Madrid, Spain | AFP | Real Madrid won their 33rd La Liga title and first for five years as Cristiano Ronaldo’s 40th goal of the season helped seal a 2-0 win at Malaga on Sunday.Ronaldo got Madrid off to the perfect start after just two minutes before Karim Benzema’s close …
Read More »Man Utd dethrone Real Madrid as cash kings
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United’s relative failure on the pitch has not been reflected off it as for the first time in over a decade they top Deloitte’s Football Money League for revenue in the 2015/16 season. United — who were last on top in the 2003/04 …
Read More »Now Ronaldo bags ‘long-term’ 40 million euro a year Nike deal
Madrid, Spain | AFP | A day after signing a bumper fresh contract with Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo has boosted his mind-boggling earnings with a new deal with Nike, the American sports giant said on Tuesday. Together the multimillion mega-deals are expected to cement Ronaldo’s status as the world’s highest-paid …
Read More »Ronaldo strikes shoot-out winner as Real crowned Euro kings
Milan, Italy | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo added the finishing touches as Real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe for an 11th time with a 5-3 penalties victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday. Two years after reviving Real’s bid for a 10th title, captain Sergio …
Read More »Real edge past City to set up all-Madrid final
DC: Real Madrid 1-0 Manchester City (@GarethBale11 20′) (global 1-0)#RMUCL #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/Km6lW8VZHJ — Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) May 4, 2016 Madrid, Spain | AFP | Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final for the second time in three years after overcoming Manchester City 1-0 …
Read More »No Ronaldo, no goals as Zidane splits trousers
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Champions League top-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo was a frustrated spectator as his Real Madrid side played out a slow-burning 0-0 draw at Manchester City in Tuesday’s semi-final first leg. Injury prevented the Portuguese superstar from adding to his 16-goal tally and in his absence the …
Read More »Hat-trick king Ronaldo silences big game critics
Madrid, Spain | AFP | “Goals are in my DNA,” concluded Cristiano Ronaldo after spearheading a famous Real Madrid comeback with a hat-trick to see off Wolfsburg and reach the Champions League semi-finals for a record sixth straight season. The three-time World Player of the Year’s self-appraisals are rarely humble. …
Read More »Real suffer shock first leg defeat at Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg 2 Madrid 0 PSG 2 Man City 2 Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-0 Champions League defeat at Wolfsburg in Wednesday’s quarter-final, first-leg to leave them on the verge of a European exit. In Paris, away goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho handed Manchester City …
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