Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a new five-year deal at Real Madrid bringing to an end Manchester United’s chances of signing him next summer. Spanish media reports suggest the Portuguese international will earn an annual salary of 17m euros (£14.25m). Ronaldo’s previous contract had two years left to run and he hinted that his career would […]
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Reds silence Spaniards
REAL MADRID 1, MAN UNITED 1 Danny Welbeck scored a crucial away goal as Manchester United gained a creditable 1-1 draw in the last-16 clash of the titans at Real Madrid. And it provides Sir Alex Ferguson’s side with a slight advantage for the return at Old Trafford early next month with the Reds’ manager […]
Ronaldo stuns City with late Real winner
REAL MADRID 3, MANCHESTER CITY 2 City took the lead twice in the Bernabeu but Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid showed the hunger that he claimed they lacked in their shock defeat against Sevilla at the weekend and twice levelled the scores before former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winner with two minutes to […]
Dutch crash out of Euro 2012 after defeat by Portugal
PORTUGAL 2, HOLLAND 1 The “Group of Death” claimed a surprise victim tonight as Holland were dumped out of Euro 2012 having been beaten by Germany, Denmark and now Portugal. Former United striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal overhauled an early Dutch goal by Rafael Van der Vaart to sink a poor Holland side […]