Last season United beat Everton 1-0 thanks to a penalty scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. This season, United beat Everton 3-0 thanks to goals from Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Antonio Valenca.

I'm not suggesting that United are better this season than they were last just because we beat a weaker Everton side by a larger scoreline, rather reinforcing the point I made when Ronaldo was sold.

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Fotos: Francisco Paraíso
Poderia falar de outros jogadores cuja classe e dedicação são comprovadas, Ricardo Carvalho, Deco, Raul Meireles, Paulo Ferreira, Eduardo, Duda, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Simão, Bosingwa, Danny, Tiago, Pedro Mendes, entre outros, mas querendo eleger aqueles que num determinado momento foram decisivos para a nossa qualificação, elegeria, sem dúvidas, Pepe, Bruno Alves e Liedson. Click to continue reading...

Following their defeat to Chelsea, I read a couple of articles writing off Manchester United's title hopes. This feels absurdly early to me, so ahead of this weekend's Premiership matches here are 4 reasons why I reckon Manchester United will be lifting the Premier League title in May 2010.

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REAL MADRID star CRISTIANO RONALDO has contacted SFS Blog ;-)to get his message out to all his millions of fans. He is back frominjury after 51 days sidelined & wishes to thank personally everyonefor their support during the difficult period: Click to continue reading...

United welcome Everton to Old Trafford in the late kick off on Saturday in what, on paper, should be a fairly easy three points for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

I mean no disrespect to Everton by this and on their day they're capable of beating anyone in the league but the fact of the matter is their injury list is huge and so many key players are missing.

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Image by Ricardo Machado design e ilustração via Flickr Portugal Carlos Queiroz was delighted to see his boys maintain the early second half goal where he addressed that his team plays well away than at home. Without the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo in their ranks it was always tense and a 50-50 chances in [. Click to continue reading...

The Hand of the Frog
Thanks to the 50 + of you who participated in our World Cup Playoff Prediction Contest sponsored by Soccer Pro, and I'm pleased to announce our winners...
1st Place: Jon (wins a team jacket of his choice from Soccer Pro!)2nd Place: Daniel (wins an official World Cup replica ball! Click to continue reading...

From Soccer America The final six teams in the 32-team World Cup 2010 field will be determined today four in Europe, one in South America/Concacaf and one in Africa necessitated by the tie between Egypt and Algeria in their qualifying group. For a look at all six games, with television information and predictions .

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Spain have just launched their home jersey for the 2010 World Cup and the design has a 1980s feel about it. Adidas have once again manufactured this World Cup kit, which is the usual red with a hint of blue on the sleeve and neck areas, and yellow Adidas stripes up the arms and shoulders. The Adidas logo is featured on the top centre part of the shirt and the Spanish badge is on the left of the shirt.

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At 2:45 today the Portuguese National Team (minus Cristiano Ronaldo) will square off against the Bosnians to defend their 1 goal aggregate advantage over the boys from the shores of the Adriatic. This is an interesting match because everyone on earth expects Portugal to be in the World Cup, but I think the Bosnians have other ideas.

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El doctor holandés Van Dijk ha dado su aprobación para que Cristiano Ronaldo vuelva a las canchas.

Cuidado para todos los que le van al Barcelona porque recuerden que el jugador que en verdad revoluciona al Real Madrid es CR9.

A pesar de su lesión, sigue siendo el máximo goleador merengue con cinco tantos en liga y cuatro en Champions League.

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The following list of elite midfield players in the world will exclude the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka since they sometimes play as forwards or as support strikers depending on the strategy deployed by their team. Kaka has previously played as a second striker during his spell with Milan while both Messi and Ronaldo have played in various attacking positions for their club (mostly on the wing though).

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The World´s leading ankle specialist Dr Dijk has travelled today to Madrid to see how the ankle of CRISTIANO RONALDO was progressing.After a medical examination with an "on-field" trail with hard exercisethis afternoon, the verdict is very positive.So much so, that he Ronaldo could receive the medical all-clear for thisThursday, thus opening the way for his return as soon as next week inChampions Click to continue reading...

If your one of the millions of fans of CRISTIANO RONALDO, thesespictures should bring a smile to your face, not to mention as wellas to the Real Madrid fans around the World.The player has begun to "touch" the ball which is an excellent signthat his ankle injury is progressing. Today a small "obstacle" coursewas set up for Ronaldo to test the ankle "sensations" as he dodgedthe cones with the ball Click to continue reading...

A number of players can stake a claim for being part of the best team in the world at this early period of the European domestic leagues. However, very few players standout the way those listed below have in terms of their contribution to their team, their role as leaders, and certainly their crucial involvement in their respective clubs.

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Quizas fue Scolari quien le hizo brujeria a Cristiano...
-TheSpoiler-

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The four European World Cup Play-offs games are delicately posed heading into the second leg on Wednesday. Here is a look at each game, plus the big winner take all game in Africa.

Republic of Ireland 0-1 France
France were the one European team to win away from home on Saturday, putting them in the strongest position of all the teams playing on Wednesday.

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Foto: Francisco Paraíso
Assinale-se a presença na cabine do Estádio da Luz, de vários jogadores e ex-jogadores da Selecção Nacional. Cristiano Ronaldo, Danny, Luís Figo, Fernando Couto, Eusébio, Bosingwa, Nuno Gomes, antes ou no final do jogo, desejaram felicidades para o play-off. O espírito de selecção mantém-se e reforça-se. Click to continue reading...

West Ham insist in-form striker Carlton Cole is not for sale at any price despite reports that Premier League's big guns are preparing January bids.
Manchester United are the latest club linked with a £20million bid for Hammers hot-shot Cole when the transfer window reopens, with misfiring Liverpool also reportedly interested in a player who has flourished under the tutelage of Gianfranco Zola. Click to continue reading...

All-out footie mixtape king Alarazboy has figured out exactly why the likes of Zlatan, Henry & Messi are so rigoddamndiculous; they're all mutants. Surely FIFA has something in the rule books about that right? If not they will just as soon as "Super Baby" Benjamin Aguerro, son of Sergio Aguerro/grandson of Diego Maradona, reveals to the world in an Argentine U-3s match that he has the ability to both levitate during set pieces and disappear/reappear at will a la Nightcrawler. Click to continue reading...

The papers over the weekend were linking Wayne Rooney with an £85m move to Barcelona whilst Cristiano Ronaldo said he would welcome Wayne at Real Madrid.

Rooney has moved to put an end to end rumours before people start getting carried away by again claiming he wants to spend the rest of his career with us.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is recovering from an ankle injury he suffered back in October in a match with his national team side Portugal. The injury will keep him out of Portugal's World Cup play-off matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

It was earlier reported that Ronald would not be ready in time for the match against FC Barcelona on November 29 but when talking to reporters today in Madrid he was optimistic.

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El 29 de octubre será el día límite para que Manuel Pellegrini salve su puesto. Su destino es el Camp Nou y el juego que todo el periodismo deportivo ha esperado con ansias.

La gente ya no aguantó más el pasado martes y al termino del partido contra el AD Alcorcón, silbaron al técnico chileno mostrando su gran preocupación ante lo que viene.

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Usually when the injury news pops up over the International Break it comes in the form of pulled hamstrings or strained thighs - as in Frank Lampard's case with England today.
But this year continues to be the year of sad and scary high speed road accidents in world football.
First the d(r)iver Cristiano Ronaldo wrecked his Ferrari. Click to continue reading...

Brazil's playmaker on Steven Gerrard, Cristiano Ronaldo and why England can triumph in South Africa.
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Cristiano Ronaldo

This is not the kind of erotic foot massage I had in mind. ... It is kind of relaxing, though. Putting me to sleep faster than one of Iker's stories. ... If Portugal tries to make me play I'm just going to cry and maybe pee my pants a little bit. They can't make me play with a hurt ankle, tear-stained cheeks, and a the distinct smell of pee wafting from my pants, can they?

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On Saturday 14th November 2009, Portugal play Bosnia-Herzegovina in the first leg of their World Cup playoff. This is a really tough one to predict for me, as Portugal have really struggled in the group stage and Bosnia appear to have a strong side. Sports retailers will certainly be hoping for a Portuguese victory, as they are likely to be one of the best selling World Cup Jerseys likely to be among the best selling kits next summer.

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Brazilian journalist Fernando Duarte (a future guest on the Soccerlens Podcast, once we can track him down) interviewed Brazil and Real Madrid star Kaka in Doha this week, ahead of Brazil's friendly against England.

The full interview can be read on the Guardian here are a few excerpts:

Kaka on.

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Rafa keen on talented Dutch bench warmer.

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Rafael van der Vaart has confirmed he will be leaving Spanish Giants Real Madrid in January and wants to move to another top European club, after rejecting a return to his old club Ajax.

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On Saturday 14th November 2009, Portugal play Bosnia-Herzegovina in the first leg of their World Cup playoff. This is a really tough one to predict for me, as Portugal have really struggled in the group stage and Bosnia appear to have a strong side. Sports retailers will certainly be hoping for a Portuguese victory, as they are likely to be one of the best selling World Cup Jerseys likely to be among the best selling kits next summer.

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This seems almost impossibly unimportant following the sad news of Robert Enke's passing, but Cristiano Ronaldo will now definitely miss both legs of Portugal's World Cup 2010 playoff vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (November 14th and 18th). The story had been steadily building into the club vs country smackdown to end all club vs country smackdowns, with Real Madrid insisting their player was injured and unavailable (and doubly so since said ankle injury is a direct result of C-Ron playing for Portugal last month when not fully fit) and Portugal maintaining it was there right to call up whoever they want.

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Conforme a minha entrada de ontem sobre o assunto, encontrou-se finalmente a saída para este assunto. Cumpriram-se os formalismos e regras internacionais, o jogador foi protegido e o clube não tem razões de queixa de qualquer procedimento menos correcto da FPF. No momento em que as selecções nacionais abdicarem deste procedimento, obrigatoriedade de apresentação para observação médica, os clubes terão a ferramenta que ainda lhes falta para evitar ceder jogadores. Click to continue reading...

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Hannover 96 and German national team goalkeeper Robert Enke has died of an apparent suicide after being hit by a train.

A recent member of the German national team, Enke had reportedly struggled to cope with the death of his two-year old daughter, who died from a heart ailment in 2006.

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The World Cup is almost set in terms of the teams that will qualify and once the play-offs are completed it will be clear whether the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Franck Ribery will be present or missing. In the meantime, Sweden's talented forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic will certainly not be going to the World Cup after his country failed to qualify from the same group which saw eventual winners Denmark earn automatic qualification and runners-up Portugal reach the play-offs.

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Ante la vergonzosa eliminación del Real Madrid en la Copa del Rey, les presentamos las grandes diferencias entre los dos equipos:

Real Madrid

• Temporadas en primera división: Todas
• División: Primera española
• Presupuesto anual: 420 millones de euros
• Capacidad de su estadio: 80,354 personas
• Figuras: Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Karim Benzema, Xabi Alonoso, Raúl, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Ruud Van Nistelrooy e Higuaín
• Director Técnico: Manuel Pellegrini (En las próximas horas puede cambiar)

AD Alcorcón

• Temporadas en primera división: Ninguna
• División: Segunda B española
• Presupuesto anual: 1.

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