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...

In modern day football, comparisons between rising stars and those who've already established themselves as household name have become commonplace. When Sporting Lisbon's young, flamboyant winger, Nani was rousing interest amongst several English clubs, including Manchester United, the media sprang no surprises by instantly comparing him to Cristiano Ronaldo. Click to continue reading...

Berbatov drives towards goal and picks out the Man United player on the edge of the box. Although he doesn't immediately show it, he is probably disappointed that it had to be Ronaldo. Tevez, Rooney or Anderson would have made the first time pass back to Berbatov, giving him free reign on goal. Ronaldo though, doesn't pick out Berbatov, and you can see his disappointment. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United are still embroiled in the will he go/will he stay Ronaldo farce. Chelsea have brought in Deco, Jose Bosingwa and a former World Cup-winning coach in Luiz Felipe Scolari, while Arsenal have brought in talented schemer Samir Nasri... Click to continue reading...

Keith Hackett backs Rob Styles after error

Rob Styles has received the backing of referees' chief Keith Hackett by being awarded the Premier League match between Tottenham and Hull on Sunday, despite his high-profile error in awarding Cristiano Ronaldo a penalty against Bolton last weekend. Click to continue reading...

Remember that horrible PK call that Cristiano Ronaldo got against Bolton?

Well the ref now knows it was a horrible call.

So he's going to apologize to Bolton. And pass out some 'get out of bookings for free' cards. Well, definitely on the former, maybe on the latter.

Doubtful, actually. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has today praised referee Rob Styles. United profited from an extremely poor penalty decision from Styles during their 2-0 win against Bolton at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo was taken down by Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel, however replays clearly showed Samuel getting a touch on the ball. Click to continue reading...

Real Madrid's sports director, Pedja Mijatovic, has conceded defeat where Cristiano Ronaldo is concerned, admitting that our winger never showed much commitment to securing a deal with the Spanish club. That's what felt so good about the transfer saga this summer, knowing that we'd won. Sir Alex Ferguson had said since day one that there was [. Click to continue reading...

Imagine if Cristiano Ronaldo had deliberately missed his spot kick on Saturday afternoon. He would have incurred the wrath of the home supporters, not to mention his team-mates and of course Sir Alex Ferguson, who would probably have wrung his neck by the final whistle. However, perhaps it would have . Click to continue reading...

Portuguese footballing legend, Eusebio, has spoken out in admiration of Cristiano Ronaldo. The man who played against United in our first European Cup win in 1968 claims that whilst Kaka holds the title for the best player in the World, it won't be long until Ronaldo's status as the best will be recognised. Click to continue reading...

On the one hand, I am insanely busy right now. Booo. On the other hand, I finally have Setanta set up at my new apartment so I can watch the games properly. Yaaaay. So here we go...

Manchester United 2–0 Bolton
Yes, okay, that penalty was ridiculous. I'm not even going to try to defend that. Click to continue reading...

Hull shock Arsenal, Liverpool win at Goodison Park, Spurs lose again, Newcastle lose fifth straight, Wigan stop Manchester City, Manchester United beat Bolton, Chelsea beat Stoke and West Ham beat Fulham...

Roundup




Torres turns Mersey divide into a widening gulf
Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool

Hull's composure and cunning leave Wenger in a wistful mood
Arsenal 1 - 2 Hull City
Cousin makes it party time for Hull

Black day for justice over Ronaldo's gift-wrapped goal
Manchester United 2 - 0 Bolton

Ramos stirs fans' wrath after Defoe twists the knife
Portsmouth 2 - 0 Tottenham

Terry turns on the charm but Chelsea are altogether tougher
Stoke City 0 - 2 Chelsea Click to continue reading...

There have been a few contentious decisions this weekend by referees that have caused some controversy, one of them was the decision to award Manchester United a penalty after Ronaldo went down in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

It's not easy being a Premier League referee, with the key decisions regularly determining the outcome of a match. This was certainly the case at Old Trafford on Saturday, with Rob Styles pointing to the penalty spot after J-Lloyd Samuel had fairly tackled Cristiano Ronaldo in the area. The arbiter . Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson has been quick insist over the past year that Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer the type to dive for penalties, although his pathetic dive at Chelsea may suggest Fergie isn't totally right with his assertion. However, even from the stands on Saturday, as clear as it was not a penalty, it was equally [. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo got all the headlines after Man Utd's 2-0 win over Bolton, mostly for the way he won Utd's penalty (which he also converted.) You can see what happened in the video above. Did Ronaldo dive? Or did he just innocently fall and Rob Styles was dumb enough to award a pen? Or maybe you [. Click to continue reading...

No, it wasn't a penalty; everyone by now would testify. I'm not sure if Ronaldo dived, as lot of pundits would claim though, I think he could have stood his ground. But it was the sort of break you needed in the game to come away with a win. As usual I've taken longer [...] Click to continue reading...

Stoke 0 - 2 Chelsea
Chelsea are back on top of the Premier League after a solid 2-0 victory over Stoke. Jose Bosingwa joined the attack on many occasions from his right back position, and he was rewarded with a goal in the 36th minute. Bosingwa got behind the defense, running on to a nice lobbed pass from Frank Lampard, and lashed the ball just inside the far post.

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Some people simply never get the message - and one of them is the Brazilian Ronaldo. Manchester Ciy manager Mark Hughes said in no uncertain terms last week that he didn't want the three time World Player of the Year at the City of Manchester Stadium. But Ronaldo doesn't seem ... Click to continue reading...

The headlines wrote themselves this morning for all the wrong reasons. Rob Styles' itchy whistle finger contrived to invent a new type of offence for awarding a penalty of which he is yet to explain to the media.

It was pretty clear to everyone that it wasn't a penalty and Styles was spooked by the OT faithful and immediately blew.

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60′ Ronaldo(Rig.)
77′ Rooney

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All the talk after United's two-nil win over Bolton centred on Rob Styles decision to award the Reds a dubious second-half penalty for a tackle on Ronaldo. It was a poor decision, but according to the melodramatic views of Sky pundit and ex-Arsenal star, Brian Marwood, it was "one of the worst decisions I've ever seen" as he put it (several times - is he blinkered? Click to continue reading...

Ronaldo's goal came first.He showed his famous instability and lack of balance in the penalty area by falling over after a fair tackle from Jlloyd Samuel.A dubious penalty call from Styles followed.The second as far as I know is the first goal that Rooney has scored this season since he tied the knot - so he's probably out celebrating the ocassion with the missus right now.

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Ronaldo won and converted a disputed penalty on 60 minutes to score his first league goal of the season, before Rooney arrived from the substitutes' bench to seal victory with an exquisite finish late on. The result represented only United's second win in five Premier League matches, and the first time Sir Alex Ferguson's team have [. Click to continue reading...

Click here to watch Ronaldo's penalty and here to see Wayne Rooney's first of the season. "VIDEO: Ronaldo and Rooney's Goals Against Bolton" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson left Rooney on the bench today and Ronaldo, Tevez and Berbatov started up front but the main talking point was Cristiano Ronaldo yet again. Bolton started off at a great pace,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Click to continue reading...

Good news for United, Nemanja Vidic is set to return from suspension. While Edwin van der Sar is said to have recovered from a knee injury sustained during the Manchester United vs. Chelsea match. Also Ronaldo will be in the starting line-up. While Bolton will have Johan Elmander and Matt Taylor back from injury. Click to continue reading...

Since a certain Abu Dhabi-based sports investment group took over Manchester City, loads of rumours, reports and quotes have been spinning around. The Eastlands club have been linked with big-money moves for world-class players such as Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United, Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal and David Villa of Valencia. Click to continue reading...

I'm not going to pretend like I know a lot about Terry Venables.

I know people were getting excited when he was linked to the Toon job, and now it's getting headlines that he turned the job down.

I know people call him 'El Tel'.

And I know a quick look at his Wikipedia page shows he's managed more clubs than Ronaldo has STDs. Click to continue reading...

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Professional Footballers Association (PFA) - Vote for your favourite player - and meet the stars
PFA 2UP Fans' Player of the Month Contenders: September 2008

The PFA's search for the Official PFA 2UP Fans' Divisional Players' of the Year Awards is now under way - and there are plenty of big names in the frame to succeed last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo as the fans' choice. Click to continue reading...

Not to get too political (my Obama post almost got called out at a family get together this week), but does anyone remember when Ronaldo 'got sick' in the lead up to the final at France 98, and then 'miraculously' appeared at the last minute only to get utterly trounced by Aime Jacquet's superbly organized French youngsters, 3-0 in the final? Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo, the Prodigal Son, welcomed back to Old Trafford lovingly at both the Villarreal and Middlesbrough matches. His song was sung (although it must be noted, not as frequently as it was last season) and fans rose to their feet when he was subbed on or off the pitch. Before recovering from his injury, Ronaldo [. Click to continue reading...

Michael Ball, remember him? The day before United won the league the season before last, United travelled to Far East Lands (formerly known as Wastelands) knowing that a win would mean Chelsea had to beat Arsenal the following day to still be in the running. In the first half, with Ronaldo lying on his back following [. Click to continue reading...

Here's Ronaldo's goal is his first game back into United starting XI. Click to continue reading...

"The crowd still chant Cantona's name and I told Cristiano 'Leave a hero like Eric' and one day he will. But not yet." - Sir Alex I cant imagine the crowd chanting Ronaldo's name long after he leaves, I could be wrong. It is that same crowd that stood and applauded for the guy who, if [...] Click to continue reading...