Cristiano Ronaldo
20 Sep
Brazil and Real Madrid legend Marcelo is the latest personality to use Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake’s new song ‘Active,’ featuring American rapper Travis Scott. In a viral video on social media, Marcelo used the song in a post on his Instagram as he was seen embracing little kids and signing autographs. This led to many…
13 Sep
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed celebrity in history right now. The Portuguese footballer has 1 billion followers across all his social media platforms. In an Instagram post on Thursday, the 39-year-old Al-Nassr star shared a post that he tagged “1 Billion… Thank you all. A billion dreams, one journey.” In the post, the savvy…
14 Jun
Portugal midfielder Vitinha said Friday his country's star-studded squad must prove they are a "great" team at Euro 2024.
7 Jun
Roberto Martinez has given Cristiano Ronaldo his full backing since taking over as Portugal coach and he will be hoping that faith helps provide the nation a second European Championship title, while Georgia make their first major tournament appearance in Group F.
1 Jun
Cristiano Ronaldo was in floods of tears after his Al Nassr side lost the King's Cup final to Al Hilal on penalties late on Friday, extending his Saudi Arabian trophy drought.
29 Feb
Saudi Arabia's football governing body on Thursday suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for one game over a gesture he made on the pitch last weekend that was judged a "provocation".
11 Feb
I had planned to write on leadership lessons from the late General Murtala Muhammed who was assassinated 48 years ago. Tuesday this week is the anniversary of that sad memory. I
14 Jan
Saudi Arabia hope that the influx of foreign stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar into their club football will help the national team win their first Asian Cup in 28 years.
3 Jan
Chinese football fans raced on Wednesday to snap up tickets to see Cristiano Ronaldo play a rare match in their home country, with multiple online platforms selling out within a few hours. Ronaldo is immensely popular in football-mad China, where many supporters have grown weary of dismal national team performances and the corruption-ridden domestic game.…
12 Dec 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo said he had more left in him this year after scoring his 50th goal of 2023 in Al Nassr's 5-2 Saudi King Cup victory over rivals Al Shabab. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward lashed home from close range with his right foot in the 74th minute. "Great victory and I'm…
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