Perhaps it is because Manchester is less than 200 miles across the Irish Sea, but Cristiano Ronaldo almost appeared nostalgic on Thursday, especially when he revealed, with that trademark, cheeky-chappie glint in his eye, that he hopes his time in Spain will be as happy as the six years that he spent in England. But then the world’s most expensive footballer, currently based near Dublin on a pre-season tour with Real, shrugged it off and explained that it was time for a new challenge af
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With Real Madrid’s recent spending extravaganza, most of the talk coming from bloggers and other football analysts has been centered around whether or not Real Madrid’s transfers will in fact turn into results on the pitch. The general consensus from various websites is that it will be a flop. This is largely due to the fact that the last Galctico era (which saw the like of Beckham, Ronaldo, and Michael Owen brought in) was considered a flop due to their inability to gain the dominance of Europe
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Real Madrid fans have been waiting over a year for C-Ron’s arrival, and today they got their wish. Word is that the Portugueezer has passed a medical in Madrid (the same one Jonathan Woodgate passed, so it can’t have been that hard) and according to Marca will wear number 9 (just like the other Ronaldo [...]
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MADRID : Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo said on Saturday that the 94 million euros Real Madrid paid for him was a “fair price” and he is delighted to be the most expensive player in the world.Go to the source article:
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Real Madrid’s €215m (and counting) spending spree seems to have Michel Platini a bit worried. In a recent interview with French sports daily L’Equipe, the UEFA President said he found the mountains of money difficult to comprehend, especially the Cristiano Ronaldo transfer, but admitted there was nothing he could do about it. “Personally, I can’t understand [...]
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France striker Karim Benzema is joining Real Madrid from Olympique Lyon, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday on their website.The 21-year-old Benzema will become Real’s third major signing under returning president Florentino Perez after Brazil’s Kaka and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo.When Perez was first in charge at the Bernabeu he set about signing one Galactico each close season. Now he is trying to buy them all in a month.Where is he getting the money from during this global economic crisis?
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Real Madrid’s sporting director Jorge Valdano has claimed that Manchester United agreed to the world-record transfer of Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo months before it was announced. Valdano claimed that the deal was struck before Florentino Perez became Real Madrid president. But a spokesman for Manchester United said no such deal was struck. A spokesman said: “Until the faxed [...]’ Related posts: Real Madrid to offer Ronaldo 200k pounds a week Ronaldo still wants to join Real
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The recent transfer by Manchester United of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid highlights why the world’s most popular soccer league, the English Premier League, should introduce a draft system, simliar to the NBA in America. Read More… SPONSOR
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MADRID (AFP) – Real Madrid have offered 32 million euros for Lyon striker Karim Benzema after switching their attention to the France international from Valencia forward David Villa, Marca sports daily reported on Sunday. Marca said the French have yet to respond to Real’s offer but last week Bernard Lacombe, adviser to Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas, told Marca that “nothing is impossible and if we receive a good offer we will not close the door to anyone.” Lyon’s director of communication
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Real Madrid and Manchester United have finalised an agreement for the £80million transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish club.
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