Spanish league La Liga is heating up as its two strongest contenders Barcelona and Real Madrid’s have tightened their grips over opponents. Sunday was the day of two brightest soccer players of contemporary soccer: Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid when they crushed their opponents with a power pack display on Sunday. While, Barcelona defeated 10-man Osasuna by a comprehensive margin of 5-1; its arch rival Real Madrid is not far behind; it also overpowered Getafe by 4-0. Both these victories are rememberable for Messi and Ronaldo performances, Messi poured the ball into the net for four times, Ronaldo scored his 20th career hat trick within a span of eleven minutes. With their respective wins; both these teams retained their highest positions in the leaderboard: Barcelona is right on the top enjoying a clear 11 points lead from second place holder Atletico Madrid who lost its match by 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao. Real is further behind of Atletico by four … [Read more...]
Ronaldo gives a tribute to himself
Cristiano Ronaldo is back, perhaps back with a bang! Real Madrid lost two matches in a row, and finally saw the magic of its star striker Ronaldo who scored two fantastic goals in quick succession to crown a much needed win to his club. With this win, Madrid has improved its position in the leaderboard, yet well behind top positioned Barcelona. Both of his goals came in 68th and 70th minute of the game. Despite a powerful performance in the match, Ronaldo faced many criticisms coz of his inconsistence performances which is a little heart breaker for the striker. Expressing his woe on the mixed feedbacks, he said, “Not even God can please everyone. I always try to be a good person who the majority of people like. But showing too much humility is a flaw. People either hate me or love me. I always try and work hard in order to be the best at what I do. In my opinion, everybody should have the objective to be the best at what they do, regardless of his or her profession.” Anyways, life … [Read more...]
Ronaldo wants a Man Utd return
What would be the probable end of an episode where a star footballer waited for months for his contract renewal? A transfer? Yes, this is what seems to be happening with Real Madrid starlet Cristiano Ronaldo who now wants to come back to his old club Manchester United. Reportedly, he has been in conversation with José Mourinho over his new contract to extend his tenure at Santiago Bernabéu, but when nothing happened even after eleven months of conversation, he is forced to decide something unexpected. This is not the first time he finds himself in this kind of situation, coz earlier too he faced similar circumstances when he was with United and wanted a contract renewal for a hefty fee. This time, United’s manager Sir Alex Ferguson also wants him to come back to Old Trafford; moreover, Ronaldo has also accepted of saying to his old teammates about his wish to come back. Behind the scene, news is United and Madrid are already in talks about his summer transfer, and if rumors are to … [Read more...]
PSG Eye on Cristiano Ronaldo
Everybody knows who Cristiano Ronaldo is and how capable he is to change the rules of players’ buyout contracts. Earlier too, he holds a record for being the highest paid soccer player in the history, and now; he is moving towards breaking his own record, if rumors are to be believed. In the latest turnarounds, one of the richest soccer clubs PSG seem to be interested in signing Portuguese national team’s captain, and more interestingly, the amount it is willing to pay, i.e., a whopping €123m! All of this is happening just three years after Real Madrid bought the starlet from Manchester United at an astonishing £80m record figure. Nonetheless, even if PSG get succeed in getting him, it could only happen in next year’s transfer window, and as per Ronaldo’s closed associates, he would also like to shift to Parc des Princes. Besides, since this is going to be the richest deal in soccer history, there are some financial hurdles too, like taxing rules in France. Notably, Ronaldo along … [Read more...]
Ronaldo rules both the worlds: Social Media as well Soccer Field
The contemporary soccer starlet, Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, has achieved yet another milestone in the history of football, i.e., he is liked by 50 million fans on Facebook. He clearly suppresses other legendry players, like Messi, Kaka, Iniesta, and Beckham. Other soccer players in the top 10 sports personalities on Facebook are: Kaka at fourth place, and Iniesta at seventh place. Rests belong to other sports like cricket and basketball. Notably, he is well ahead of his nearest rival Messy by more than twelve million likes. This lead ensures he will be on the top for quite some time. Facebook, being the most popular social networking engine, rules the social media across the world, perhaps, every sport personal happens to be available on Facebook for live interaction with his fans, and Ronaldo’s gigantic fan following indicates how influential his decisions could be for Real Madrid and Portugal. The star who once was a Manchester United player celebrated his milestone and … [Read more...]