the inconsistencies of a developing young player were being

source http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?bioid=91960&pagegid=%7BFE60904B-C2A8-4E60-9B05-700DBBC29BBC%7D§ion=playerProfile

Florentino Pérez Will Prove His Promise

2009-06-05T16:30:00.000-07:00

Hello Cristiano Ronaldo| Welcome to Madrid

The new Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez, has made clear his intention to sign Cristiano Ronaldo by claiming he will 'work to bring' the player to the Bernabéu.

Having all but secured the £56.2m signature of Kaka from Milan – the Brazilian is expected to complete a move to Madrid on Monday – Pérez has now turned his sights to Ronaldo.

"What I want is for many of the best players in the world to play with us, Cristiano would be one of them," he said. "I'm going to work so that Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo can be with Real Madrid.

"It would be very good if great players were at Real Madrid this season. Cristiano would be one of them."

Pérez, who returned to Real on Monday, is believed to be studying a pre-contract agreement made between the club and Ronaldo last season and which could lead to the 24-year-old joining the Spanish giants for close to £75m, a fee the president is thought to be concerned about.

Officially at least, he claims to know nothing about the agreement. "I've been here for two days and neither [previous president Vicente] Boluda or anyone else told me anything about this," he said

TIME to Go | Good Bye MU

2009-06-03T03:20:00.000-07:00

Let Cristiano Ronaldo Leave

The questions at the Portugal camp ahead of Saturday’s game against Albania will inevitably concern the future of the Manchester United player. We remember the pantomime of a year ago when daily bulletins demonstrated with increasing clarity Ronaldo’s desire to join Real Madrid. Manchester convulsed.

Five days into the post-Champions League wake the lessons of the defeat to Barcelona make United’s position regarding Ronaldo less not more acute. Barca reminded Sir Alex Ferguson and the rest of the world that there is another way to play the game that relies on qualities even greater than those possessed by the Portuguese.

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The beauty in the Catalan template is not so much the individual merit of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez, deep though that is, but the regard they have for each other which manifests itself in a work-rate and sense of togetherness United couldn’t match.

Many years ago the holy trinity that was Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco Van Basten performed comparable miracles for Holland and AC Milan. After lifting the 1988 European Championship trophy Gullit smiled when he was asked how Holland made the game look so easy. It might look that way, he said, but looking good is bloody hard work.

We are still waiting for Ronaldo to track back in a red shirt. Messi and Co would run twice around the Nou Camp to recover possession. Iniesta is probably still at it now. Loss of the ball is theft. There is no pouting impatience intended to rebuke lesser team-mates. It is all hands to the pumps, not hips.

This is the difference between Ronaldo and the three amigos. As outrageously gifted as Ronaldo is you sense that this brilliance is delivered in his own interests first. Fantastic when it comes off, but not so good when things do not go his way.

Barcelona enchant as well as enthral. The joy they take from the game is obvious, conveyed in passages of triangular exuberance. The experience is genuinely uplifting. You can’t but smile as you watch them weave their exquisite patchwork. Even opposing supporters are disarmed. The fans of Manchester United, devout in their attachment, could not bring themselves to complain. Barcelona transcended allegiance in Rome. They entered all our hearts.

This paean to Catalonia does not seek to demonise Ronaldo but to recognise how the consequences of the Barcelona experience for Manchester United might have changed the dynamic at Old Trafford.

Wayne Rooney walked out of the Olympic Stadium hailing Iniesta as the best player in the world. He is not. But in the context of a team ethic it appears that way. How much better might Rooney appear were Ronaldo to share in the leg work the Englishman puts in, to embrace his team in the reciprocal way Barcelona’s stellar men do. Rooney has arguably more clubs in his bag than Iniesta, but in Rome he was left flailing away in a bunker of despair.

Sir Alex Ferguson was another deeply moved by the beating. Ferguson is a master of renewal. He has excused Ronaldo in the past because on balance that was the right decision for his team.

Equally Ferguson has never run from a difficult decision. He noted how the sense of unity, of camaraderie, appeared to give Barcelona an extra man. This was only one game, of course, and he can point to countless occasions when Ronaldo has made the difference.

But there is more to it than that. A football club is not only the 11 that takes the field. No. It is every member of the squad, anyone who wears the tie, in whatever capacity. Every man jack of them represents, indeed makes up, the thing that is the club; that gives it its identity.

So when Messi pledges his career to Barcelona he is committing himself not only to the first XI but to an institution, a brand, an ideal. No one asks Messi where he will be playing his football next season. He and Barcelona are indivisible. No one asks Rooney. They don’t have to. The question recurs in the Ronaldo tale because the player considers that his own interests are not necessarily those of the club. He could lay all speculation to rest by saying unconditionally, as Fernando Torres has at Liverpool, that he is at the club for which he wants to play.

After Rome it might be that Ferguson decides the time has come to leave Ronaldo to his Real Madrid dream and get on with building a team. Barcelona demonstrated the beauty of that thinking

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/cristianoronaldo/5417707/Let-Cristiano-Ronaldo-leave-Manchesster-United.html

Messi vs Ronaldo ? What Sir Alex Said about it

2009-06-01T09:44:00.000-07:00

These are the goals which beated MU

In football there have always been players who crackle the imagination with just the mention of their name.

The surname is all that it takes to stir the blood. Pele, Puskas, Maradona, Eusebio, Cruyff, Best, Moore. Nothing else needed.

You know that associated with them was achievement and great occasions.

Tonight here in Rome at the Olympic Stadium two modern-day gladiators can light up the Champions League final.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will use this wonderful final between Manchester United and Barcelona to roll back the memories of all yesterday’s heroes.

Ronaldo, the World Footballer of the Year against Messi, the man who wants his crown.

Ronaldo – explosive pace, the quickest feet in the game, strong in the air and with the ability to score towering free-kicks. The most gifted attacking player in football.

Messi – the darting, smaller man, with the ability to change a game with a swerve of his body. His finishing is clinical, a little master.

This is what the Champions League final is about. Greatness.

Great is the most over-used word in football and yet we can hang it on these two superstars.

Tonight is about the two best players on this planet trying to outfox each other.

The pin-ups of today’s game. Two men who have every sponsor and advertising executive falling over themselves.

Ronaldo, 24, said: “When you are a boy, you dream of matches like this. You watch television and think, ‘I want that to be me’ and then when you arrive you feel just as excited.

“Last season I scored in the final and it was wonderful to win it.

“Now we must do it again and every player must treat this as the most important match of his life.

“I love to entertain and know that I have a special talent.

“I am the best player in the world and part of that honour is living with the pressure of proving it.”

Messi, 21 and younger than Ronaldo, said: “This is the most important game of my life. Everyone knows this is special.

“The whole world will be watching and it is games like this that makes everything worth while. I would love it to be a great final for football and this is not about two players, it is about two teams.

“I have always done well against English sides (although never scored against one) and my mind is racing at the prospect of doing well on such a stage.”

A comparison between the players comes from Gerard Pique, the Barcelona centre-half who spent last season at United.

“Ronaldo is the more complete player,” he said.

“He’s good in the air, has a great shot and is quick and strong.

“Messi is more decisive when he’s dribbling. He is also quick and creates chances on his own.

“It is hard to get the ball off them especially when they are doing their tricks.

“Messi keeps the ball close to him, waiting for the opening. Ronaldo runs and runs at you.

“Messi changes direction while Ronaldo hunts you down. Messi comes deeper for the ball and is more deceptive.”

The Argentinian has scored nine more goals this season than Ronaldo. Both players are matchwinners, both can conjure up magic from nothing.

Messi is valued at £130m in the transfer market – although has no intention of quitting the only club he has played for.

“Barcelona is my life,” he said. “It broke my heart to miss the 2006 final against Arsenal and I want to win this one with them, for them, so much.”

Ronaldo has admitted he now wants to stay at Old Trafford after more links with a £100m move Real Madrid. United without Ronaldo and Barcelona without Messi is unthinkable.

Ronaldo spends more on his clothes and cares about his hairstyle and how he looks. Messi has a slightly dishevelled look and features of a young Dustin Hoffman.

Messi will be marked by United’s Patrice Evra, who did such a good job on him last season, while Barcelona don’t have a first-choice left-back to look after Ronaldo after Eric Abidal was wrongly sent off against Chelsea in the semi final.

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: “I’ll be surprised if Sylvinho (the former Arsenal player) doesn’t mark Ronaldo.

“Ronaldo is stronger than Messi physically although Messi has started to grow in strength in his upper body.

“They are both fantastic players who can create and score goals. When great players get to this level you are only talking about little details that separate them.

“Last year we depended on the speed of Evra to look after Messi and we will depend on him again. Evra is quick and a fantastic player.

“There will be times when there is nothing you can do when Messi attacks players and we must give these great players credit. You need luck when you plan against them.

“Let’s hope Messi falls over the ball when he is in a good position!

“We can plan against a lot of things and yet it is difficult to prevent everything happening.

“It is on the night that matters and you hope the man against you has an off day.”

Ronaldo and Messi are the first names that roll off the tongue when you start talking about tonight’s final. You don’t need to say anything else.

Tonight’s the night when every great player there has been in the history of the sport can nod their head with approval.

The names say it all. Nothing else needed.
By Brian Woolnough

Intricts of cristiano ronaldo vs lionel messi

2009-05-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

Cristiano Ronaldo Will Face anothet bad day when lionel messi run

Sir Alex will most likely use the same format as used against Arsenal. Both Arsenal and Barca play the short passing game with emphasis on ball possession. So Ronaldo, knowing he wont track back for defensive duties, upfront as the lone striker aided by Rooney and Park on the flanks. This is also exactly the same format he used in last season's semis against Barca at the Nou Camp. Sir Alex would really fancy his chances this time round with these three upfront knowing like with Arsenal, Barca have their key defenders missing either through injuries or bans. Barca's loss of both their full-backs in Alves and Abidal and centre-half Márquez could prove a huge blow for them. Their make-shift defence most likely to consist of Puyol (unsteady at RB), Piqué (Slow), Touré (midfielder) and Sylvinho (old) looks very inviting indeed for any strikeforce.

Fletcher would most likely have played in his first final had he not been banned, who along with Anderson would have been used to hassle and harry the likes of Xavi and Iniesta in midfield. Hargreaves would have been perfect aswell but as we all know he's out for the season. So that leaves the most experienced player in Giggs to slot in and provide a more intelligent and calculated approach. Giggs and Carrick like-for-like with Xavi and Iniesta to conduct the play from midfield alongside Anderson as the box-to-box runner.

The defence is straightfoward with my only concern being O'Shea on the right being able to live with the pace of Henry on the left. Once again Fletcher would have aided him to double up on Henry but since that's not possible Park would need to cover extra mileage as he always does to provide backup. Evra, Anderson and Rooney tracking back should be more than enough to keep Messi quite and Rio/Vidic will have Eto'o for breakfast.

So there's the winning game plan (in United's favour ofcourse) to ensure a thrilling final and not all this "anti-football" stuff. Chelski have already taken care of that

FRANCK RIBERY IS A FRIEND?

2009-05-18T13:08:00.000-07:00

CRISTIANO RONALDO VS FRANCK RIBERY

Manchester United have made an offer of about €70m (£62.5m) for the Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribéry as they close in on a deal that would shatter the world transfer record.

Sources in Munich confirmed the bid has been received for the France international, who has made his desire to leave Germany known in the past few weeks. United scouts have repeatedly watched the 26-year-old in recent Bundesliga matches and sounded out his friends and entourage in Munich.

United's remarkable offer, which comfortably eclipses the record £44m paid by Real Madrid for Zinedine Zidane in 2001, is contingent on the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Madrid this summer but the approach to Bayern has been firm enough to suggest that the Portuguese's departure is a near certainty. Although Bayern are understood to have turned down United's offer, it is considered the first serious move in a negotiation that will eventually bring the winger to Old Trafford.

Ribéry, who earns €8m a year at the Allianz Arena, the equivalent of £134,000 a week, is set to replace Ronaldo as United's highest-paid player. Due to the unfavourable exchange rate and taxation levels in Britain, the Champions League holders, who take on Arsenal in the semi-final second leg at the Emirates Stadium tonight, will have to spend closer to £145,000 a week to match his net wages at Bayern. Money, however, is not the determining factor for Ribéry. The former Marseille player, who moved to Munich in 2007 for €25m plus add-ons and is contracted to Bayern until 2011, has repeatedly turned down offers to renegotiate a contract extension on improved terms.

Finishing only 16th in the running for the 2008 Ballon d'Or after a season in which he had inspired Bayern to a domestic double – "I am disappointed, I should have deserved better," he said – and his club's 5-1 aggregate defeat by Barcelona in the quarter-finals of this year's Champions League seem to have convinced him that a move to a bigger club has become necessary.

Bayern's general manager, Uli Hoeness, who has ruled out a sale of Ribéry throughout the season, softened his stance over the weekend. He confirmed Bayern were already eyeing up Werder Bremen's Brazilian midfielder Diego, 24, as a possible replacement "in case Ribéry were to go".

Manchester City, who have included the Frenchman on a short-list of transfer targets, have been hampered by their lack of Champions League football next season and are not seriously in the running.

Barcelona recently came close to an agreement with Ribéry but negotiations halted when news of their interest was leaked to the French press by sources close to the player last week. Although Barcelona have not officially pulled out, United are now best placed to entice Ribéry abroad. Relations between Bayern and United are cordial despite displeasure at Sir Alex Ferguson's aggressive pursuit of Owen Hargreaves in the summer of 2006. The English international moved to Old Trafford for £17m in July 2007.

It is understood that Bayern have rejected Ferguson's first offer but, with the Germans no longer insisting on a prohibitive €150m valuation – "We would perhaps let him go for that," Hoeness was quoted as saying in January – negotiations between the clubs are sufficiently advanced to suggest an agreement can be reached before the player goes on holiday in June.

In an interview with the French sports paper L'Equipe last week Ribéry indicated that he would leave Bayern if his team did not qualify for next season's Champions League: "In those circumstances it would indeed be very difficult to stay, that's obvious... That's why the club has to finish at least second." Bayern are currently second in the league, three points off the leaders VfL Wolfsburg. Only Germany's top two teams are guaranteed places in the Champions League.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/05/manchester-united-franck-ribery-bayern-munich-cristiano-ronaldot

AMAZING FREEKICK THAT BEATED ARSENAL, 50 m

2009-05-16T21:09:00.000-07:00

CRISTIANO RONALDO FREEKICk BEAT VAN PERSIE HOPE

Cristiano ronaldo the best player 2008

remember david beckham? He made goal from the half of the field. Now..this is about fast and power, not only accuration.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH Sir Alex, Ronaldo, and Tevez

2009-05-15T08:54:00.000-07:00

Sir Alex Ferguson not fazed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez

United's Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the Old Trafford pitch after being substituted by Sir Alex Ferguson. Photograph: Michael Regan/Action Images

Sir Alex Ferguson insisted he had "no problem" with Cristiano Ronaldo's show of dissent and, for entirely different reasons, Carlos Tevez's own protests during the course of a comfortable derby win that has left Manchester United on the brink of their 18th league title.

Ronaldo had a fit of pique after being substituted an hour into the 2-0 defeat of Manchester City, whereas Tevez went into the match on the back of an interview with the News of the World in which he reiterated his feelings that he had no future at the club. Tevez pointedly celebrated scoring the second goal by running in front of the dugout and cupping his ears, looking up towards the club's directors.

Ronaldo was even more animated, repeatedly shaking his head and throwing his arms around as he took his seat in the dugout, and left the ground within 15 minutes of the game ending. "You know what he's like," Ferguson said afterwards. "He wanted to stay on. It's a simple reason. He's such a great athlete but don't forget he's run his socks off on Tuesday [against Arsenal]. I've got Wednesday's game against Wigan and Saturday against Arsenal to think about. I've got to look at how we can get through these games and keep the players as fresh as I can. He's in great form but I've got to look at the bigger picture."

Tevez's own frustration stems from a growing sense of resignation that United have no plans to pay the £22m necessary to turn his two-year loan arrangement into a permanent deal. The Argentinian's adviser, Kia Joorabchian, intends to accelerate the search for a new club this week, with City among the early candidates. Mark Hughes, the City manager, described Tevez's performance as "exceptional".

As well as a host of top European clubs, including Real Madrid and Internazionale, Liverpool are also said to be monitoring Tevez's position, although the striker has decided not to entertain the idea of a switch to Anfield out of respect to the Old Trafford supporters who again implored Ferguson to "sign him up".

The chances of that happening appear to be receding, however, with Ferguson conceding that "nothing has changed" as well as making a pointed remark about the crowd's affections for Tevez. "The fans love a trier," he said. "That's the great thing about football. A lad who tries a lot can be forgiven for a lot of things."

Ferguson insisted he had no issue with Tevez going public with his grievances. "Not at all. If he keeps scoring I've got absolutely no problem."

United need four points from their remaining three games to sew up the championship.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/10/sir-alex-ferguson-carlos-tevez-manchester-united

Minute by minute MU vs Chelsea and the video

2009-05-14T13:23:00.001-07:00

Manchester United vs Chelsea: Minute-by-Minute

Manchester United v. Chelsea - 11 January 2009 - Live Blog

The page below refers to the United-Chelsea game at Old Trafford in the 06/07 season. Use the above link to see the live blog for the 08/09 Old Trafford game.

Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea

Old Trafford

16:00 GMT

Peter Liaros

Manchester United and Chelsea went toe-to-toe in one of the better games this season - United’s width and pace gave them an obvious advantage, but Chelsea were able to match them with their physical approach, discipline and control of the midfield.

If Chelsea and played with Robben and Cole from the start, you never know what direction the game would have taken - United could have had more space to attack, but they would have been under the cosh as well.

Good comeback by Chelsea - they took the second half just as United took the first one. This title race will go the the distance, and United will be hoping Arsenal can take a few points off Chelsea and help them build a lead before the two sides meet again at Stamford Bridge.

FT: Match report.

90 + 3: And that’s it, full time. Manchester United stays 3 points ahead of Chelsea in the title race.

90 + 1: SUBSTITUTION - CHELSEA on Renato Paulo Ferreira off Michael Ballack.

90 mins: 3 mins of injury time

87 mins: Essien hits the volley but it’s well wide. United fans are giving Ashley Cole some grief after his tackle on Ronaldo.

85 mins: SUBSTITUTION - UNITED on John O’Shea off Louis Saha (injury)

85 mins: SUBSTITUTION - UNITED on Darren Fletcher off Cristiano Ronaldo (injury)

84 mins: YELLOW CARD - Ashley Cole gets booked for his 4th trip on Ronaldo, who is limping off the pitch.

83 mins: Last years hero, Fletcher, is ready to come onto the field, will he be the hero again???

81 mins: Now its United’s turn to look dangerous, they are looking like scoring.

80 mins: Manchester United using patient passsing in defence, which ends up coming to a great and fast playt fown the wing which results in a corner

77 mins: Chelsea looking dangerous at the moment.

75 mins: Last time Chelsea versed United at Old Trafford, there was a hero, will United have a hero again today? Or will it end in a draw?

73 mins: SUBSTITUTION - CHELSEA on Joe Cole off Andriy Shevchenko

73 mins: Chelsea about to make a change.

72 mins: United are clawing their way back into this game with around 6 or 7 attacking opportunities, United taking control.

70 mins: I’ve been to busy watching this game, I haven’t been able to tell you the final score - TOTTENHAM 3 def. WIGAN ATHLETIC 1

69 mins: GOAL CHELSEA!!!!! Carvalho gets a header in from a Lampard corner and Chelsea draw level. United are falling to sleep at the moment.

63 mins: Great passing move by Chelsea involving Drogba and Ballack. It drops to Lampard but he blasts his shot over the bar.

63 mins: United have had the latest two attacking chances, both were missed, both were brilliant opportunities.

60 mins: Some great attacking chances for both teams at the moment, if anyone has a chance it would be Chelsea.

55 mins: Chelsea are asking questions at the beginning at this second half, whether they can get back into this game. I say they do, they are having alot of attacking opportunities this half.

48 mins: The corner has come to nothing, Chelsea clear straight to straight to Carrick and he feeds a wonderful ball to Rooney and he hits it across the fac of goal, and both Saha and Ronaldo miss it, great strike from Rooney.

48 mins: UNITED CORNER - A United counter attack has ended up with a corner.

47 mins: Chelsea have indeed started off the second half better than the first so you Chelsea fans, you have a chance.

46 mins: United kick-off the second half…

45 mins: HALF TIME SUBSTITUTION - on Arjen Robben off Geremi

45 mins: Arjen Robben is out on the field warming up for Chelsea, will he come into the freight? Will Chelsea come back from a horrible first half? Will United stick with the lead? Stay here for the second half which commences in around 1 minute.

45 mins: Chelsea’s possession doesn’t truly affect the way they are playing, Chelsea are playing backyard football while United are playing with ease. Saha’s goal would have stopped the talk in the media about his penalty miss in United’s loss to Celtic mid-week.

HALF TIME STATS:

MANCHESTER UNITED 1 CHELSEA 0

(Louis Saha ‘27)

6(3) Shots (on Goal) 4(4)

6 Fouls 8

1 Corners -

39% Possession 61%

-/- Yellow/Red Cards 2/-

4 Saves 2

45 mins: An United go into the break with a 1-0 lead, the first time CHelsea have gone into Half-Time losing. Stats to follow…

44 mins: A nice pass from Tooney to Giggs who has cut inside then beats two Chelsea challenges. He is unable to deliver the final ball though and Chelsea will hope that is the end of United’s attacking for this half.

38 mins: Vidic being a victim to foul play today, first Drogba, then rammed down by Shevchenko, I think the Chelsea strikers are targeting him, after all, he is United’s best defender.

37 mins: Gee whiis, I was saying that only Ballack was being dirty today, more like Chelsea in general, stats on fouls coming soon…

33 mins: Vidic was wacked in the face by Drogba, should receive a red. Drogba is booked, not good enough there by the ref.

31 mins: United are on attacking flairs at the moment, every chance Chelsea gets, United get 5 in return, Drogba is down in the United half at the moment.

27 mins: GOAL UNITED!!!! Louis Saha you beeeeeaauty, the ball is lost by Chelsea, Rooney threads it to Saha and he just kicks it in.

26 mins: Ballack playing dirty today, 5 or so fouls, should have received a yellow by now, surely.

25 mins: Chelsea unable to get any shots in, great defence United all the time, Chelsea off their game today, not playing well at all.

23 mins: Ballack gives the ball away to Rooney who just sprints away from him but cannot link up with another United player.

21 mins: Ballack gives the ball away to Rooney who just sprints away from him but cannot link up with another United player.

19 mins: Makelele gets the first booking of the night after making a handball, then kicking the ball away, what on Earth is Chelsea doing today?

19 mins: United looking the much more confident side today, attacking with ease.

17 mins: Great strike Ronaldo, just stopped in flight by Cudicini

16 mins: UNITED FREE-KICK Another foul by Chelsea is just gifting United with opportunities.

15 mins: POSSESSION 50-50 at the moment, a back and forward game.

12 mins: UNITED FREE-KICK Ashley Cole clips Cristiano Ronaldo’s shin and is caught for a free-kick.

9 mins: Ronaldo working his arse off at the moment, he is basically doing 75% of the work today.

5 mins: Both teams working hard at the moment as United make a silly error in their own half.

1 min: The ball comes in from the Giggs and Rooney gets a head to it but it goes wide.

1 min: Ronaldo begins to gather pace when he gets stopped by Michael Ballack in Chelsea half, free kick to United.

0 mins: Kick-off - Chelsea

0 mins: Both teams out on the pitch

0 mins: 5 minutes or so to kickoff. Newcastle have caused a minor upset by beating Portsmouth 1-0 at home. Tottenham are on course for a second upset, leading Wigan 2-1 at half-time. Can United make it 3 upsets for today, or will we see Chelsea put themselves in the driving seat for the title?

Teams:

Manchester United: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Heinze, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney, Saha.

Chelsea: Cudicini, Geremi, Terry, Carvalho, A Cole, Lampard, Essien, Ballack, Makelele, Drogba, Shevchenko.

Preview:

It’s still November - 24 games to go, 72 points to play for.

But Alex Ferguson and Manchester United know that this is the best chance they have had in more than 3 years to establish themselves as favourites for the title race. You’re not in front of the queue until you’ve beaten the champions and like it or not, this is a big game for United.

Chelsea on the other hand shouldn’t be too worried. They’ve not started as well as they’d have liked to, but sooner or later someone was bound to match them for pace in the Premiership and this year it has been United. They’ve left the rest of the league biting dust far behind, and they won’t mind a two-horse race against a team they’ve historically had a good record against.

A win sees United go 6 points clear at the top, and installed as favourites by everyone else but Chelsea fans. A draw is what pundits are predicting, but it’s not something either team will want, especially with the advantages a win would bring. A win for Chelsea puts the teams equal on points, and will hand the initiative to Chelsea in the league.

Referee: Howard Webb

http://soccerlens.com/manchester-united-vs-chelsea-261106-live/

Minute by minute MU vs Chelsea and the video

2009-05-14T13:23:00.000-07:00

Manchester United vs Chelsea: Minute-by-Minute

Manchester United v. Chelsea - 11 January 2009 - Live Blog

Peter Liaros

Manchester United and Chelsea went toe-to-toe in one of the better games this season - United’s width and pace gave them an obvious advantage, but Chelsea were able to match them with their physical approach, discipline and control of the midfield.

If Chelsea and played with Robben and Cole from the start, you never know what direction the game would have taken - United could have had more space to attack, but they would have been under the cosh as well.

Good comeback by Chelsea - they took the second half just as United took the first one. This title race will go the the distance, and United will be hoping Arsenal can take a few points off Chelsea and help them build a lead before the two sides meet again at Stamford Bridge.

FT: Match report.

90 + 3: And that’s it, full time. Manchester United stays 3 points ahead of Chelsea in the title race.

90 + 1: SUBSTITUTION - CHELSEA on Renato Paulo Ferreira off Michael Ballack.

90 mins: 3 mins of injury time

87 mins: Essien hits the volley but it’s well wide. United fans are giving Ashley Cole some grief after his tackle on Ronaldo.

85 mins: SUBSTITUTION - UNITED on John O’Shea off Louis Saha (injury)

85 mins: SUBSTITUTION - UNITED on Darren Fletcher off Cristiano Ronaldo (injury)

84 mins: YELLOW CARD - Ashley Cole gets booked for his 4th trip on Ronaldo, who is limping off the pitch.

83 mins: Last years hero, Fletcher, is ready to come onto the field, will he be the hero again???

81 mins: Now its United’s turn to look dangerous, they are looking like scoring.

80 mins: Manchester United using patient passsing in defence, which ends up coming to a great and fast playt fown the wing which results in a corner

77 mins: Chelsea looking dangerous at the moment.

75 mins: Last time Chelsea versed United at Old Trafford, there was a hero, will United have a hero again today? Or will it end in a draw?

73 mins: SUBSTITUTION - CHELSEA on Joe Cole off Andriy Shevchenko

73 mins: Chelsea about to make a change.

72 mins: United are clawing their way back into this game with around 6 or 7 attacking opportunities, United taking control.

70 mins: I’ve been to busy watching this game, I haven’t been able to tell you the final score - TOTTENHAM 3 def. WIGAN ATHLETIC 1

69 mins: GOAL CHELSEA!!!!! Carvalho gets a header in from a Lampard corner and Chelsea draw level. United are falling to sleep at the moment.

63 mins: Great passing move by Chelsea involving Drogba and Ballack. It drops to Lampard but he blasts his shot over the bar.

63 mins: United have had the latest two attacking chances, both were missed, both were brilliant opportunities.

60 mins: Some great attacking chances for both teams at the moment, if anyone has a chance it would be Chelsea.

55 mins: Chelsea are asking questions at the beginning at this second half, whether they can get back into this game. I say they do, they are having alot of attacking opportunities this half.

48 mins: The corner has come to nothing, Chelsea clear straight to straight to Carrick and he feeds a wonderful ball to Rooney and he hits it across the fac of goal, and both Saha and Ronaldo miss it, great strike from Rooney.

48 mins: UNITED CORNER - A United counter attack has ended up with a corner.

47 mins: Chelsea have indeed started off the second half better than the first so you Chelsea fans, you have a chance.

46 mins: United kick-off the second half…

45 mins: HALF TIME SUBSTITUTION - on Arjen Robben off Geremi

45 mins: Arjen Robben is out on the field warming up for Chelsea, will he come into the freight? Will Chelsea come back from a horrible first half? Will United stick with the lead? Stay here for the second half which commences in around 1 minute.

45 mins: Chelsea’s possession doesn’t truly affect the way they are playing, Chelsea are playing backyard football while United are playing with ease. Saha’s goal would have stopped the talk in the media about his penalty miss in United’s loss to Celtic mid-week.

HALF TIME STATS:

MANCHESTER UNITED 1 CHELSEA 0

(Louis Saha ‘27)

6(3) Shots (on Goal) 4(4)

6 Fouls 8

1 Corners -

39% Possession 61%

-/- Yellow/Red Cards 2/-

4 Saves 2

45 mins: An United go into the break with a 1-0 lead, the first time CHelsea have gone into Half-Time losing. Stats to follow…

44 mins: A nice pass from Tooney to Giggs who has cut inside then beats two Chelsea challenges. He is unable to deliver the final ball though and Chelsea will hope that is the end of United’s attacking for this half.

38 mins: Vidic being a victim to foul play today, first Drogba, then rammed down by Shevchenko, I think the Chelsea strikers are targeting him, after all, he is United’s best defender.

37 mins: Gee whiis, I was saying that only Ballack was being dirty today, more like Chelsea in general, stats on fouls coming soon…

33 mins: Vidic was wacked in the face by Drogba, should receive a red. Drogba is booked, not good enough there by the ref.

31 mins: United are on attacking flairs at the moment, every chance Chelsea gets, United get 5 in return, Drogba is down in the United half at the moment.

27 mins: GOAL UNITED!!!! Louis Saha you beeeeeaauty, the ball is lost by Chelsea, Rooney threads it to Saha and he just kicks it in.

26 mins: Ballack playing dirty today, 5 or so fouls, should have received a yellow by now, surely.

25 mins: Chelsea unable to get any shots in, great defence United all the time, Chelsea off their game today, not playing well at all.

23 mins: Ballack gives the ball away to Rooney who just sprints away from him but cannot link up with another United player.

21 mins: Ballack gives the ball away to Rooney who just sprints away from him but cannot link up with another United player.

19 mins: Makelele gets the first booking of the night after making a handball, then kicking the ball away, what on Earth is Chelsea doing today?

19 mins: United looking the much more confident side today, attacking with ease.

17 mins: Great strike Ronaldo, just stopped in flight by Cudicini

16 mins: UNITED FREE-KICK Another foul by Chelsea is just gifting United with opportunities.
15 mins: POSSESSION 50-50 at the moment, a back and forward game.
12 mins: UNITED FREE-KICK Ashley Cole clips Cristiano Ronaldo’s shin and is caught for a free-kick.
9 mins: Ronaldo working his arse off at the moment, he is basically doing 75% of the work today.
5 mins: Both teams working hard at the moment as United make a silly error in their own half.
1 min: The ball comes in from the Giggs and Rooney gets a head to it but it goes wide.
1 min: Ronaldo begins to gather pace when he gets stopped by Michael Ballack in Chelsea half, free kick to United.
0 mins: Kick-off - Chelsea
0 mins: Both teams out on the pitch
0 mins: 5 minutes or so to kickoff. Newcastle have caused a minor upset by beating Portsmouth 1-0 at home. Tottenham are on course for a second upset, leading Wigan 2-1 at half-time. Can United make it 3 upsets for today, or will we see Chelsea put themselves in the driving seat for the title?

Teams:

Manchester United: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Heinze, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney, Saha.

Chelsea: Cudicini, Geremi, Terry, Carvalho, A Cole, Lampard, Essien, Ballack, Makelele, Drogba, Shevchenko.

Preview:

It’s still November - 24 games to go, 72 points to play for.

But Alex Ferguson and Manchester United know that this is the best chance they have had in more than 3 years to establish themselves as favourites for the title race. You’re not in front of the queue until you’ve beaten the champions and like it or not, this is a big game for United.

Chelsea on the other hand shouldn’t be too worried. They’ve not started as well as they’d have liked to, but sooner or later someone was bound to match them for pace in the Premiership and this year it has been United. They’ve left the rest of the league biting dust far behind, and they won’t mind a two-horse race against a team they’ve historically had a good record against.

A win sees United go 6 points clear at the top, and installed as favourites by everyone else but Chelsea fans. A draw is what pundits are predicting, but it’s not something either team will want, especially with the advantages a win would bring. A win for Chelsea puts the teams equal on points, and will hand the initiative to Chelsea in the league.

Referee: Howard Webb
http://soccerlens.com/manchester-united-vs-chelsea-261106-live/

WIthout me, MU suffers of fortunity.

2009-04-21T14:38:00.000-07:00

MU's army tired?

No excuse for the looser, but you have to make it available always for the absense of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Here is the sad ending video, we have been beated by everton.

MU is the BEST CLUB for CR7

2009-04-11T12:27:00.000-07:00

The roumors were not true

Another week, another few rumours taking Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid - this time for £75m, and £200,000 a week! And another press-conference where Cristiano insists he is happy at United.
With the Guardian reporting about a 'secret contract' between Ronaldo and Real at the weekend, Ronaldo looked tired of answering the same question again and again as he answered the inevitable press questions ahead of the game against Porto.
"I am happy at this club. I think it is the right club," said Ronaldo.
With Ferguson having told the world that Ronaldo wasn't protected enough by Referees, Ronaldo admitted it hurts, but that it has always been this way. "It has always been like that," he said. "It is not only this season that defenders have kicked me to try and stop me. It is just normal."
Ronny is hopeful of taking home the big trophies this season - "We are the best team in England," Ronaldo said. "We have shown that by being top of the table. That speaks for itself. We respect all our opponents but if we carry on winning, we will win the title again."
"We have a chance to win everything this season," said Ronaldo. "First we have to beat FC Porto. After that, we must carry on."
source http://www.cristianoronaldo7.com/content/ronaldo%3A-mu-right-club

Sir Alex Ferguson: Real Madrid are 'too slow' to win Champions League

2009-04-07T02:07:00.000-07:00

What did..SIR ALEX SAYS ABOUT REAL MADRID

Champions League

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has all-but written off Real Madrid's chances of winning this season's Champions League.
Ferguson believes Barcelona and the three other English teams involved in the competition are the biggest threats to his side's hopes of retaining the trophy.
Madrid, according to the Red Devils manager, do not have enough pace in their team to worry the rest of Europe's heavyweight sides.

When asked by French paper Le Journal du Dimanche earlier this month whether Madrid were among the favourites for the Champions League, Ferguson said: "No chance.
"Their game lacks pace. They have great players like (Gabriel) Heinze, (Fabio) Cannavaro, (Fernando) Gago, but they aren't quick. "There is (Arjen) Robben, the only one who can give them some rhythm, but he isn't very brave.
"The three English teams - Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal - or Barcelona (are the favourites, along with United). The level of the Premier League is so elevated that it prepares you for games at the highest level.
"And Barcelona can count on a fantastic player - (Lionel) Messi."
The interview was given on February 4 but, since then, Madrid - who take on Liverpool in the last 16 - have won three Primera Liga games in a row, scoring 11 goals in the process.
Indeed, they are on a nine-match winning run in the Spanish top flight and have drawn to within seven points of leaders Barca at the top of the table.
There is no love lost between United and Madrid, especially since their high-profile bust-up regarding the future of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Another player they may compete over in the next few years is Lyon's star striker Karim Benzema.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s new gym instructor girlfriend 2009

2009-03-04T22:32:00.000-08:00

Manchester Utd star’s new WAG is very fit

Manchester Univeristy student Olivia Saunders will be delighted to hear that Cristiano Ronaldo has found himself a new lady. He met 27-year-old surname-less Brazilian Gabriela at a Portuguese nightclub.

C-Ron was so taken with the gym instructor from near Lisbon, that he hired a car to get her to Portugual’s recent friendly with Finland. Presumably, this is where she thought it appropriate to hold up a picture of her new man (see linked image above).

According to a gushing friend of Gabriela:

“They’ve ended up dating. He’s fascinated by her athletic body. She says he’s attentive and romantic.

“They’re a match made in heaven.

“Like Cristiano she never touches alcohol, and she’s as fit as she is beautiful.”

Cristiano Ronaldo Got an Accident

2009-02-27T12:23:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo Crashes His Ferrari

Posted January 8th, 2009

It hasn’t been that long since he was on the injured list, and Cristiano Ronaldo narrowly escaped landing on the sidelines again when he crashed his Ferrari this morning (January 8).

The Manchester United soccer stud reportedly wrecked his swanky sports car in a tunnel near Manchester Airport around 10:20am local time while on his way to practice with his team.

FIVE reasons why Manchester United is Cristiano Ronaldo's REAL home

2009-02-22T09:32:00.000-08:00

The latest claim that the Portuguese superstar is heading for Madrid in the summer looks crazy when one assesses the respective qualities of the two clubs...

No sooner did Cristiano Ronaldo have the World Player of the Year trophy in his grasp than Real Madrid were announcing to anyone willing to listen that he was about to join them in the summer.

Yet another unashamedly orchestrated attempt by the frustrated Spaniards to lure the world’s best player from the world’s top club – Manchester United. They tried it all last summer and failed; now they’ve set up the circus tent again.

The Spanish aren’t very subtle when it comes to “tapping up” a player. Living in Spain I see it almost every day.

A word in the ear of highly-respected sports journalist and TV punter Guillem Balague and it’s a headline-grabber in every tabloid, on every sports programme and on his own website. If Balague says Ronaldo has struck a deal with Real chief Ramon Calderon to join them in the summer, it has to be true.

The news, in fact, came as no surprise to Sir Alex Ferguson. “We expected this in January. We’re not fazed by it and just have to accept that this kind of thing happens.” was his cursory brush-off.

After all, it was Ferguson who talked sense into Ronaldo last summer when the Portuguese youngster seemed intent on making the switch to the Bernabeu after he had made a clean sweep of all the individual player awards.

http://www.sportingo.com/football/a11031_five-reasons-why-manchester-united-cristiano-ronaldos-real-home

Man WHO LOVES Cristiano Ronaldo

2009-02-19T16:00:00.000-08:00

Man WHO warites about Cristiano Ronaldo

First of all, I’d like to thank Daryl for giving me the opportunity to write on Theoffside.com, so Thank you Daryl! I love theoffside.com and I love Cristiano Ronaldo so it’s pretty much a match made in heaven.

Quick facts about me:
Name: Paul

Age: 21
Location: Michigan
Hobbies: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Football in general, Hating Liverpool, Hockey, American Football, and Fifa 09 on XBOX live.

I’ve been following Cristiano’s career since he completed his switch to Manchester United and have been amazed by his skill and power on the pitch. Whether it’s free kicks, headers, penalty kicks other than Chelsea and Barcelona, speed, or his sublime dribbling skills to me Cristiano is the complete player.

Ronaldo at Nani's Birthday Party

My favorite Ronaldo moment: His header goal against Chelsea Roma in the Champions League

I hope you will enjoy this blog and leave me lots of comments!

source http://cr.theoffside.com/page/2

Video Tutorial: HOW to Make Cristiano Ronaldo Freekick

2009-02-15T08:52:00.000-08:00

HOW to Make Cristiano Ronaldo Freekick

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BAD NEWS FOR BLOGGER AND CRISTIANO RONALDO "RED SITE" OWNER

2009-02-14T18:32:00.000-08:00

Report: Cristiano Ronaldo Has Agreed To Join Real Madrid

The Portuguese winger will apparently move to the Bernabeu at the end of the season...

It seemed almost inevitable that the Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid rumours would resurface if the Portuguese winger won the FIFA World Player of the Year award, and it has taken only a few hours for tongues to start wagging.

Spanish journalist Guillem Balague claimed this morning, via his website, that the Manchester United star's agent, Jorge Mendes, has come to an agreement with Madrid president Ramon Calderon meaning that Ronaldo will move in the summer.

Earlier reports had stated that a similar agreement had been set-up with Florentino Perez, which he would exploit in order to re-gain his presidency at the Bernabeu.

However, it is instead with Calderon that a deal has been struck, allowing the Portuguese international to tell a press conference before the FIFA ceremony: "My agent does not have an agreement with Florentino Pérez."

Now, Balague has spoken to Sky Sports News, giving "access to the details of the agreement, including the financial terms," as promised within his initial claim.

The agent explained: "Ramon Calderon, I understand, has got an agreement with the player. He is going to play €12 million to Cristiano Ronaldo, €8m to Jorge Mendes, the agent, and they've got €85m - which will go up to €105m - to pay Manchester United.

"All that doesn't mean there's any agreement between the clubs. Still, I put all these things to high standing figures at Real Madrid, and they all came out with the same answer: 'We're not going to deny this, we're not going to say that it's true, but you're on the right path'."

Deal Or No Deal

Turning his attention to how the apparent understanding will affect Manchester United, Balague continued: "It's a verbal agreement and I think there will be a punishment though, if it doesn't get respected in the summer.

"It's up to Manchester United to accept or, as they did in the summer, not accept any kind of deal. What is strange that, if Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't want to leave Manchester United, why is his agent agreeing things with Real Madrid?

"I know Sir Alex Ferguson is going to be upset."

Asked about the legal implications, he mused: "You'd have to ask Real Madrid and UEFA. You find this constantly in football.

"Now it's a matter of convincing United with money... it won't be easily done."

Agreement in place, Los Merengues have apparently decided to scrap plans to sign Wigan Athletic's Luis Antonio Valencia in order to save funds."

Whatever you think of CR7, you can make your voice heard: spare a minute to vote on "Cristiano Ronaldo - Love Or Hate?" - our exclusive poll with YOUR chance to leave comments!
http://www.goal.com/en/news/724/premier-league/2009/01/13/1058132/report-cristiano-ronaldo-has-agreed-to-join-real-madrid

Critics On the Judgement, Ronaldo ..deserve or not?

2009-01-30T12:56:00.000-08:00

The Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo or Messi?

Thierry Henry’s verbal fellating of Lionel Messi got me thinking… does Ronaldo really deserve the Ballon d’Or this year? I figured he had it locked down, but I decided to check out some numbers:

Ronaldo GP G A
07/08 46 42 9
08/09 28 16 19

His 86 points scored over 74 games equals 1.16 points per game.

Messi GP G A
07/08 33 16 26
08/09 15 12 27

His 81 points scored over 48 games equals 1.69 points per game.

Just for fun let’s throw Torres in there…

Torres GP G A
07/08 41 30 4
08/09 22 9 9

His 52 points scored over 63 games equals 0.81 points per game.

Now let’s look at some positives and negatives for each player:

Ronaldo
+ Scored 42 goals last season.
+ Won the Champion’s League.
+ Won almost every other award you can think of last year.
+ Manchester United finished first in the Premier League in 07/08.
- Manchester United is in danger of falling out of title contention in 08/09.
- Disappeared at Euro 2008.
- Not a great personal start to the 08/09 season.

Messi
+ Scores a half a point per game more than Ronaldo.
+ Great “team” player.
+ Won gold at the 2008 Olympics.
+ Barcelona is in first place in La Liga in 08/09.
- Barcelona finished third in La Liga in 07/08.
- Barcelona lost to Manchester United in the Champion’s League semi-finals.
- No hardware last year.

Torres
+ Instantly made an impact in the Premier League.
+ All 30 of his goals in 07/08 were scored during open play.
+ Won Euro 2008 with Spain, scored deciding goal in the final.
+ Liverpool is tied for first place in the Premier League in 08/09.
- Liverpool finished fourth last season.
- Liverpool lost to Chelsea in the Champion’s League semi-finals.
- No hardware last year.

So after thinking about each player’s accomplishments last season, I realized that all three of them won a competition involving multiple countries, and each of them also stood out in separate ways individually. Ronaldo had an incredible goal haul, Messi surely assisted every goal scored for Barcelona that was not scored BY him, and Torres outdid everyone’s expectations for his first year during the run of play alone.

Back to the point of this post… who do YOU think deserves it the most?

Video of Cristiano Ronaldo was Awarded as The Best Player 2008

2009-01-22T15:41:00.000-08:00

Torres, Messi, Xavi, Where is Ronaldinho

CONGRATULATION...

All ExGirl of Cristiano Ronaldo the Sexy Boy

2009-01-19T11:31:00.000-08:00

He Scores Prolifically Off The Pitch Too

Since the news the past 2 weeks is almost exactly the same as the 2 weeks before that, I’ll just sum it up for you:

Yes he’s still on crutches.
Yes he’s still an unnatural shade of red.
No he hasn’t ‘made up his mind’ where he’d like to play yet.

That said, since we have some time and nothing newsworthy to fill it with, let’s just take a look at some of Ronaldo’s ex-~~boobs~~ girlfriends:

1. Keeley Hazell

2. Gemma Atkinson

3. Merche Romero

4. Bipasha Basu

5. Jordana Jardel

6. Nereida Gallardo

7. Niki Ghazian

Now keep in mind that there are quite possibly thousands of random, non famous girls and ~~hookers~~ women paid for their time and company only sprinkled throughout the big 7.

It does seem as though he’s not setting his sights as high as he was a few years ago though…

source http://cr.theoffside.com/page/2

Cristiano Ronaldo Most Hated Trick

2009-01-18T16:21:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo - Most Hated Trick Ever Euro 2008

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Cristiano Ronaldo - Mission Impossible 2009

2009-01-16T11:50:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo as The Wonderboy

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Cristiano Ronaldo The Best 2008 | Beat Messi, Torres, and Kaka

2009-01-13T09:18:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo is Awarded as the Best Player 2008

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Cristiano Ronaldo vs Zlatan Ibrahimovic

2009-01-12T12:49:00.000-08:00

Who won, the "Gay Icon" or THe Big Nose Handsome

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Manchester United Got The Real Power

2009-01-11T13:22:00.000-08:00

The Power is Back

Manchester United are set to be back to full strength, or thereabouts, for the visit of Chelsea on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo was given a run-out towards the end of the surprise 1-0 defeat at Derby County in midweek and the Red Devils were happy with his physical condition, despite a four-day break in his Portuguese homeland.

Now, despite the fact that he his Ferrari was written off after he crashed it in a tunnel on Thursday, he's said to be ready to face the Blues for the crunch clash.Another man set to return to Sir Alex Ferguson's starting line-up is Patrice Evra, who has finished serving a four-game ban.

The belated suspension was imposed upon him for his part in the infamous 'Battle of the Bridge' last term, when he battled with Chelsea ground staff.Thus, the French full-back will have a point to prove after missing the bulk of United's festive actionIt should be a heated affair at Stamford Bridge again, but Evra will have his skipper by his side.

Rio Ferdinand has been rested due to back problems, but has been strongly tipped to replace Jonny Evans at the back. Veteran 'keeper Edwin van der Sar, too, will most likely return, as deputy Tomasz Kuszczak was a tad erratic at Pride Park.

source http://www.themanchesterunited.com/article.asp?articleid=43078&Cristiano-Ronaldo-Evra--Rio-Ferdinand-Set-To-Start-For-Manchester-United-Against-Chelsea

the newer news MU vs Chelsea 3:0, January 11 2009

Cristiano Ronaldo Affair

2009-01-09T07:24:00.000-08:00

According to reports, Manchester United and Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has caused the break-up of the marriage between a twenty-five-year-old Ukrainian model and her wealthy husband, fifty-year-old John Haynes. The newly crowned world footballer of the year has allegedly been bombarding the model, Alyona Haynes, with text messages and has taken her on at least eight separate dates.

Ronaldo allegedly met the model in a restaurant in August. Her husband, John Haynes, is now filing for divorce from he model wife, who is half is age. Alyona meanwhile insists that she and her husband have lived apart for some time.

According to reports from the tabloid newspaper, the Sun, a friend of the model stated:

It’s early days but Ronaldo seems very keen on her and has wined her and dined her at some very expensive restaurants.

Ronaldo texts her mobile day and night. She’s very sexy and intelligent and finds him charming and funny.

During one evening out together she made him laugh after telling him her dream is to open up a cattery. She adores animals, especially cats.

Haynes, the wealthy boss of his own cleaning firm, says he’s filing for divorce and blames Cristiano Ronaldo for the breakdown of his marriage.

Haynes claims:

I am a husband who has been deceived and cheated. I am filing for divorce.

When I found a telephone at home I saw it wasn’t one of my contract phones that she normally uses.

There were a total of 300 messages from each of them over a two-week period. I saw 49 messages coming in from him with his number saved as Ronaldo.

Ronaldo Better in 2006 and 2007

2009-01-04T15:30:00.000-08:00

Giggs: Ronaldo was better in 06-07!

Ryan Giggs reckons that Cristiano Ronaldo was a better player in teh 2006/07 season than last year!

Cristiano scored 42 goals in all competitions last year, on the way to winning the Premier League, Champions League and numerous individual awards - not least the Ballon D'or!

But Giggsy insists that Ronaldo was better the year before - when United romped home to just the Premier League title.

"In the 2006-07 season I thought Ronaldo was unbelievable. Last season I didn't think he was as good. He did turn himself into an even greater goal scorer, but the previous season his overall play was incredible."

"Ronaldo is dedicated to every part of his lifestyle and so are the people he has around him. He has his diet and the way he looks after himself. He leads his life for football so he has got to be like that."

Manchester United Champion Club World Cup Japan 2008

2008-12-22T08:31:00.000-08:00

MU Sing We are the Champion in Japan 2008

Its awesome celebration of Manchester United achievement. The japanese -do you know miyabi- saw an amazing football showtime when Manchester United beated Gamba Osaka 5-3. Unfortunately, I saw a "loyo" fottball action by the Manchester United player when the kicked down the Liga de Quito. Im more impresed by the "lionel messi" of LDU QUITO Alejandro Manso.

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The FIFA Club World Cup Final Match “captain for the day” is Rio Ferdinand (in the absence of Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville from the Manchester starting line-up) who lifted up the FIFA Club World Cup trophy. AND Wayne Rooney made the only final’s match point against Liga de Quito, with the one of the best pass in history by Cristiano Ronaldo, thus netting the crucial and only goal of champions match.

Third place AFC champions Gamba Osaka striker Masato Yamazaki also made the 1 - 0 goal final score against the CONCACAF champions Pachuca, consequently completing the game and matching Urawa Reds' achievement last year.

FIFA TSG (Technical Study Group) AWARD
2008 FIFA Club World Cup Japan:
• Player of the Tournament – WAYNE ROONEY of MANCHESTER UNITED
• TOYOTA Award – WAYNE ROONEY of MANCHESTER UNITED
• ADIDAS Golden Ball Award – WAYNE ROONEY of MANCHESTER UNITED
• ADIDAS Silver Ball Award – CRISTIANO RONALDO of MANCHESTER UFC
• ADIDAS Bronze Silver Ball Award – ALEJANDRO MANSO of LDU QUITO
• FIFA Fair Play Award – ADELAIDE UNITED

Cristiano Ronaldo and Nereida Gallardo Have End

2008-12-20T12:37:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo And Nereida Gallardo Break Up?

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Cristiano Ronaldo vs Ronaldinho, who Won

2008-12-15T19:30:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo fight Ronaldinho style

Do you know, who is the best football player this year. Everybody can teach them on dribling and heading.

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The Best Player 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo

2008-12-15T11:24:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo is the Best and A Perfect Football Player 2008

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The Best Europe Player 2008

2008-12-08T11:08:00.000-08:00

Ronaldo scoops best player award

Ronaldo scored his 42nd goal of the season in the Champions League final

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy awarded by France Football magazine.

Ronaldo scored 42 goals as Manchester United won the Champions League and Premier League last season.

"It is one of the most beautiful days of my life, something I dreamed of as a child," said the 23-year-old winger.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi was second and Liverpool's Fernando Torres was third while Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were also in the running.

Ac Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka won the award last year.

Where the votes went

Ronaldo's defining role in United's Double-winning season saw 77 of the 96 journalists on the Ballon D'Or panel vote for him as their number one player of the year.

This (trophy) is one that I want to win again because it is so good

Cristiano Ronaldo

"Great emotion fills me but I cannot really describe it," Ronaldo continued.

"I was not worried, because I was aware of what I did in the course of the season.

"But to the people who mentioned my name, I say thank you. Thank you also to my team-mates.

"This (trophy) is one that I want to win again because it is so good.

"Therefore, I will wake and I will say to myself 'I want to be even better'."

The Portuguese international became only the fifth player to score more than 30 goals in a Premier League season as United pipped Chelsea to the domestic title.

RECENT BALLON D'OR WINNERS

2007 Kaka

2006 Fabio Cannavaro

2005 Ronaldinho

2004 Andriy Shevchenko

2003 Pavel Nedved

2002 Ronaldo

2001 Michael Owen

2000 Luis Figo

Ronaldo's tally of 42 goals earned him the Golden Shoe as Europe's top scorer, making him the first winger to collect that honour.

And his 42nd strike of an astonishing season came in Moscow as United drew 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the Champions League final. He went on to miss his spot-kick in the resulting penalty shoot-out but United still triumphed.

The only real disappointment for Ronaldo came at Euro 2008.

The winger was expected to be one of the stars of the tournament but he struggled to lift his side and Portugal went out in the quarter-finals.

A summer of fevered speculation over Ronaldo's future followed after he conceded a dream move would be a switch to Spanish giants Real Madrid.

606: DEBATE

Well done Ronnie for your great achievment. You deserve it!

Dubbed The Next Heurelho Gomes!

But United dug their heels in and in October Ronaldo pledged his future to the Old Trafford club.

Torres, meanwhile, enjoyed a phenomenal debut season in the Premier League following his big-money move from Atletico Madrid.

The 24-year-old scored 24 goals for Liverpool, the highest by a foreign player in their maiden season, and went on to score the winner for Spain in the Euro 2008 final.

source:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7758016.stm

Cristiano Ronaldo Top 10 Goals

2008-12-06T09:21:00.000-08:00

CRISTIANO RONALDO TOP TEN GOALS AT 2007-2008

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CRISTIANO RONALDO'S NEW GIRLFRIEND NEREIDA GALLARDO

2008-11-23T14:22:00.000-08:00

NEREIDA GALLARDO, WHO is SHE

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Nereida Gallardo Alvarez

She is a Spanish model has been dating soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo since January, and they were recently spotted out to dinner with Ronaldo’s family just outside his Cheshire abode. The 23-year-old is said to be over the moon with 24-year-old Nereida, and flies the brown haired beauty in from her home in Mallorca so that she can watch her new love on the field.

Nereida Gallardo Alvarez Biography

As a biography, Nereida Gallardo Alvarez was born on March 18, 1983. She is 25 years old. This gorgeous and curvy beauty is a model and student. She met Ronaldo at a nightclub in Mallorca. They have been inseparable ever since.

If you have more information on Nereida, please leave a comment below and we’ll update her bio.

CRISTIANO RONALDO RACING A BUGATTI

2008-11-23T14:11:00.000-08:00

CRISTIANO RONALDO RACING A BUGATTI

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CRISTIANO RONALDO AWARDS

2008-11-23T13:58:00.000-08:00

CRISTIANO RONALDO AWARDS

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Cristiano Ronaldo Sexy

2008-11-22T12:36:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo Sexy

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Cristiano Ronaldo with his new spanish girlfriend

2008-11-22T12:33:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo with his new spanish girlfriend

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Cristiano Ronaldo Dating Spanish Model Nereida Gallardo

There was a gossip frenzy yesterday during Manchester United’s clash against Middlesbrough when winger Cristiano Ronaldo blew a kiss in celebration of his 37th goal. Who was it directed to? Was that tribute to his hookers? You think Cristiano has ever had a case a mono? The British fodder force went ape-shit crazy over it, did some research and the gunky of oily-discharge type of publication, News Of The World, found that Cristiano’s got a new gal: Spanish super-boobs model Nereida Gallardo.

“A player asked Cristiano about the kisses he’d been blowing and he admitted he’s got a new girl. Ronny’s pretty smitten.” The king of the wing has been desperate to keep his relationship quiet but, unlike the Premier League’s top defenders, the News of the World is one step-over ahead of the trickster.

Ronaldo, who once dated jungle babe Gemma Atkinson, has been seeing Nereida since January. He flies the raven-haired pin-up from her home in Majorca to watch him in action for United.
The pal explained: “She’s at most of the games with Ronaldo’s cousin, Nuno. People wrongly assumed she was with him.”

Cristiano Ronaldo Best trick 2008

2008-11-22T12:08:00.000-08:00

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Cristiano Ronaldo on Holiday With Nereida

2008-11-22T11:40:00.000-08:00

Clips Cristiano Ronaldo and Nereida Gallardo on the Beach

This video contents photoclips that shown us Nereida sexual action. At that moment, we can see the sexy girl with the sexy boy got in a hot holiday.

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Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his new Spanish model girlfriend Nereida Gallardo relax on the Sardinian beach of Porto Cervo at hotel Pitrizza in Sardinia, Italy on Wednesday.

Cristiano, who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the Portuguese national team, didn’t seem very affected six days after being beaten 3-2 by Germany.

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Ronaldo, 23, and Gallardo, 25, were seen rolling around in the lounge chairs together while soaking in the sun. The couple couldn’t take their hands off each other! Cristiano found himself between his sexy girl’s legs for kisses and cuddles.

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Banel Nicolita VS Cristiano Ronaldo on the beach

2008-11-19T11:14:00.000-08:00

Banel Nicolita VS Cristiano Ronaldo, who won

This clips show us the "batle" of Banel Nicolita vs CR7 on the beach. Although in a casual condition, we can judge in some ways about the winner of the batle.

Banel Nicolita was born on January 7, 1985 in Faurei, Romania. He is a famous Romanian soccer player.

Banel Nicolita on Career

Banel Nicolita began his career playing for Dacia Unirea Braila in the B Division. He made his first appearance in the First Romanian Division(Divizia A) in 2004, when he was only 19 years old, while he was playing for Poli Timisoara in a match versus CFR Cluj. Poli lost that match with 1:2, but discovered a fabulous player, Banel Nicolita.

He only played half of season for Poli and at only 19 years old he impressed Steaua Bucharest's officials and he was transferred here in 2004.
The young defender overstepped all expectations and became in very little time one of Steaua's main titulars. After a great half of season, Banel Nicolita became champion of Romania with Steaua Bucharest just from his debut in the First League.

Next season 2005-2006 Banel Nicolita confirmed his skills and his ambitions and after a new Champion Title won with Steaua he was considered at only 20 years old one of the most valuable players from the internal competitions.

His constant good performances haven't passed unnoticed by Victor Piturca, the National Team trainer. Until now Nicolita played 8 official matches for the National Team of Romania, but he's still very young and one thing is for sure: he'll fight to win his place in the first 11.

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2008-11-19T10:47:00.000-08:00

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Cristiano Ronaldo's Girls

2008-11-17T13:49:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo has been up to his old tricks again—jetting off for a sleazy orgy with TWO Rome vice girls.

The Manchester United winker looked like Mr Clean when he SKIPPED the team's notorious Christmas party that ended in roasting and rape allegations.

He escaped the huge rollicking and massive £1million fine delivered to the rest of the side by furious boss Alex Ferguson.

But the Portuguese winger made up for lost time when he slipped away to Italy after United's FA Cup victory over Aston Villa on Sunday —and made a beeline for a seedy dive in Rome's red light district.

A source at the strip joint told us: "Ronaldo and a pal arranged for two girls to go to his hotel after leaving the club.

Shock

"They PAID for sex with the girls then SWAPPED over so they could bed BOTH of them."

It's a shock return to form for Ronaldo. Just four months ago he hired five hookers for a sex bash with Portuguese team-mate Nani, 20, and Brazilian colleague Anderson, 19, at his home outside Manchester.

And in 2005 he was falsely accused of rape by a prostitute after having sex in his suite at London's Sanderson Hotel.

Although we don't have photos of Ronaldo's most recent prostitutes, click here to see pics of the hookers who took part in the previous orgy.

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Ronaldo's latest antics are certain to land him in double trouble—first with boss Sir Alex, already livid about his club's reputation being dragged through the mud, and second with his stunning new girlfriend TV presenter Carolina Patrocinio, 20.

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The star's night of disgrace began with his visit to Rome's notorious Divafutura Channel club. Inside the dimly-lit basement punters are hustled to buy hostesses £120 bottles of champagne as brazen performers-who charge £35 for private lapdances—strip on a podium.

A bottle of lager costs £16— small beer to £100,000-a-week Ronaldo, 22. The star breezed in, ordered bubbly and spent about an hour boozing with a pal before choosing two hostesses to visit him at the nearby five-star Hilton.

Another guest, who saw him arrive back at the hotel, said: "He came in a cab on his own but his pal followed later with two girls.

"One was Spanish-looking, very curvy and with long dark hair. I'd estimate the girls were up there about two hours so they must have had some fun.

"I saw Ronaldo the next day and he had a big grin on his face."

When our investigators visited the Divafutura club they were shown to a table overlooking the stage and two scantily-clad Romanian girls immediately joined them.

A busty girl was midway through a striptease on the platform, ogled by a handful of businessmen. Our man said: "One of the hostesses was a pretty blonde called Nikki in a tiny black pelmet skirt and boob tube.

"The other, called Nicole, wore black fishnet stockings and basque.

"They ordered glasses of champagne at £22 a go and draped themselves over us. They made it clear from the start they were willing to have sex, wrapping legs around us and urging us to touch them."

Nicole whispered: "Do you have a hotel? We can go there and have sex. We can have a party with my friend and your friend. If you want we can swap over. I will charge £200."

She added: "We have lots of famous people who come here. Ronaldo the football player was here a few days ago—but I didn't like him. He was a bit, how you say, stuck-up."

Our reporters declined the girls' offer and left. It's a pity Cristiano didn't do the same.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Fee Game

2008-11-17T06:27:00.000-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo's Fee Game

Cristiano Ronaldo's reluctance to give a definitive answer on the question of where his club future lies continues to give Real Madrid encouragement in their attempts to sign the player.

Ronaldo has been quoted as saying that he wants to play for the Spanish giants, though many at Manchester United believe that such posturing is simply part of negotiations to improve his contract at Old Trafford.

The Portuguese's contract has another four years to run but United are prepared to make him the highest paid player in Premier League history to try and convince him to stay.

The Real Madrid's Transfer Fee

However, Real are willing to beat any offer from United, knowing that a world record transfer fee in excess of £50 million, plus a reported £200,000 a week salary, would be softened by a projected £30 million revenue in shirt sales in the first year alone.

Such is the club's desire to take the world's best player to the Bernabeu, reports in this morning's papers suggest that they would be willing to cover any fines Ronaldo may incur for reporting late - or not at all - to United's pre-season training whilst a deal is thrashed out.

Ronaldo has repeatedly said he will consider his future once Portugal's Euro 2008 campaign has reached a conclusion.

He has refused to take calls from Sir Alex Ferguson, leaving the United manager in the dark as to his genuine intentions.

Should he fail to report to Old Trafford in July the club would be likely to fine him around £1 million - though Real are said to consider covering such fines as just another attendant cost in securing their primary summer transfer target.

Cristiano Ronaldo on Statement

"Before the last game I told you I don't want to discuss my future because I am concentrated on the Germany game," said Ronaldo.

"I will talk about it at the end of the European Championships."

Such sentiments will only fuel the notion that Ronaldo's days as a Manchester United player are drawing to a conclusion.

Ferguson has professed a desire to let the player sit in the stands rather than give in to what he and others at United perceive as underhand, bullying tactics from Real.

The United manager made a public appeal to the Glazer family, the club's American owners, to back him on such a stance. And it appears they are likely to acquiesce to his wishes.

With a debt of around £600 million to manage, incurred during the purchase of the club, a transfer fee of around £70 million for the 23-year-old may be appealing.

But an unnamed source close to the Glazers has told the Sun newspaper that suggestions that Ronaldo's fee would be used to alleviate the burden of the debt are wide of the mark.

"Anyone thinking the debt comes into this is totally ignorant of the facts," the source is quoted as saying.

"The debt is covered comfortably by the interest payments. In the three years the family have owned the club, they have shown a clear track record of investment, which will continue."

The Sexy Cristiano Ronaldo's Biography

2008-11-16T15:07:00.000-08:00

Cristinao ronaldo Biography

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born 5 February 1985 is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for English Premier League club Manchester United and the Portuguese national team.

Cristiano Ronaldo Career

Ronaldo began his career as a youth player at C.D. Nacional and his successes with the team led to a move to Sporting two seasons afterwards. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. He earned his first cap for the Portuguese national team around the same time. He won his first club honour, the FA Cup, the following season and reached the final of the UEFA Euro 2004 with Portugal, scoring his first international goal in the process.

The next three years saw Ronaldo rising to global prominence, scoring frequently at both club and international level and receiving various awards for his accomplishments. The 2006–07 season brought him his first Premier League title. The following season at Manchester United, 2007–08, was his best yet as he retained the Premier League and won his first UEFA Champions League, the highest European club honour. Additionally, he was the Premier League's top scorer, won the European Golden Shoe, and was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year 2008.