Forget the false nine. Traditional No. 9's are back in vogue in Serie A. From Romelu Lukaku to Ciro Immobile and Andrea Belotti — and even the new-look Cristiano Ronaldo — old-fashioned center forwards are grabbing the spotlight as the Italian League approaches its midway ...
After Ronaldo bruising in 2016, Toulouse's Gen Shoji eyes stopping Kylian Mbappe
Japan defender Gen Shoji has already endured a bruising experience against one global superstar in Cristiano Ronaldo, but hopes that experience will work in his favor when he confronts another in the shape of French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe on Sunday. Shoji gets his ...
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has bitterly criticized his five-game suspension for pushing a referee who had sent him off, describing the ban as "persecution." Ronaldo wrote on his Instagram account on Wednesday that "it is impossible to remain silent in this situation, 5 games!! It ...
World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has turned down the chance to leave Real Madrid for an unnamed Chinese club for a transfer fee of €300 million ($315.24 million), his agent said on Thursday. Speaking to Sky Italia at the Globe Soccer Awards in ...
Antlers hold heads high after Club World Cup final near-miss against Real Madrid
Kashima Antlers manager Masatada Ishii hailed his team as an inspiration for the little guy after the J. League champions went down fighting 4-2 against Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final on Sunday. Antlers almost pulled off one of the greatest upsets in ...
Ronaldo hat trick sends Real Madrid past Kashima in Club World Cup final
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Real Madrid shook off a monumental effort from Kashima Antlers to lift the Club World Cup with a 4-2 extra-time win in Sunday's final. Eleven-time European champion Madrid went into the match at Nissan Stadium as the overwhelming ...
Antlers aim for historic triumph over powerful Real Madrid in Club World Cup final
Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki is ready to make dreams a reality by toppling mighty Real Madrid and lifting the Club World Cup when the two teams meet in Sunday's final. J. League champions Antlers will become the first Asian team to play in the ...
Zidane questions video reviews after Madrid's Club World Cup semifinal win
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane voiced concern that FIFA's new video review system "could cause confusion" after guiding his team to the Club World Cup final on Thursday. World soccer's governing body is trialing its Video Assistant Referees system at the ongoing tournament in Japan, ...
Real Madrid blanks Club America, books spot in Club World Cup final
Real Madrid scored injury-time goals in each half to set up a Club World Cup final showdown with J. League champions Kashima Antlers after a 2-0 win over Mexico's Club America on Thursday. Eleven-time European champions Madrid went into the match riding the wave of ...
Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to come back stronger for the coming season after suffering a knee injury in Portugal's triumphant Euro 2016 final earlier this month. The Real Madrid forward, who is on this year's Best Player in Europe shortlist, was carried off the pitch ...
Greece continued its disastrous run in European Championship qualifying on Friday with a humiliating 1-0 defeat to the Faeroe Islands, while Northern Ireland surrendered its lead in Group F to Romania after a 2-0 defeat in Bucharest. The result in Piraeus is almost certain to ...
Ronaldo expects extraordinary success for Real Madrid in upcoming season
Cristiano Ronaldo says his injury problems are behind him. Now the Portuguese superstar intends to get back to the business of winning everything in sight with soccer superpower Real Madrid. "We can have the opportunity to win five, six titles this year," Ronaldo said during ...
