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Cristiano Ronaldo Refuses To Celebrate Goals Against Granada, Cites ‘Professional Problems’ At Real Madrid, Sparks Inevitable Exit Rumours

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By Chris Wright

Cristiano Ronaldo took his goal tally for Real Madrid to a peerless 150 in 149 games with a couple of goals against Granada on Sunday evening, though his reaction (or lack thereof) has caused seismic waves in rumour-mill circles with a glum Ronaldo flat-out refusing to celebrate.

Tevez: Relationship City beyond repair

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MANCHESTER, England Tevez says his relationship with "certain executives and individuals" at the club "has broken down beyond repair". Tevez stressed he has "no personal issue" with manager Roberto Mancini and thanked owner Sheikh Mansour for his "understanding and support". Yet the Argentine striker made it clear he only sees his future as being [.

Tevez: Relationship City beyond repair

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MANCHESTER, England Tevez says his relationship with "certain executives and individuals" at the club "has broken down beyond repair". Tevez stressed he has "no personal issue" with manager Roberto Mancini and thanked owner Sheikh Mansour for his "understanding and support". Yet the Argentine striker made it clear he only sees his future as being [.

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Cristiano Ronaldo too sad to celebrate his goals, is upset with Real Madrid

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Cristiano Ronaldo did not celebrate either of his first two goals of the season in Real Madrid's 3-0 win against Granada (video of the first here). After the match he made it clear that he did this with purpose, but he also left a bit of mystery about it all as he refrained from getting too specific.

Alexi Lalas’ idiot’s guide to MLS All-Stars v Chelsea

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Chelsea take on an MLS All-Stars side in Philadelphia on Wednesday. As is customary in American sports, a rag-tag bunch of representatives from the league will come together for one night only. And on this occasion they'll be facing the reigning European champions. OTP doesn't profess to be expert on all matters MLS we [.

Colorado Head To Tampa For USOC 3rd Round

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Tonight the Rapids are in Tampa to face the NASL Tampa Bay Rowdies in the 3rd Round of the U.S. Open Cup. If Colorado wins they will travel to the winner of the Orlando - Kansas City game next Tuesday for the quarter-finals. Game time tonight is 5:30pm MDT and there will be at least a Twitter feed, possibly a video stream, at the Rowdies website.

The Best of Football Writing in 2011

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Compiled by Eric Beard

Let's go with a classic scenario. What if you spent the last 12 months fighting for your life on an island after a shipwreck? How would you acclimate back into society? Well, you would probably want to catch up on what you missed. If you're a fan of football and love reading about the game, then you would want to read the best pieces from 2011.

SBI MLS Team of the Month: Sporting Kansas City

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As it turns out, Sporting Kansas City just needed a little home cooking to turn its season around.

It's no surprise that Sporting KC's recent turnaround has coincided with the opening of Livestrong Sporting Park. The club went 3-0-3 in June (2-0-1 at home), buoyed by a much-improved defense that conceded just twice during that stretch, to earn SBI MLS Team of the Month honors.