turenchi (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, the newly crowned 2009 Ballon d’Or and Brazil’s Kaka, was named alongside the 2007 World Footballer Christiano Ronaldo, and Spanish pair of Andres Iniesta and Xavi as nominees for the World Footballer of the Year released by FIFA on Monday.Only last week Messi was named the European Footballer of the Year, beating Ronaldo to distant second,...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Christiano Ronaldo won and missed a penalty, scored and was then sent off as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Almeria 4-2 at the Bernabeu in La Liga on Saturday.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Real Madrid will welcome back Christiano Ronaldo for his first home game in over two months, but are likely to be without their other talisman, Kaka, for the La Liga visit of mid-table Almeria on Saturday.
Celebrities Uncovered (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... have theirs out this year for us to drool over. I have to admit, I wouldn’t mind waking up to Christiano Ronaldo’s body each morning. Calendars always have proved to be a popular Christmas gift and are a great way for celebrities to make that extra bit of dosh when times are hard (Avril Lavigne). They are great for stocking fillers and don’t always cost too much either. The only problem...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Lionel Messi the Argentinan footballer who plays his club football for the Spanish giants Barcelona, has won this years Ballon d Or award. The Europen footballer of the year. Messi scored a total of 473 votes, while Christiano Ronaldo ,last years winner came a distantsecond with 233 votes. Dider Drogba came third followed by Steven gerrard and Samuel Etoo came fifth. Lionel Messi becomes...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Quick first thought about World Cup draw today. Group G seems toughest group, with three marquee teams battling for two qualifying spaces: Brazil (best or second best in world), Ivory Coast (best in Africa) and Portugal (Christiano Ronaldo's side). For soccer fans, consequences of Group G draw are lousy. Loss of either Kaka, CR 9 or Drogba (ok, not a popular player but for sure top quality,...
UK Football Finder Member Articles (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... watchers and energise the home crowd in equal measure. Potential opponents such as Karem Benzema, Christiano Ronaldo and of course the deadly Didier Drogba- who has been in lethal form this season, could severely hurt England’s chance of making it to the knockout round if the Three Lions are pitted up against their arch rivals in Portugal or France, who have claimed scalps against...
