Cristiano Ronaldo

MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez gave Manchester United a comfortable victory over Aston Villa. A match that was supposed to be a tough one for United ended up in a one sided 4-0 victory.

Cristiano Ronaldo started the scoring with an outrageous goal. The ball was loose in the box when Cristiano Ronaldo backheeled it into the back of the net beating the Aston Villa goal keeper. The goal put Cristiano Ronaldo’s Premiership tally at 26 goals.

Another goal was scored by Carlos Tevez in the first half that put Manchester United in a comfortable position going into half time. Two second half goals by Wayne Rooney put the result beyond doubt.

United’s next match will be on Tuesday in a Champions League match against Roma.

Cristiano Ronaldo will not participate in Portugal’s upcoming friendly with Greece in Dusseldorf, Germany on Wednesday due to an injury suffered against Liverpool.

Cristiano Ronaldo is suffering from leg muscle problems and will sit out the match on the advice of Portugal squad doctor Henrique Jones. Nani, another Manchester United player, is set to miss the match as well with the same injury.

MANCHESTER: Any title dreams that Liverpool may have had were destroyed on Easter Sunday as United beat them convincingly. The victory has put Manchester United in the lead of the Premiership with a five point edge over Chelsea with 7 games to be played.

Cristiano Ronaldo was very active in the match. In the 24th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo struck the ball only to be denied by the post. Manchester United piled on the pressure and were rewarded in the 34th minute when Wes Brown headed home a cross from Wayne Rooney. Soon after Liverpool was faced with another obstacle in their hope of a comeback when Javier Mascherano was sent off by Steve Bennett, one of the world’s worst referees, for dissent.

The second half provided no shocks. Manchester United’s two Portuguese stars were able to secure the result with goals that were less than 90 seconds apart! First Cristiano Ronaldo headed the ball into the back of the net. Then seconds Nani was able to dance through the Liverpool defense before striking home a wonder goal from the top of the box.

With Chelsea beating Arsenal 2-1, Manchester United is now a comfortable five points ahead of Chelsea. United’s next match will be at home against Aston Villa on Saturday March 29th, 2008.

MANCHESTER: Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals that Manchester United dominated at Old Trafford against struggling Bolton Wanderers. With the two league goals, Cristiano Ronaldo broke George Best’s record for goals scored in the Premiership from a midfielder.

With the victory, Manchester United was able to slide into the first position in the Premiership. With the absence of Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo was given the captain armband for the first time in his United career.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in a half volley when the ball came back out near the penalty spot. The strike put Manchester United in a comfortable position for the rest of the match. Cristiano Ronaldo’s second goal was a magnificent free-kick. Ronaldo released his powerful patented swerving and dipping shot from 30 yards, leaving the goal keeper with no chance whatsoever.

United’s next match will be against Liverpool on Easter Sunday.

DERBY: Cristiano Ronaldo scored the game winning goal to put Manchester United at the top of the Premiership. Derby was able to frustrated United for 85 minutes, before Cristiano Ronaldo was able to secure the result.

Derby was very resilient throughout the match. They certainly did not look like a team that was only able to snatch one victory all season long. Ronaldo scored his goal from close range with only 14 minutes to go. Cristiano Ronaldo leads the league with 22 Premiership goals this season.

Manchester United will play Roma in the quarter finals of the Champions League. The last match between the two teams ended 7-1 in United’s favor.

The first match will be held at Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday April 2nd, 2008.

MANCHESTER: Sulley Muntari put in a penalty kick in the 78th minute to give Portsmouth its first victory at Old Trafford since 1957. The goal came after goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak was given a red card for tripping Milan Baros in the penalty area which forced Rio Ferdinand to try and stop the penalty kick.

Referee Martin Atkinson denied Manchester United a penalty in the first half when Cristiano Ronaldo was knocked down by Sylvain Distin. Alex Ferguson was outraged by the decision and made some very critical comments of Martin Atkinson after the match.

United had several great chances to tie the match. Distin blocked an attempt by Michael Carrick after he had beaten goalkeeper David James. Then Patrice Evra fired a shot that David James was able to stop brilliantly of the goalpost.

Manchester United was not able to convert their numerous chances throughout the match into goals. After this weekends results, Portsmouth is the only Premiership side remaining in the FA Cup.

MANCHESTER: In a very cautious match and nervous atmosphere, Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal before half-time was enough to put Manchester United into the next round of the Champions League.

A game with few chances where one special moment from Cristiano Ronaldo was all that separated Manchester United and Lyon. Although, Manchester United deserved the victory, neither team was able to create many good chances. Cristiano Ronaldo received a standing ovation as he was substituted in the 90th minute for Owen Hargreaves. The full time score was 1-0 in favor of Manchester United. The aggregate result was 2-1 Manchester United.

The draw for the next round will be held on Friday March 14th, and will decide what team Manchester United will face next.

Barcelona are the latest team to show serious interest in signing Cristiano Ronaldo. The team plans to off load several players such as Deco and Ronaldinho to be able to finance a Cristiano Ronaldo deal. Barcelona’s influential sport director Txiki Begiristain was on the Spanish television show Gol a Gol over the weekend and said “Cristiano Ronaldo is a player we think we can sign in the summer. Cristiano Ronaldo is a key player for any club, but I still think it will be complicated to persuade Manchester United to sell in the summer.”

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the highest valued player in the world at 40 million pounds.

LONDON: Manchester United earned a well deserved three points today after hammering relegation candidates Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage. On the other side of town at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal luckily managed to draw with Aston Villa 1-1 in the dying seconds. These results leave Arsenal on top of the Premiership with only a one point advantage over Manchester United.

In preparation for Tuesday’s Champions League second leg with Lyon, Alex Ferguson start the match with Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Nemanja Vidic on the bench. Although, in the 69th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney entered the match.

First half goals by Owen Hargreaves and Ji-sung Park put Manchester United in a comfortable position at the break. A own goal by Simon Davies sealed the result in the 72nd minute. Cristiano Ronaldo almost added a fourth goal in injury time as he struck the ball from outside the box only to be stopped by Antti Niemi.

The next match for Manchester United will be at Old Trafford against Olympique Lyonnais on Tuesday. With the scoreline at 1-1, Manchester United will have to put in a strong performance to ensure qualification to the next round of the Champions League.