El 'palito' de Cristiano Ronaldo al Barça:

July 31, 2019

Juve reject South Korea’s Ronaldo claims

By Joe Shread

Last Updated: 31/07/19 7:16pm

Cristiano Ronaldo did not play for Juventus in their friendly against the K League All Stars

Juventus have rejected suggestions from the president of South Korea’s K League that they violated a contract by not playing Cristiano Ronaldo in a friendly in Seoul last week.

Event organisers claim the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was contracted to play at least 45 minutes of the match against the K League All Stars, which ended in a 3-3 draw.

However, Ronaldo did not take the field due to ‘muscle fatigue’, according to Juventus, prompting some South Korean fans to pursue compensation.

The K League wrote to the Italian champions to protest, but Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli has dismissed their complaints to K League president Kwon Oh-gap in a letter seen by Reuters.

Agnelli wrote: “Every single player present in Korea…played the match, except one: Cristiano Ronaldo, who was obliged, according to our medical staff’s advice, to rest due to muscle fatig

July 31, 2019

South Korean Fans Seeking Compensation After Cristiano Ronaldo No-Show in Friendly

Fans in Seoul, South Korea, are looking to claim compensation after Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t feature during a pre-season friendly between Juventus and the K League All-Stars.

Ordinarily, the lack of a player’s inclusion would not cause this sort of uproar, but Juventus agreed a contract with event organisers, the Fasta Inc., stating CR7 would play at least 45 minutes.

Consequently, a number of fans bought tickets purely on the basis that they would get to see one of football’s biggest superstars.

An online community has since been organised on South Korea’s Naver web portal by fans protesting the matter, two of which have contacted lawyer Kim Min-ki.

Reuters reports that he told SBS: “Many purchased tickets to see Ronaldo. The Fasta publicised that the company had a deal with Juventus which stipulated Ronaldo would play for at least 45 minutes and that Ronaldo would hold a fan signing event.

“Normally in such cases the plaintiffs will be refunded the price of the tickets, but I put this under a special case since the company, through false advertising, took advantage of the football star’s fans.”

July 31, 2019

La respuesta de Cristiano Ronaldo sobre los rumores del futuro de Neymar

Cristiano Ronaldo recibió hace 2 días el premio “Marca Leyenda” de parte del Diario Marca. Además, el portugués realizó una entrevista para el medio español, y fue preguntado por diversos temas en ella, y uno de ellos fue sobre el futuro del brasileño Neymar.

“Neymar es un gran jugador y me llevo muy bien con él. Grabamos algo hace poco tiempo. Se habla demasiado de él para FC Barcelona, Real Madrid o Juventus… es el trabajo de la prensa. Pero yo pienso que se va a quedar en París. Y si no, que busque donde esté feliz y pueda expresar su fútbol. Lo más importante es que no tenga lesiones porque es algo que le está pasando mucho y le tiene que preocupar”, fueron las palabras del portugués sobre Neymar.

July 31, 2019

El ‘palito’ de Cristiano Ronaldo al Barça: “cuánto dinero ha invertido y no ha ganado la Champions”

El ‘palito’ de Cristiano Ronaldo al Barça: “cuánto dinero ha invertido y no ha ganado la Champions” | SI.com

July 31, 2019

Joao Felix: I want to be like Cristiano Ronaldo

ESPN sits down with Joao Felix at the MLS All-Star Game to discuss why he joined Atletico Madrid and his admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Diego Simeone discusses how Mexico international and Atletico Madrid newcomer Hector Herrera fits into his plans tactically this season.

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone shares his early impressions of Joao Felix and his plans to develop the youngster’s talent in La Liga.

Kieran Trippier chats with ESPN about why joined Atletico from Spurs, his determination to learn Spanish and his first taste of the Madrid derby.

Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix has told ESPN he decided to join the club due to their record of producing great strikers.

Felix, 19, sealed a move to Atletico for a club record transfer fee of €126 million despite interest from a number of European teams.

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Sergio Aguero, Diego Forlan, Fernando Torres and Radamel Falcao have all enjoyed impressive spells in the Spanish capital and Felix said he wants to do the same.

“I saw the strikers that Atletico had and they were great players, great strikers,” he said in an exclusive interview with ESPN. “I want to be one more and this is why I choose to come here.”

Felix has been dubbed the “new Cristiano Ronaldo” by many and he said he wants to emulate his Portugal teammate.

The youngster featured alongside Ronaldo as Portugal won the Nations League this summer.

He added: “Cristiano Ronaldo has won five Ballon d’Or trophies and this is the dream of every player. Obviously I would like to be like Cristiano.”

Felix has already impressed after sc

July 31, 2019

announces Player of the Year nominees

Cristiano Ronaldo and Megan Rapinoe are among the nominees for the Best Men’s Player and the Best Women’s Player respectively

FIFA on Wednesday announced the shortlisted nominees for the Best FIFA Football Awards – the top individual honours in world football. Nominees have been announced for four categories – Best Men’s Player, Best Women’s Player, Best Men’s Coach and Best Women’s Coach.

Luka Modric had been named the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year in 2018. This time, the mantle will pass to somebody new, with ten names having been announced – Cristiano Ronaldo, Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.

🚨 Ready? 🚨#TheBest Men’s Player nominees:

🇵🇹@Cristiano
🇳🇱@DeJongFrenkie21
🇳🇱 Matthijs de Ligt
🇧🇪@hazardeden10
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿@HKane
🇸🇳 Sadio Mane
🇫🇷@KMbappe
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🇪🇬@MoSalah
🇳🇱@VirgilvDijk

Voting NOW OPEN 👇https://t.co/nw6p9KIcc6

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 31, 2019

A panel of ten experts from around the globe, including Kaka, Juan Sebastien Veron, Xavi and Lothar Ma

July 30, 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo: Fans seek lawsuit after South Korea no-show

South Korean fans wear Ronaldo masks — Image caption

Fans even resorted to chanting the name of his rival Lionel Messi

Angry South Korean football fans are seeking compensation after Cristiano Ronaldo failed to take to the pitch during a Juventus pre-season friendly.

The superstar was contracted to play 45 minutes when the match against K League All Stars was announced, organisers say, but he stayed on the subs’ bench.

Fans became angry when he made no sign of lacing up his boots, even chanting the name of his rival Lionel Messi.

Some have now reached out to Seoul law firm Myungan to file a lawsuit.

They are seeking compensation of 70,000 won (£48.50; $59) per ticket, 1,000 won for the ticket commission fee, and 1m won each for compensation for “mental anguish”.

“Normally in suc

July 30, 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo Talks ‘Great Player’ Neymar: ‘I Think He’ll Stay’ with PSG

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 04: Neymar Jr of Paris Saint-Germain reacts during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and OGC Nice at Parc des Princes on May 04, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

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Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo believes Neymar will remain with Paris Saint-Germain this summer amid rumours linking him with a return to Barcelona.

Per Goal’s Matt Dorman, Barca are reported to have made an offer of €100 million plus two players for the Brazilian, who moved to PSG in a record €222 million move in 2017.

Per Marca‘s Pablo Polo and Sergio Fernandez, when asked whether he thought Neymar would return to Barca, Ronaldo said:

“I don’t know. He’s a great player, and I get on well with him. We’ve worked together recently [for advertising campaigns]. But there’s a lot of talk about him for [Real] Madrid, Barcelona and Juve.

“It’s the press’ job because they need to sell, but I think he’ll stay in Paris. If not, he’ll go where he’s happy and where he can express his football a lot.

“I like to see him playing and regardless of where he is, taking care of himself and avoiding injuries. That’s what I want for him.”

TOPSHOT - Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar leave the pitch during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg football match Real Madrid CF against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)

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Injuries have restricted Neymar to just 58 appearances in his two seasons at the Parc des Princes, but in that time he has netted 51 goals and laid on 29 assists.

The 27-year-old failed to report back for pre-season training on July 8, prompting an angry response from PSG that suggested they would punish him for his absence.

When he did return to training the following week, it’s said he informed the club of his desire to leave this summer:

B/R Football @brfootball

Neymar’s back in PSG training, but nothing’s c

July 30, 2019

Ronaldo: Juve will win CL within two years

By Tommaso Fiore

Last Updated: 30/07/19 12:11pm

Cristiano Ronaldo has won five Champions League titles in his career, including one with Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo says Juventus will win a first Champions League title since 1996 “within the next two years”.

Juventus have lost seven Champions League finals, more than any other side in history, most recently in 2015 and 2017 to Barcelona and Ronaldo’s Real Madrid respectively, and last won the trophy with a penalty-shootout win over Ajax in Rome.

But the 34-year-old, who arrived in Italy last summer on the back of three consecutive Champions League crowns with Real Madrid, believes that the agonising wait will be over by 2021.

“It’s always the year of Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona, but in a competition like the Champions League only one team eventually wins,” Ronaldo told Marca as he picked up their Leyenda (legend) award ‘for his successful career as a professional footballer’.

Juventus' 1996 Champions League-winning squad included familiar faces such as Antonio Conte, Gianluca Vialli and Fabrizio Ravanelli

“Take Barcelona as an example: they invested a lot of money on players in the last five years but they didn’t win the Champions League. It doesn’t work like this. Juve strengthened up very well, they are a team that will fight to win as always, but it will depend on many factors: the draws, the groups, the form, the injuries, the luck…

“But as I always say, we can’t be obsessed by the Champions League. Juve will win it – if not this year, then hopefully yes, it will be the next one. Within the next two years, for the way we’re working and how we’re planning it, we deserve it. We have everything it takes to win it.”

July 30, 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo: “No va a durar toda la vida, pero me siento aún con fuerza para seguir ganando”

Cristiano Ronaldo: “No va a durar toda la vida, pero me siento aún con fuerza para seguir ganando” | SI.com