C. Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores Aveiro, has blamed a “football mafia” for her son’s failure to win the Ballon D’Or. Ronaldo is currently level on five Ballon D’Or prizes with long-term rival, Lionel Messi. However, the Portugal captain was denied a sixth trophy last year, when he finished second to ex-Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modric. “There is a mafia. That’s the Read More

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he deserves to end his soccer career with more Ballon d’Or awards than Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi, and hopes to establish himself as the greatest player of all time. Ronaldo, 34, has won the renowned France Football magazine trophy for the world’s best player five times – as many as Messi – but is eager Read More

England and Portugal both scored five goals while France scored three as they overcame lowly-ranked Kosovo, Andorra and Lithuania in Euro 2020 qualifying on Tuesday. Captain Ronaldo, making his 160th international appearance, scored four as Portugal won 5-1 in Vilnius and strengthened their position in Group B after a sluggish start. For Ronaldo it was a second hat-trick in three Read More

Napoli fought back from 3-0 down with three goals in 16 minutes only for Juventus to win it in stoppages with a Kalidou Koulibaly own goal. This was a very early Scudetto showdown, but Maurizio Sarri was still not allowed on the touchline after a bout of pneumonia, so the former Napoli boss watched on from a box in the Read More

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo remains unsure when he will retire, saying it could be as soon as next year or he could play into his 40s. Ronaldo, 34, has continued to star after joining the Old Lady last year, scoring 28 goals in 43 games in all competitions and helping the Italian giants win another Serie A title in 2018-19. The five-time Ballon Read More

Cristiano Ronaldo tops sports’ Instagram Rich List, with the potential to earn a staggering £780,000 per post – with Real Madrid outcast Gareth Bale also breaking into the top ten. The Juventus star, 34, has a whopping 173m followers, and can command an astronomical amount from just a single post, according to HopperHQ. He could earn nearly 50 per cent more Read More

Matthijs de Ligt has admitted he had already decided to move to Juventus before Cristiano Ronaldo spoke to him at the Nations League finals. The Dutch defender, one of the most sought after prospects in world football this summer, signed with the Serie A giants earlier this week in a deal worth £67.8million. One of the most intriguing details of his transfer saga, however, came when Ronaldo encouraged Read More

Maurizio Sarri fired a parting shot at Eden Hazard and praised Cristiano Ronaldo during his unveiling as the new Juventus manager.  He faced the media and addressed supporters for the first time on Thursday morning in a press conference.  The 60-year-old, kitted out in a sharp club suit, endeared himself to fans in Turin but risked further ire of the Read More

Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Serie A Player of the Year award in his first season in Italy. According to Goal, Ronaldo will be recognised for the award before the game against Atalanta on Sunday. Ronaldo scored 21 goals in 30 league matches, picking up eight assists for Juventus this season. The Portuguese also picked up six goals in the Champions Read More

Italian club Juventus have announced that Massimiliano Allegri will not be their manager from the 2019/20 season. Having failed to get the highly coveted Champions League trophy, Allegri is only left with overseeing just the two remaining Serie A matches before he is relieved of his position at Juventus. Though Juve have not revealed details about Mr Allegri’s possible replacements, Read More