The Atlas Lions of Morocco have qualified for the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, after a 1- defeat of Portugal. The victory makes them the first African team to get to that stage of the competition in its 92-year history. More details later….
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Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is close to signing a contract with Saudi club Al-Nassr, according to media reports. The 37-year-old captain is set to reach an agreement on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the Spanish newspaper Marca reported on Wednesday. Ronaldo has been without a club since leaving Manchester United last...
Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been offered a bumper three-year contract in Saudi Arabia. The 37-year-old Portuguese star had his Manchester United contract terminated earlier this month after his controversial statements in a TV interview with Piers Morgan. Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr have offered a contract worth £186million over three years to the iconic...
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first man to score at five World Cups on Thursday when he scored the opening goal from the penalty spot in Portugal’s 3-2 win over Ghana. The 37-year-old set the record when he smashed home his spot-kick in the 65th minute at the 974 Stadium...
Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been hit with a £50,000 fine and a two-match ban by the FA after smashing a fan’s phone earlier this year. Back in April, Ronaldo appeared to slap the hand of Jacob Harding as he stormed down the tunnel, damaging the boy’s phone just after Manchester United’s...
Cristiano Ronaldo insisted Monday that his explosive row with Manchester United would not impact Portugal’s chances at the World Cup as they prepare for their opening match in Qatar with Ghana. Last week superstar Ronaldo lashed out at Premier League club United and the team’s coach Erik ten Hag...
Chelsea have made a dramatic u-turn on the transfer of Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. The Blues are now prepared to sign the Portugal international if Manchester United terminate his contract. Ronaldo is likely never to step his foot in Manchester United’s dressing room again after his explosive interview with...
Portugal striker, Cristiano Ronaldo is suffering a stomach bug and will be left out of the team’s World Cup warm-up friendly against Nigeria on Thursday, according to his coach Fernando Santos. Ronaldo gave an explosive interview to Piers Morgan’s show on TalkTV this week in which he criticised Manchester...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Super Eagles Head Coach, José Santos Peseiro has the full compliment of invited players as three-time African champions Nigeria get set for what could be a fiery international friendly with Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday. In camp are goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye and...
Cristiano Ronaldo says he feels “betrayed” by Manchester United for trying to force him out of the club and says he has “no respect” for boss Erik ten Hag because he “doesn’t show respect for me”. In an interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV released by The Sun on...
Karim Benzema has been rewarded for his career-best 2021/2022 season with his first Ballon d’Or in a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Real Madrid captain Benzema was a strong favourite for the top award on Monday after inspiring the Spanish giants to a LaLiga and UEFA...
Erik ten Hag admitted Wednesday that Cristiano Ronaldo is frustrated when he is not playing for Manchester United but insisted he is happy at Old Trafford. The summer transfer window was dominated by speculation over the 37-year-old’s future after the club’s disappointing campaign in 2021/22. Ronaldo reportedly received an...
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the most powerful footballer on Instagram who will feature at this year’s World Cup. The Manchester United forward has 481 million followers on the social media platform – more than any other player who will star in Qatar. His individual posts are also worth the most to brands,...
Napoli head coach, Luciano Spalletti has ruled out the chances of Victor Osimhen joining Manchester United from the Italian club. Osimhen has been linked with Manchester United who are willing to offer €100m and Cristiano Ronaldo on loan with most of his salary paid. “He wants to play the Champions League...
Legendary Manchester United, boss Sir Alex Ferguson looks set to fail in his bid to persuade Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at Old Trafford next season. As reported by the Daily Star, Ferguson, who signed Ronaldo for his first spell at the club in 2003, is understood to have spoken...
Ligue 1 giant, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has reportedly started making attempts to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United this summer. In their long search for a Champions League trophy, the French side want to form an attacking line comprising Ronaldo, Neymar and Lionel Messi. According to Marca, almost a...
Son Heung-min, the Tottenham Hotspur forward, has snubbed Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi and named Brazil’s Neymar as the best player in the world. Son said this while speaking to reporters ahead of South Korea’s international friendly with Brazil at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on...
Arsenal took control of the battle to finish in the Premier League top four with a 3-1 win over Manchester United to all but end the Red Devils’ hopes of Champions League football next season. Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck for Mikel Arteta’s men to move...
Liverpool embarrassed Manchester United for the second time this season to move top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah struck twice in a 4-0 thrashing on Tuesday. Jurgen Klopp’s men won 5-0 at Old Trafford in October and expectations of a similar rout were well-founded as Liverpool exposed...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Manchester United claimed a 3-2 win over Norwich on Saturday to take advantage of defeats for Arsenal and Tottenham in the race for a place in next season’s Champions League. Spurs’ winning run was brought to an abrupt halt by a 1-0 home...