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BARCELONA, SPAIN – JANUARY 17: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona holds up the FIFA Ballon d’Or trophy prior to the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club de Bilbao at Camp Nou on January 17, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Who would win a non Cristiano Ronaldo-Lionel Messi Ballon d’Or award?

0 comments by on 12/13/2016

The Ballon d’Or started out as an award given out by French Football to the best European player in football. In 1995, that changed to include all players playing for European clubs and in 2007, all players around the world were included. From 2010-2015 the award was merged with FIFA’s Player of the Year award […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 12: FIFA Ballon d’Or nominees Lionel Messi of Argentina and FC Barcelona (L) and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid smile during the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Messi and Ronaldo: A brief history of one of the great sporting rivalries

0 comments by on 12/2/2016

This weekend is El Clasico, the biggest league match in Spain, and probably Europe. As always, the focus will be around the two generational talents that are the faces of their clubs. The two men are among the greatest that have ever played the game, and their history together has been well documented. We take […]

BEIJING, CHINA – JULY 17: Philipp Lahm of FC Bayern Munchen looks on during the a press conference at National Stadium in day 1 of the FC Bayern Audi China Summer Pre-Season Tour on July 17, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Five current players that would likely make great managers when they retire

0 comments by on 9/7/2016

A good manager can be the difference between winning and losing. If the tactics are right, and the players are given the right motivation could decide any match. Managers can take a struggling team and turn them around, or they can take a talented team and get it all wrong and struggle for points. Almost […]

LISBON, PORTUGAL – JULY 11: Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (L) showing the European cup to the supporters during the meeting with the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for the Portugal Euro 2016 Victory ceremonies at Lisbon on July 11, 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images)

European title victory alters perception of Cristiano Ronaldo

0 comments by on 7/12/2016

Before Euro 2016 got underway, there were already many adjectives that suited Cristiano Ronaldo. Some positive, like talented, transcendent or best in the world. Others, less so — diva, diver or selfish. Following Portugal’s stunning 1-0 win over France in the final, it might be time to update those lists. Before that historic day, however, […]

during the UEFA EURO 2016 Final match between Portugal and France at Stade de France on July 10, 2016 in Paris, France.

How does winning Euro 2016 shape Portugal’s future

0 comments by on 7/11/2016

Portugal has finally broken through in the international stage and have won their first-ever hardware in Portuguese football history. The Portuguese can finally put the heartbreak of losing to Greece in the 2004 Euro finals away and rejoice that they can call themselves European Champions. The future of Portugal going forward from here looks bright, […]

PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 10: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal shows his emotion before being substituted due to injury during the UEFA EURO 2016 Final match between Portugal and France at Stade de France on July 10, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Cristiano Ronaldo forced to leave Euro 2016 Final with knee injury

0 comments by on 7/10/2016

Love him or hate him the one thing you don’t want to see is a star player forced to leave a major final with an injury. Especially when that injury comes early in the game and can have a major effect on the rest of the game. That’s exactly what happened to Cristiano Ronaldo. The […]

LYON, FRANCE – JULY 06: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal celebrates at the final whistle during the UEFA EURO 2016 semi final match between Portugal and Wales at Stade des Lumieres on July 6, 2016 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Portugal defeat Wales to advance to Euro 2016 final

0 comments by on 7/6/2016

You’ll never believe this but Portugal actually won a game in 90 minutes! Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani scored three minutes apart early in the second half to give Portugal a 2-0 win over Wales in the Euro 2016 semifinals in Lille. Just like every other game Portugal has played in this tournament the quality of […]

LYON, FRANCE – JULY 06: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA EURO 2016 semi final match between Portugal and Wales at Stade des Lumieres on July 6, 2016 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani strike twice in three minutes for Portugal

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It was billed as Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Gareth Bale. The two Real Madrid teammates could speak all they wanted that the match was about more than the two of them but no matter how much they said it this was always going to be about them. It was clear right from the get go as […]

<> at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on January 31, 2016 in Madrid, Spain.

Video: Christiano Ronaldo scores an away goal to put Madrid up 1-0

0 comments by on 2/17/2016

Christiano Ronaldo made headlines in the build-up to today’s match against AS Roma in the Champions League. He walked out on a press conference after being asked about his poor away goal record in recent months. Ronaldo was criticised by many for acting a bit arrogant in answer the question before walking off. In the second […]

MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 21: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid reacts after FC Barcelona scored their 2nd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 21, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

32 Flags rates the legitimacy of this weeks transfer rumors 1/7/16 edition

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The transfer window is now underway and clubs are wasting no time starting the wheeling and dealing. There have been plenty of moves so far but nothing major, however that hasn’t stopped the big names from constantly appearing on the rumors of the back pages, despite the fact that most of them won’t even consider […]

<> at Camp Nou on November 28, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.

FIFA announces finalists for Ballon d’Or, other awards

0 comments by on 11/30/2015

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the three finalists for the Ballon d’Or trophy, FIFA announced today. Ronaldo has won the award, given each year to the world’s best player, for the past two seasons. Messi won it for four straight years before that. Those awards, and a few others, will be given out […]

CINCINNATI, OH – NOVEMBER 5: Johnny Manziel #2 of the Cleveland Browns throws a pass during the second quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 5, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andrew Weber/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Johnny Manziel does Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration in NFL game

0 comments by on 11/5/2015

In another example of soccer making its way into the United States and its culture, Cleveland Browns Quarterback Johnny Manziel celebrated his first touchdown pass of the night by performing a variation of Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration. How did Johnny Manziel celebrate his first TD of the night? By doing the

LISBON, PORTUGAL – MAY 24: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates scoring their fourth goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio da Luz on May 24, 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Martin Scorsese drops Cristiano Ronaldo from his next movie

0 comments by on 10/17/2015

Cristiano Ronaldo has been trying to get into the film industry for quite some time. He is even coming out with his very own movie about himself. It seemed as if there were talks to have Ronaldo appear in legendary Director Martin Scorsese’s new film about the life of Alessandro Proto, the supposed inspiration of […]

BILBAO, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 23: Cristiano Ronaldo ofReal Madrid CF reactsduring the La Liga match between Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Madrid CF at San Mames Stadium on September 23, 2015 in Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Cristiano Ronaldo Scores 500th Career Goal

0 comments by on 9/30/2015

There are five players said to have scored over 1000 goals in their careers. Pelé, Gerd Müller, Franz Binder, Josef Bican, and Arthur Friendenreich all have scored 1000+ goals in their careers and up to this point it doesn’t seem that anyone is even close to breaking that milestone anytime soon. However, Cristiano Ronaldo is […]

NAPLES, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 26: Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC at Stadio San Paolo on September 26, 2015 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Spanish magazine takes down Gonzalo Higuain’s “overrated” statements on Ronaldo

0 comments by on 9/27/2015

After an “interview” with Spanish magazine Don Balon, Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain supposedly made remarks about Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. The interview was posted on their website, in which he said among other things, that Ronaldo was “overrated” and that Ronaldo “has a very big ego.” After both Napoli and Higuain deny that such an interview […]

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