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Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s player in history to score 900 goals in official matches, reaching his latest milestone in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia in Lisbon on Thursday. Ronaldo secured the historic goal with a volley from six yards off a cross from Nuno Mendes to put Portugal 2-0 up in the 34th minute. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is 58…
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The England team under Sven-Goran Eriksson never made it to the final of a major tournament. But the Swedish manager later admitted he was “sure” the Three Lions were set to win the World Cup in 2006. “In 2002, I didn’t think we’d win it,” Eriksson told Sky Sports. “I didn’t think we were ready…
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Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez has opened up on Cristiano Ronaldo’s availability for their upcoming Nations League clash against Croatia. Portugal will play the 2018 World Cup runners-up in Benfica on September 5. 39 years old Ronaldo was unable to score a single goal at Euro 2024. His national team crashed out of the competition…
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Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of “illegally” breaching a UEFA rule at Euro 2024 and therefore he “should be fined” for his conduct. Ronaldo has made waves at Euro 2024 despite failing to get on the scoresheet in any of Portugal’s four matches. The former Manchester United forward was in the thick of the action as…
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Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed happiness after helping his team to qualify for Euro 2024. Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal defeated Slovakia 3-2 in Friday’s Euro 2024 qualifier. The match was played at the Dragao stadium in Porto. Reacting, Ronaldo, who currently plays his club football for Al-Nassr, wrote on Instagram: “We’re at EURO…
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Portuguese footballer Bruno Fernandes reacted positively to Morocco’s triumph at the global football tournament in Qatar. Fernandes acknowledged Morocco as deserving FIFA World Cup™ semi-finalists after seeing Portugal’s campaign cut short by the Atlas Lions in Saturday’s quarter-final. Youssef En-Nesyri headed home the game’s only goal just before half-time as Morocco caused another upset at…
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Why do many people hate to love Cristiano Ronaldo despite his enormous contributions to the development of football? It is clear that this is another sign that I’m going soft in my “young age”, but I’m starting to have some degree of empathy for Cristiano Ronaldo. I’m not certain that I’d go so far as…
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Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has explained the need for his team to test themselves against top teams like Portugal. The three-time African champions will take on World Cup-bound Portugal in a friendly next week Thursday at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon. The Super Eagles have also faced countries like Mexico, Ecuador and…
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Remote workers in Portugal could see a healthier work-life balance under new labour laws approved by the country’s parliament. The new rules approved on Friday are a response to the explosion of home working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Portugal’s ruling Socialist Party said. Under the new rules, employers could face penalties for…
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A cabinet minister has encouraged people to holiday in Britain this year after Portugal was removed from the UK’s green travel list and caused chaos after hundreds of families were forced to rush home. Environment secretary George Eustice said he would be holidaying in Cornwall this year and advised families do the same, despite acknowledging…
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The all-English Champions League final will be held in Porto with 12,000 fans from Chelsea and Manchester City, UEFA has confirmed. The May 29 showpiece was moved from Istanbul to the 50,000-capacity Estadio do Dragao after England imposed tougher pandemic travel restrictions on Turkey that would have prevented fans from flying in. “Fans have had…
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Spain manager Luis Enrique continues to be amazed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as his national side prepares to face the former against Portugal. La Roja travel to Lisbon this week to face Portugal on Wednesday in the first meeting between the sides since the 2018 World Cup group stages. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick,…
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Barcelona revelation Ansu Fati is now eligible to play for Spain after the government moved to make his nationalization official on Friday, yet his father would prefer him to represent Portugal. Fati was born in Guinea-Bissau but has been in Spain for a significant period of time to be eligible for La Roja and it seems as though the 16-year-old will represent them in the U17…
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Switzerland to secure a semi-final victory for Portugal in their UEFA Nations League encounter on Wednesday night. The match ended 3-1. By this feat, the Juventus forward proved his relevance in top-flight football and sparked a new round of questions from his dumbfounded critics. Speaking in a post-match interview,…
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Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in his first Champions League match for Juventus but his sister, a die-hard fan of the Portugal international player, says the red card was “a shame” to football development. The complainant, Katia Aveiro, says Ronaldo’s “enemies” are out to destroy him. ‘It’s a proof that he [Ronaldo] is facing…
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Cristiano Ronaldo is famous, wealthy, and generous, but his former teammate Patrice Evra has an advice for intending visitors to the Real Madrid player’s home: expect nothing. Evra, who plays for the Premier League club West Ham, says people should offer a blatant NO whenever they get invitations from the Portugal national team captain. Speaking…
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