Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo was born 5 February 1985. He is a Portuguese football player and plays for Real Madrid.  His position is winger and is also the captain of the Portuguese national team.  He is currently the most expensive player in football history in a deal worth £80 million or $132 M.  His contract with Real Madrid is believed to make him the world’s highest-paid football player.  He started his career as a youth player in Madeira team and move to Sporting Clube de Portugal.  

His great talent caught the attention of Alex Ferguson the manager of Manchester United and at 18 he signed for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, he won his first FA Cup and reached the UEFA Euro 2004 final with Portugal where he scored his first international goal.  In 2008, he won his first UEFA Champions League title and became the player of the tournament.  He was named the FIFE World layer of the Year and FIFPro World Player of the Year in addition he is the Manchester United’s first Ballon d’Or winner in 40 years.

Cristiano Ronaldo Contemplates Future

Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he would first take time off and vacation before deciding on whether to continue his duties in a Manchester United uniform. This is after the Red Devils’ disappointing loss to FC Barcelona in the Champions League final, two goals to zip. So disappointing was his performance in the championship match that even the Catalan crowd jeered him as he received his second place model.

Hovering around the star striker are rumours of a move to Real Madrid, which he left hanging by neither confirming or denying it. What he did confirm though was his stint with the Portuguese national team for the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup to be held at South Africa. That is how far the FIFA Footballer of the Year has planned for his future, and said beyond that, he would still have to see. That has made many fans of Manchester United biting their nails.

Manchester United’s Masterful Win

The Red Devils have inched closer to the English Premier League crown with a masterful 5-2 win over the Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford last Saturday.

There was pressure early on as Liverpool eased into the lead of the leader board on goal difference due to their win against Hull earlier in the day. And the lacklustre performance of Manchester United in their own match against the Spurs seem to let their title chances slip away. But the substitution of Carlos Tevez made all the difference as all the goals of the team were set up or passed through the Argentine’s sterling play.

Well, that was in the first half as in the second half showed the will of champions in front of their home crowd as Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals apiece in a span of fifteen minutes which sealed the win with a penalty kick slotted by Cristiano Ronaldo finalized the score to the jubilation of the more than 75,000 Manchester United fans on hand.

Manchester United Up by Three Points

Manchester United’s 2 nil victory over Portsmouth has given them the upper hand to wrest the Premier League Cup championship. They went ahead three points clear after Chelsea was held to a goal less draw by Everton at home.

 

Wayne Rooney drew first blood but it was Michael Carrick’s late game stab at goal sent the Red Devils past Liverpool, with still one game to go on their schedules. Over-all Manchester United has 74 points with six matches while Liverpool has 71 with only five matches in their card. Liverpool was held to a four all draw by Arsenal in their own semifinals duel. Chelsea sits at third with 68 points but only has five more matches to go.

Wayne Rooney teamed with strike partner Cristiano Ronaldo to control the match from opening kick off. Ryan Giggs perfect pass to Wayne Rooney nine minutes in to the match opened the scoring for the Old Trafford club. There were scoring chances for Portsmouth but Michael Carrick sealed the three points with a forward volley from able midfielder Paul Scholes.

ManUtd over Blackburn

Manchester United fortifies its first place standing with a two goals to one win over Blackburn. This is the Red Devils’ tenth straight victory in the English Premier League. Though another streak was broken, that of Manchester United’s skein of fourteen matches without conceding a goal as strikers Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo held off a furious rally by the Rovers.
Rooney scored first in the 23rd minute with a superb shot on goal but Roque Santa Cruz pulled Blackburn even in the 32nd minute with the ball into the net at nearly impossible angle. But Ronaldo after receiving a yellow card for diving in the box struck home the winning goal in the 60th to preserve the win. Alex Ferguson later commented that the Blackburn Rovers made his team fight for its chances and placed the team back on terra firma as each match that comes along may make or break their chances at proceeding to the next round. United also preserved another record by starting Tomasz Kuszczak in lieu of Edwin van der Sar to keep the latter’s streak without conceding a goal as keeper to 1032 minutes, a British record.

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