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Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a wave of speculation online after his private jet mysteriously turned up at Manchester airport on Friday. There could be little doubt who the Bombardier Global Express 6500 jet belonged to – given it features a ‘CR7’ logo and an image of Ronaldo’s iconic celebration. 4Ronaldo is a Man United legend but left the club in bitter circumstancesCredit: GettyAnd news of its arrival came straight from the horse’s mouth – with Manchester Airport posting a video of the Portugal superstar’s aircraft on their runway. However, they offered little by way of explanation, captioning the clip with two…
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been at the center of soccer’s GOAT debate for nearly two decades. Between them, they have 1,773 goals, nine Champions League titles and 13 Ballon d’Or awards.But for Ronaldo, there is no debate.”I’m talking about numbers,” Ronaldo told Spanish television show “El Chiringuito” in an interview on Monday. “I think I’m the most complete player to have existed. In my opinion, I think it’s me. I do everything well in football: with my head, free kicks, left foot. I’m fast, I’m strong.”One thing is taste — if you like Messi, Pelé, Maradona, I understand…
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (WLS) — Wednesday was the funeral for Bears principal owner Virginia Halas McCaskey.Family, friends and football legends gathered for her funeral at Saint Emily Catholic Church in Mount Prospect.A number of former players and coaches came out to pay their final respects, including Lovie Smith and Brian Urlacher.Loved ones, fans and NFL colleagues paid tribute to the team’s matriarch at a visitation Tuesday in Des Plaines.Among the attendees were former Bears players and a number of NFL team owners.Commissioner Roger Goodell was also expected to be in attendance.McCaskey died last week at the age of 102.McCaskey served…
“Who’s the player in history with the most goals using their head, left foot, penalties, free kicks? I checked recently, and despite not being left-footed, I’m among the top 10 all-time left-footed goal scorers. Plus, I’m among the best with headers, right-footed goals, and penalties. All of them,” Ronaldo added.
Famed streamer IShowSpeed tried to channel the incredible fitness and dedication of Cristiano Ronaldo while attempting a world record feat of his own.Wearing a Portugal No. 7 kit with Ronaldo on the back, Darren Watkins attempted to set the record for most backflips in 24 hours, set at 1001 by Nico Scheicher of Austria in 2019 in the span of just nine hours.The 19-year-old has made the backflip something of a signature move, but his attempt was news to Guinness World Records which hilariously replied to his social media post, “We had no idea this was happening but you do you…
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated individual awards across this generation and we’ve decided to look at who Messi voted for across the past six years in FIFA’s Best Player award. To allow the players a choice for an award, rather than just one journalist from the top FIFA 100 countries, the France Football prize was merged with FIFA to bring us the FIFA’s Best Player award. With that in mind, here are the nine players Messi voted for from 2016-2022. Luis Suarez Having previously voted for him in the years prior for the Ballon d’Or, he opted to…
Super Bowl 2025 weekend in New Orleans was a spectacle as always, with Kendrick Lamar playing the half-time show and the Philadelphia Eagles triumphing over Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs. Ahead of game night, NFL greats Russell Wilson and Eli Manning gathered at a pop-up of famed New York Italian restaurant Rao’s, reports Page Six.This is the sixth time that the legendary Harlem eatery – which is notoriously difficult to get into – has held its annual pop-up at the Super Bowl, attracting American football stars. This year, Eli was joined by his father, New…
The NFL had its fair share of surprises in 2024, starting with the Minnesota Vikings winning 14 games and the Washington Commanders making the conference championship game for the first time since 1991. The league also had some disappointments, starting with Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets plummeting to five wins and the San Francisco 49ers going from conference champions to six wins.Which teams appear due for a free fall in 2025? These are the teams that overachieved last year, or were on the verge of collapse based on how last season ended. The 2025 schedule of opponents is also…
It has been two years since Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive exit from Manchester United.The legendary Portuguese forward made a fairytale return to Old Trafford in 2021, 12 years after he initially left to join Real Madrid.It always seemed inevitable that Cristiano Ronaldo would return at some point in his career, and there were big expectations when he joined up with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s star-studded side.However, Ronaldo’s fairytale return quickly turned into a nightmare when Solskjaer started the season poorly and was sacked. United then turned to Ralf Rangnick and Erik ten Hag, but Ronaldo was an extremely bad fit for their…
Super Bowl LIX on Sunday did not end with the Kansas City Chiefs becoming the first team to three-peat. It did, however, make history in a different way. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith played a key role in his team’s win, catching a 46-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter that effectively served as the knockout punch. Smith—who won two national championships and the 2020 Heisman Trophy at Alabama—became just the fifth player in football history to win a Heisman Trophy, a national championship, and a Super Bowl. USC football fans are quite familiar with this exclusive club. Two…