Most casual observers of Premier League football attribute Manchester United's trilogy of consecutive championships to be largely based on an ingredient no longer present: Cristiano Ronaldo.
But it's intellectual evasion to simply attribute anything to just one factor. The current Galactico's emergence into the world class certainly paralleled United's resurgence against what was Chelsea's brief dominance of the top division, but his influence was not absolute. Click to continue reading...

He came. He played magnificent football. He scored awesome goals. He was loved by the fans. He became the world's best footballer. and then... He left Manchester United. This is the simple story of Cristiano Ronaldo who moved to Real Madrid this summer and leaving his United teammates who still miss him. Click to continue reading...

Is there anything that the ubiquitous Real Madrid winger can't do? Here's a look at the next big Latin crooner flexing those vocal cords in a commercial for Portuguese bank's Banco Espirito Santo new deposit promotion (without a voice encoder we must add). We will say that their interest rates are quite good and endorsed [. Click to continue reading...

CR7..erm..9 has revealed his (sort of) undying passion for Manchester United in a recent interview, in-spite of him now playing for Spanish giants Real Madrid When asked about his former employer Ronaldo commented: Â "Every time I can I try to watch United's games on television. I still like to know what's happening at Old Trafford. Click to continue reading...

It was a very busy week in topflight soccer, with Top 25 clubs playing twice, oftentimes against each other. Remarkably, there were no major upsets to report, leaving the top 10 very much unchanged. The second tier, however, was all shook up. Let's get to it:
1. Real Madrid
Last ranking: 1
Record (wins-losses-ties, in all competition; two-leg match-ups count as one): 4-0-0
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As the transfer deadline drew to a close it seems French Side Monaco may have stolen the show with the move of the summer. While the big money moved the likes of Robben, CR7 and Kaka, it was the shock signing of Icelander Eidur Gudjohnsen for a measly amount of 2M Euros that may turn out to be the biggest return on investment

Yes 2M Euros, it's not a lot of money for a player of this pedigree.

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Jamie Redknapp believes his old club, Liverpool, will win this season's Premier League title and end two decades of hurt on Merseyside.
The Reds have not won the domestic title since the days of Alan Hansen, John Barnes and Peter Beardsley in the 1980's, but Redknapp is convinced his former side have what it takes to usurp rivals Manchester United as champions. Click to continue reading...

So, it's come to this.

Nereida Gallardo was outside a nightclub in Majorca. Her ex-boyfriend, Cristiano Ronaldo approaches, unaware of what lies in wait.

She pounces, and is promptly escorted off the premises by security.

Cristiano continues to walk, never breaking stride nor acknowledging her presence.

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So, it's come to this.

Nereida Gallardo was outside a nightclub in Majorca. Her ex-boyfriend, Cristiano Ronaldo approaches, unaware of what lies in wait.

She pounces, and is promptly escorted off the premises by security.

Cristiano continues to walk, never breaking stride nor acknowledging her presence.

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Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7 ahora CR9) fue presentado como flamante contratación del Real Madrid para reeditar la constelación de merengues galácticos de Ronaldo, Zidane, Beckham, Figo y Roberto Carlos. La presentación se dió ante 85 mil aficionados que prácticamente llenan el estadio Bernabéu, el lusitano Cristiano Ronaldo fue traspado del Manchester United donde ganó la Champions League.

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Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7 ahora CR9) fue presentado como flamante contratación del Real Madrid para reeditar la constelación de merengues galácticos de Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham, Figo y Roberto Carlos. La presentación se dió ante 85 mil aficionados que prácticamente llenan el estadio Bernabéu, el lusitano Cristiano Ronaldo fue traspado del Manchester United donde ganó la Champions League.

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Gracias a la gente de adidas quienes nos proporcionan este material fotográfico de la Presentación Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid.
Un jugador polemico que realizo el sueño de su madre y ahora porto orgulloso como modelo de pasarela la camiseta merengue otra era galáctica,
Miles de aficionados en el estadio Santiago Bernabeu abarrotaron las gradas en una tarde de vacaciones, prefirieron pasar su tiempo viendo al CR7 uno de los jugadores mas caros de la historia. Click to continue reading...

Who should be given the number 7?The Manchester United number 7 kit is perhaps the most important of all, Best, Robson, Cantona, Beckham, Ronaldo. With CR7 now CR9 the question becomes who will be the last #7 under Fergie?If Valencia is given the #7 body's will roll in their grave!Now I am not saying this is the plan but it is my fear. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo (aka CR7) and the recently single again Paris Hilton linked up at Los Angeles' club My House last night. Since then the tabloids have been insinuating a hookup of some sort between the two. Who knows what happened? Nevertheless, in the interest of internet football journalism, here's video of the new possible BFFs [. Click to continue reading...

Ronny will be missed at Old Trafford.

Let's be honest, no matter how much people hated him, he will be sorely missed at Old Trafford next season. Although as a relatively neutral football fan (when it comes to the Premier League) I think this is good for entertainment. After all Ronaldo was always a big game player and his threat always earned defensemen's attention which opened space for Rooney and Berbatov.

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I wonder what would happen if I showed up to work on day looking like Cesc here.
I'm sure the reception would be different.
Give me some links:

• Ronaldo transfer messes up the EPL table. A lot. [UF]
• CR7's new, ummmm, contract? [The Spoiler]
  
• Top 6 Setanta moments.

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Surely Manchester United must sign Carlos Tevez now. With Cristiano Ronaldo off to Madrid, the Red Devils need a replacement that cannot be found in one player. CR7 is a complete footballer, blessed with pace, power, dribbling, shooting, heading, free kicks, etc.

He is one of a kind.

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When times get tough, brands endure.
By snapping up two of the world's best - Kaka (£56 million) and Ronaldo (£80 million) - Real Madrid's Florentino Perez has broken the bank in his quest to build Galacticos 2.0. And he's not done yet. Click to continue reading...

Hoy el Manchester United aceptó una oferta por 94 millones de euros para soltarle al Real Madrid a Cristiano Ronaldo, quien a partir de hoy comenzará las conversaciones necesarias con el club merengue, para finalmente unirse a sus filas.
Se trata del fichaje más caro de la historia, superando por más de 20 millones al de Zinedine Zidane, en la primera etapa de Florentino Pérez como presidente del conjunto blanco, y entonces así comienzan a llegar de nuevo los apodos al equipo que se está formando en la capital española. Click to continue reading...

The biggest transfer in the history of football is about to happen, since Manchester United accepted Real Madrid's offer for Cristiano Ronaldo. The deal is thought to be worth around £80 million and it will be completed in the next couple of days. Ronaldo has been a real cry baby in the last few weeks, not to say that he isn't normally that, ever since Manchester United lost the Champions League final and it was just a matter of time before he makes the move to Real Madrid.

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These are the two arguably most exciting players of football at the moment and they have a lot in common. Both are very young and exciting to watch, while at the same time they have quickly become key players in their respective teams. They will meet in Champions League final this season but these meetings could become more frequent if Ronaldo leaves Manchester United for Real Madrid at the end of the season.

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Ronaldo wasn't exactly robbed the way Pele was over the summer, but 3 young FC Porto fans robbed Ronaldo's CR7 store in Portugal.Ronaldo's sister who is featured in the video below was actually working at the store at the time, and she claims that the young men said insulting things about her brother and ran off with various hats, belts, and shirts. Click to continue reading...

Tight clothes wearing metrosexual FC Porto thugs have robbed Cristiano Ronaldo's Madeira CR7 store. The robbery occurred at 11:45 AM yesterday morning as three individuals, who appeared to be affiliated with an FC Porto fan group entered the shop and asked for several items. The men then filled the their backpacks with several high ticket articles [. Click to continue reading...

Just when you thought you no longer needed to clarify that you were talking about the Portugese Ronaldo (CR7, Cristiano), his Brazilian predecessor is back playing masterful football.  The FIFA World Cup all-time scoring leader Ronaldo is back, playing for the Corinthians in Brazil, with 8 goals in 10 games including a couple lovelies this last weekend against Santos, as seen in the video highlights below.

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As you may have heard, Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has launched a nice-looking digital magazine called #5. The premier edition of the magazine features interviews with Duffy, 50 Cent, Mickey Rourke, fashion tips and loads of freestyle football. This includes video of Rio's Manchester United team mate and reigning FIFA World Player [. Click to continue reading...

World Cup Buzz readers, what do you know about The Great Tournament? Its time to find out. We here at World Cup Buzz will pose a question and the 1st person with the right answer will win a Cristiano Ronaldo jersey courtesy of the good people of Soccerpro.com. Click here to see the prize and other authentic football apparel.

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Después de que el martes tanto el Barcelona como el Chelsea terminaron lo que iniciaron 8 días antes, el miércoles Arsenal y Manchester United lograron amarrar el pase a semifinales y de paso confirmar el dominio del futbol inglés a nivel de clubes.

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CRISTIANO RONALDO is back on the news in reference to REAL MADRID. The English paper "The Gaurdian" has published what everyone already suspects, that CR7 has an agreement amp; that he will be the...br/ br/ Read all the news, results, details comments in English on Spanish Football Sportsdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds2. Click to continue reading...

Every time Cristiano Ronaldo hits the news there's a mix of fangirl gushing and spiteful groaning which would have George W. Bush feeling loved by comparison. For this generation - and this is good, because he's just getting started - he is the ultimate love him or hate him player. There's not a whole lot [. Click to continue reading...

75 is the lucky number After CR7, R9, and David Beckham's unofficial ownership of the number 23, it looks like DB75 will be football's hot initial/number combo in 2009. The Mirror reports that if Beckham's loan deal to AC Milan is finalised he will play (assuming he actually plays) with a number 75 on his back. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United and Portugal superstar Cristiano Rolando opened his second CR7 brand store in Lisbon on October 7, 2008. So if the Manchester United #7 jersey is not enough for you soccer metrosexual types, head to one of the brand CR7 stores for Ronaldo-inspired man purses, studded belts, jeans with leather pockets and [. Click to continue reading...

The Manchester coach is being quoted as saying these words: If Ronaldo leaves, I'm going too.
Now Sir Ferguson has been misquoted a bunch recently.
And even if this was an actual coach, it's obviously tongue-in-cheek.
Right...?

• A cool interview with Greg Lalas.

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I really shouldn't further the CR7-to-LA speculation but if this is the worst thing I do all day you gotta give me a pass. I wouldn't put it past LA to try and bring him in after Becks leaves, but I'd much prefer New York making a move to get him (and a few of the thousands of Portuguese who live across the bridge in The Ironbound) into Red Bull Park. Click to continue reading...

Does anyone want to explain this whole Robinho ordeal to me? Seriously, I've got no idea what's going on.

Just a day ago, the pint-sized Brazilian was quoted in an array out media outlets saying: "I hope to remain at Real Madrid this year. Now I am only thinking about Madrid. I am not prepared to enter into the operation to sign Cristiano"

Scratch that.

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Here's what Cristiano Ronaldo said after Portugal's Euro 2008 quarterfinal defeat to Germany: "It is always difficult. It is not only one person deciding, it is many people, but it can be a very good thing for everybody. Let's see in a couple of days. You will soon know what I want. You know what I [. Click to continue reading...