Proving his essence in the world soccer today, Portuguese and Real Madrid starlet Cristiano Ronaldo won this year’s Ballon d'Or defeating both Barcelona’s Messi and Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery. The famous and one of most recognized awards in soccer fraternity is decided through voting of eminent personalities, like national coaches, captains, and journalists and this year; they voted in favor of Real’s stone. Messi, who has been the winner in last four consecutive years, has to pay the price of his injuries and persisting bad form this season, otherwise he was broadly the best candidate to defend his title. As far quantum of voting that went in Portuguese favor is concerned, he edged to Messi by almost 160 points and from Ribery by 238 points. Actually, Ronaldo’s finest display in last few months worked in his favor along with FIFA’s changed rules that allowed eligible to vote in extended period of time as well; it helped him to win the confidence of mass media. However, if we look … [Read more...]
Ronaldo doesn’t want to rejoin Manchester United
If we find out who has been the hottest news maker this summer after Neymar, Ronaldo would definitely be the runner up coz he has several versions of his future playing destinations. Earlier, he loudly tweeted that he has not signed any contract extension with Real along with revealing his soft side for former EPL club Manchester United. Now, one of the finest strikers in contemporary soccer is saying that he doesn’t want to go back to England at this stage of his career as he sees his future with Spanish club. Notably, Ronaldo made a record transfer from United to Real Madrid back in 2009 at a £80 million fee; he has since scored 201 goals in 199 played matches for los Blancos. Actually, his differences with Real came into the limelight when La Liga club did not offer him an extension besides severe media pressure, and some even said that Real wants to get rid of its ‘White Elephant’ which scratched the striker even more. He later made several conflicting statements revealing … [Read more...]
The Unstoppable Messi Wins Fourth Ballon d’Or in a Row
Finally, D-day arrived and results were much predictable when Argentinian star footballer Lionel Messi won his much awaited fourth Ballon d'Or award in Zurich. He beats other two finalists: his arch rival Portuguese Ronaldo and his own club teammate Andres Iniesta. The award made him a special record holder by winning four consecutive Ballon d'Or trophies. Last night event looked like a formality for him coz he was the favorite of everyone who knows what he achieved last year. However, the award was based on voting from international coaches, captains and journalists; hence there is no question of its credibility. Out of total votes cast, Messi got 41.6% of the votes along with Ronaldo who got 23.68% and Iniesta’s 10.91% votes. Messi, who also holds the record of scoring maximum number of goals in one calendar year, has another highly admired medal in his collection. Notably, despite his existence in the team, Barcelona could not win Spanish league title or Champions League last year … [Read more...]
Real Madrid eying on £60m replacement for Ronaldo
Madrid’s high profile Ronaldo is sure to leave Ciudad after the news of his tie up with his old favorite Manchester United has flashed in the media. Perhaps, Madrid also seems not to be interested in renewing the contract for Ronaldo, coz they have already shortlisted another player for him. Tottenham Hotspur and Welsh national team footballer Gareth Bale said to be the prime target of Real Madrid, but according to his current club, they will only sell their player if Madrid is willing to pay £60million price tag. This amount is much more than their earlier asking price or they are trying to encash the opportunity, coz Rolando contract dispute is known to everyone now. On the other side, Ronaldo himself can now push Madrid to either pay him what he wants or let him go to his favorite club at a hefty replacement cost. Madrid is surely interested in signing up the deal as soon as possible, but Spurs looks in no mood to undergo a smooth transfer. The mounting price asked looks much … [Read more...]
Messi and Ronaldo Launch new collection of Nike and Adidas
What could be an ideal stage to compete for two legendry soccer players? A soccer ground, may by. But this time two of the world’s biggest soccer stars Messi and Ronaldo are seemed to be proving their edge over each other not on a soccer field but on the launch party of two big sport’s footwear manufacturers: Nike and Adidas. While Lionel Messi launched Adidas’ new range of sport’s footwear a dizero f50, which he will wear in his next match against Celtic. Within a week or so, his close rival Ronaldo launched Nike’s special edition of shoes: Mercurial Vapor VIII CR boots. The new range will be available in stores from November 15. Just one week ago, Ronaldo appeared to be saying that he has bored of being compared with Messi and in just one week or so; he is again fighting with his arch rival on a different field. Anyhow, jokes apart, soccer is a big game, so many sports accessories companies are dying to sign any of these stars to launch their products. Apparently, one of these … [Read more...]