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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
• Real Madrid winger has bony deposit in his ankle joint • Player told to have two weeks' rest and rehabilitation Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to miss Portugal's World Cup play-off matches with Bosnia on 14 and 18 November but retains faint hopes of being fit in time for Real Madrid's clash with rivals Barcelona 11 days later after fears that he may have to undergo a second operation on his...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
• Ronaldo has travelled to ankle specialist in Amsterdam • Winger could miss Barcelona game and Bosnia qualifiers Cristiano Ronaldo may face a further three months out if he is forced to have another operation on his injured ankle. Real Madrid have announced that the Portuguese winger has not showed enough improvement to join the first team squad in training and that he has travelled to...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
• Souleymane Diawara says he was 'tormented for days' • My intentions were not bad, says Marseille defender Marseille defender Souleymane Diawara has insisted there was no malicious intent behind the tackle that ruled Cristiano Ronaldo out for a month, the Real Madrid winger spraining his right ankle during his team's 3-0 Champions League victory over OM on 30 September. Ronaldo insisted...
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FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
A three-goal blitz midway through the second half gave Real Madrid a comfortable 3-0 win over 10-man Olympique Marseille at the Bernabéu. The hosts were not able to break down a well-organized Marseille defense until Cristiano Ronaldo slotted home from Pepe 's pass on 58 minutes. Two minutes later they doubled their advantage when Kaká scored from the penalty spot after Souleymane Diawara...
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Some People Are On The Pitch (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
After a sensational run of five league games unbeaten, newly-promoted Montpellier were finally put to the sword in a comprehensive 4-2 defeat away to a virtually full-strength Marseille side on Saturday. And the good news for Didier Deschamps was that he finally got to see a return on the €18 million invested in Argentinean playmaker Lucho Gonzalez. The former Porto man has been absent for much...
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Some People Are On The Pitch (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Of all the three main contenders for this season's Ligue 1 title, only champions Bordeaux now have a 100% record after three games following Marseille 's 1-1 draw with Rennes last Saturday. Didier Deschamps had made a great start to his new career at the Stade Vélodrome following wins over Grenoble and Lille, but Rennes are never the easiest of sides to beat - in fact the equivalent tie finished...
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FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Argentina defender Gabriel Heinze has been unveiled as Olympique Marseille 's 10th signing of the summer after passing his medical and signing a three-year deal. Photo: om.net The 31-year-old had been under contract with Real Madrid until next year, but management at the Bernabéu recently made it clear that following this summer's multi-million euro recruitment campaign he was surplus to requirements....
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OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
According to the French sports newspaper L’Equipe, French champions Bordeaux are in talks with Rangers about signing influential defender Madjid Bougherra. After the departure of Souleymane Diawara to Marseille, Bordeaux boss Laurent Blanc has place … Read the original post on Scotzine
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