Cristiano Ronaldo has told Alex Ferguson that he should not come visit him during his European Championship quest with Portugal. The relationship amongst the two seems to be deteriorating more and more each day.
Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he would welcome a move to Real Madrid but only if Manchester United is compensated justly by the Spanish giants.
The player also noted that he will not discuss his club future any more until the European Championships are over.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on June 5th, 2008 
Tags: Alex Ferguson, Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Real Madrid 
1 Comment »Cristiano Ronaldo is set to announce his future plans by tomorrow. The Portuguese winger has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid in recent weeks. However, Alex Ferguson has stated that Cristiano Ronaldo is under contract with Manchester United and will not be allowed to move. He also added that he would drop Ronaldo to the reserves if he did not want to play and fulfill his contract with Manchester United.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on June 3rd, 2008 Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Real Madrid No Comments »MOSCOW: Despite a crucial penalty kick miss from Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United was able to hold their nerves and defeat a tough Chelsea squad.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened up the scoring in the first half after a nice Wes Brown cross found him in the box. Ronaldo was able to beat Michael Essien and place a brilliant header into the corner of the net. Cristiano Ronaldo was very active in the first half with dazzling runs down the left and right wings. Michael Essien simply could not cope with Ronaldo’s speed and flair.
Chelsea was able to tie the game just before half-time after an unfortunate series of events. Michael Essien took a low driving shot from distance that deflected off Rio Ferdinand’s back right into Frank Lampard’s path. Frank Lampard beat Edwin van der Sar to the ball after the keeper slipped on the slippery grass and placed the ball into the back of the net.
Both teams were fairly even and the match went into extra-time. Near the end of extra time tempers started to flair, resulting in Didier Drogba getting sent off for slapping Nemanja Vidic. Television replays showed that the referee made the correct decision in dismissing the powerful striker.
In the penalty shootout, Chelsea had a chance to win after Cristiano Ronaldo missed his penalty. Captain John Terry stepped up with the game on the line. The English defender had the goal keeper going the wrong way but an unfortunate slip saw him put the ball into the right post and out.
After a few more players converted, the game came down to Anelka’s penalty. Edwin van der Sar guessed right and saved the shot from the French striker. Manchester United are European Champions!
Congratulations to Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo for a fantastic season.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on May 21st, 2008 Tags: Champions League Final 2008, Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, Edwin van der Sar, Frank Lampard, Manchester United No Comments »Tonight marks the most important match of Cristiano Ronaldo’s young career. Manchester United and Chelsea FC will face each other with the Champions League trophy on the line at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
Manchester United are unbeaten in their 2007/08 Champions League campaign. The last Champions League loss that United suffered came at the hands of AC Milan in 2007. Chelsea’s last loss on the other hand came only a few weeks ago in Turkey against Fenerbahce.
Manchester United and Chelsea have faced each other 151 times with United taking 65 games and Chelsea only winning 41. The two teams drew 44 times in their history.
Whatever the outcome, tonights match in Moscow will surely provide all the thrills that come with Champions League football.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on May 20th, 2008 Tags: Champions League final preview, Chelsea FC, Manchester United No Comments »WIGAN: Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs helped Manchester United secure their 10th Premiership title. United needed a win to guarantee a Premiership trophy and thats exactly what they got.
Despite a quiet first half for Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese winger was still able to get on the score sheet. After Wayne Rooney was fouled by Boyce for a penalty, Cristiano Ronaldo held his nerves and calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net.
Cristiano Ronaldo was more active during the second half. He was able to create two superb chances for Carlos Tevez that the Argentine could not capitalize on.
About 10 minutes from time, Ryan Giggs was able to secure the result with a calm and cool finish. The game marked Ryan Giggs’ 758th appearance for Manchester United.
Chelsea only managed a 1-1 draw with Bolton in the other match. In related news, John Terry was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury and is questionable for the Champions League final tie.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on May 11th, 2008 Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Wigan No Comments »MADRID: Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon is ready to offer whatever it takes to get Cristiano Ronaldo into his Real Madrid squad.
The interest from Real Madrid has been long speculated. Ramon Calderon has promised the fans that he would bring in a superstar such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka or Cesc Fabregas. Manchester United is expected to issue a hands off warning to any clubs interested in Cristiano Ronaldo.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on May 9th, 2008 Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Ramon Calderon, Real Madrid 4 Comments »NEWCASTLE: Goals from Michael Ballack and Florent Malouda ensured that Chelsea remain in the title race with Manchester United leading into the final weekend.
A slip up from Manchester United and a Chelsea win would result in the two teams swapping places and Chelsea being named champion against all odds.
Chelsea will play Bolton at Stanford Bridge and Manchester United will play Wigan away on May 11th, 2008.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on May 5th, 2008 Tags: Chelsea, Florent Malouda, Manchester United, Michael Ballack No Comments »MANCHESTER: After two quick Cristiano Ronaldo goals, Manchester United was able to rather easily dismantle West Ham 4-1. Manchester United is now only three points away from winning the Premiership title.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the game when he dribbled past two of the West Ham defenders and then fired a shot that ended the bottom corner after a slight deflection. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 30th goal of the Premiership season after Owen Hargreaves crossed the ball to the far post where Ronaldo coolly put it in the back of the net.
Only a few minutes later Carlos Tevez was able to score a fantastic goal. The Argentine striker controlled the ball about 30 meters out and fired a bullet that left the goalkeeper helpless.
Things started to turn for West Ham in the 28th minute when Dean Ashton biked the ball into the back of the net. This fantastic goal was not the only problem for United, because ten minutes later Nani was sent off for head butting a West Ham player.
Manchester United’s composure was undeniable. After 15 minutes in the second half, Michael Carrick was gifted with a goal after a shot from distance was deflected, leaving the goal keeper stranded.
Chelsea was not active today and will play their match against Newcastle on May 5th. If Newcastle can defeat Chelsea, then United would be named the champion on Monday.
Manchester United will play its last Premiership game on May 11th away at Wigan.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on May 3rd, 2008 Tags: Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dean Ashton, Manchester United, Michael Carrick, West Ham No Comments »After defeating Liverpool, Chelsea will be the team to face Manchester United in the Champions League final.
The two teams who are battling for the Premiership trophy will now face each other for the most prestigious title in European club football. Chelsea was able to beat Liverpool in extra-time thanks to goals by Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba.
The final will be held in Moscow Russia on May 21st, 2008.
MANCHESTER: A Paul Scholes wonder goal was enough to put Manchester United into the Champions League final. With Wayne Rooney injured and unable to play, Cristiano Ronaldo had to fill in at striker.
Barcelona looked dangerous a few times in the first half. Dazzling runs from Lionel Messi caused a few problems but the United defense was always up to the task. Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to find his form throughout the match. He looked frustrated throughout and was not able to catch his rhythm.
Against the run of play, the Barcelona defense was unable to clear a ball on which Paul Scholes pounced and smashed a curling shot into the top right corner of the goal. Victor Valdez never stood a chance in stopping the wonderful shot.
The rest of the match was suspenseful because one goal would put Barcelona into the final. Thierry Henry entered the match during the second half but was rather disappointing. Frank Rijkaard hoped that Henry’s familiarity with Manchester United would give him an edge, but to his disappointed the Manchester United defense was able to handle Henry rather easily.
Manchester United will play the winner of the Chelsea/Liverpool tie in the final which will be played in Moscow, Russia on May 21st.
Posted in Cristiano Ronaldo News on April 29th, 2008 Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, Paul Scholes, Roma No Comments »
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