Tag: Ronaldo
Ronaldo misses Al Nassr draw in Asian Champions League opener
Nassr’s Portuguese forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo gestures on the pitch during the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr at at al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP) Al Nassr struggled in Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence on Monday, when the Saudi club kicked off the revamped Asian…
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Ronaldo strikes late to seal Portugal win over Scotland
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Scotland at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Cristiano Ronaldo’s late strike sealed Portugal’s 2-1 win over Scotland as the 901st goal of the striker’s extraordinary career completed…
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Messi, Ronaldo left off Ballon d’Or list of contenders
FILE – Argentina’s Lionel Messi during a Copa America semifinal soccer match against Canada in East Rutherford, N.J., July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) Lionel Messi may be considered by many as the greatest football player of all time, but the Argentina star was omitted from the list of nominations to win this year’s…
Read MoreRonaldo says retirement won’t be a ‘difficult decision’
Portugal’s national team player and Saudi Al-Nassr’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo applauds on stage during the ceremony of the draw for the group stage of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League football tournament, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on August 29, 2024. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) Cristiano Ronaldo has ruled out any immediate thought…
Read MoreRonaldo aiming to help Al-Nassr end Al-Hilal reign in Saudi
Nassr’s Portuguese forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his second goal during the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on May 27, 2024. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP) Cristiano Ronaldo is lining up for another Saudi Pro League season with the main…
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France sends Ronaldo, Portugal packing on penalties
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo walks to take his shot a penalty shootout after the match end goalless during a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) HAMBURG, Germany — France’s heartache in penalty shootouts is over. So is Cristiano Ronaldo’s…
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal captain’s free-kicks are wasteful, but his all-round game is costing his country at Euro 2024 | Football News
Fifty-seven, missed. Fifty-eight, missed. Fifty-nine, missed. Sixty, missed. Maybe time to let someone else have a go Cristiano? Far be it from any journalist to tell arguably Portugal’s best-ever player – scratch that, perhaps the world’s best – what to do. But Cristiano Ronaldo’s unwavering self-belief in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary…
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Ronaldo says he is playing his ‘last European Championship’
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo is seen after the win against Slovenia during a round of sixteen match between Portugal and Slovenia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) HAMBURG, Germany — Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed this year’s European Championship will be the last of his career. The…
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Ronaldo still Portugal’s main man despite slow start to Euro 2024
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo gestures as he leaves the pitch at half time during a Group F match between Georgia and Portugal at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) DORTMUND, Germany — Cristiano Ronaldo has been a showstopper, as expected, at the European Championship. Just not necessarily…
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Cristiano Ronaldo wasteful as Portugal beat Czech Republic, Turkey raise more questions than answers – Euro 2024 hits and misses | Football News
Ronaldo wasteful on milestone appearance Image: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after the final whistle Another piece of history in the extraordinary career of Cristiano Ronaldo. Named in Portugal’s starting line-up against Czech Republic, he became the first player feature at a sixth European Championship. He just lacked a goal to mark the occasion. At times, during…
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