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  Messi, Suarez, Ronaldo in running for UEFA Best Player award

  Football | August 13, 2015 22:00 IST

  Nyon, Switzerland:  Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez of Champions League winner Barcelona will compete with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo for UEFA's Best Player in Europe award for last season.UEFA says the three stars topped a

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  Cristiano Ronaldo lashes out at press officers during interview

  Football | July 05, 2015 23:30 IST

  Madrid: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo stormed out of an interview and shouted at two of his press officers here on Sunday after they interrupted him.The three-time winner of the footballer of the year award,

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  Ronaldo calls on Brazil soccer chief Del Nero to quit

  Football | June 04, 2015 10:15 IST

   Rio de Janerio: Brazilian soccer great Ronaldo has called for the resignation of the country's football confederation (CBF) chief Marco Polo Del Nero, a media report said on Thursday.The comments came a day after Sepp

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  Irina Shayk denies Ronaldo's family caused split

  Hollywood | January 19, 2015 19:23 IST

  Los Angeles: Russian model Irina Shayk has confirmed her split from star Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, but denied his family was to blame for their break-up.The 29-year-old model made her acting debut along side Dwayne

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  Brazil's Ronaldo to attempt comeback with Strikers

  Football | January 15, 2015 17:27 IST

  Hollywood, Florida: Brazilian star Ronaldo says he will attempt to make a playing comeback this spring with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the second-tier North American Soccer League.The world player of the year in 1996,

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  Messi casts new doubts about his future at Barcelona

  Football | January 13, 2015 8:01 IST

  Zurich: A day after denying rumors he was considering leaving Barcelona, Lionel Messi cast new doubts about his future at the club on Monday.Messi said at the awards ceremony for the FIFA Ballon d'Or that

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  Watch Ronaldo's GF Irina Shayk stripping off for online advent calendar

  Football | December 27, 2014 11:52 IST

  Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo stunning supermodel Irina Shayk has given fans a post-Christmas boost in the latest seductive offering from LOVE magazine's advent calendar. The Russian beauty is December 26th's offering in the festive countdown,

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  Ronaldo in danger of losing his underwear

  Football | December 17, 2014 12:22 IST

  Providence, Rhode Island: A U.S. man is trying to sue Cristiano Ronaldo in a dispute over an underwear line, but he can't get to the international soccer star.   Christopher Renzi sued the Real Madrid forward

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  Brazil great Ronaldo buys stake in US outfit

  Football | December 12, 2014 13:57 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's soccer great Ronaldo has become a part-owner of US football outfit Fort Lauderdale Strikers.The two-time World Cup winner Thursday said he hoped his involvement would help turn the club into a

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  Cristiano deserves Ballon d'Or, says Brazilian Ronaldo

  Football | December 13, 2014 16:29 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Brazil football great Ronaldo described Portuguese star Cristiano Cristiano deserves Ballon d'Or, says Brazilian Ronaldo's goalscoring run as "unthinkable", and said the Portuguese forward is a clear favourite for the Ballon d'Or

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  Ronaldo claims Euro goals record, Germany toils

  Football | November 15, 2014 9:12 IST

  Berlin: Cristiano Ronaldo became the European Championships' all-time top scorer by giving Portugal a 1-0 victory over Armenia, while Germany could only beat Gibraltar 4-0 as its World Cup victory hangover continued on Friday.   Portugal

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  Ronaldo leads Real Madrid's 3-1 comeback over Barcelona

  Football | October 25, 2014 23:52 IST

  Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo scored to spark Real Madrid's 3-1 comeback win over Barcelona in a thrilling "clasico" match Saturday in the Spanish league that handed the visitors their first loss of the season.   The result

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  Ronaldo scores 70th as Real beats Liverpool 3-0

  Football | October 23, 2014 8:14 IST

  Paris: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 70th Champions League goal and Mario Balotelli again failed to deliver as Real Madrid cruised to a 3-0 win at Liverpool on Wednesday to take complete control of Group B

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  Real Madrid cruises, Chelsea beats Arsenal

  Football | October 06, 2014 11:34 IST

  London: Cristiano Ronaldo can't stop scoring in Spain. Paris Saint-Germain can't hold on to a lead in France. And Arsene Wenger still can't beat Jose Mourinho in England.   Ronaldo scored yet another hat trick on

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  Meet Miroslav Klose , the highest goal scorer in World Cup

  Football | August 12, 2014 13:08 IST

  BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Miroslav Klose is the second member of the World Cup-winning side to step down after captain Philipp Lahm. While Lahm's retirement came as a surprise, but Klose's move was expected.With a

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  Meet Brazil's legendary holders of jersey number 9

  Football | June 26, 2014 8:29 IST

  RIO DE JANEIRO:  The tall gangly figure of Serginho is blamed by many Brazilians for the failure of their sublime side to win the 1982 World Cup. Today's No. 9 in the Brazil shirt, Fred,

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  FIFA World Cup: A look at the ups and downs of the first week

  Football | June 19, 2014 7:38 IST

  New Delhi: It has been a week since the biggest carnival of football began in Brazil where the world cup returned after 64 years. The opening week has seen almost all the actions associated with

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  FIFA World Cup: Germany will seek impressive start against Portugal

  Football | June 14, 2014 21:52 IST

  PORTO SEGURO, Brazil  : Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates can expect to come under massive early pressure in their World Cup opener against Germany on Monday.   Germany always prepares meticulously for its opening match

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  FIFA World Cup: Neymar, Ronaldo, Messi twist to Bengal's clay modelling

  Football | June 13, 2014 20:33 IST

  Kolkata: Think of West Bengal and you immediately visualise the frenzy of Durga Puja and beautifully sculpted life-size clay models of the state's premier deity. And with World Cup football in the air, that earthy

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  Neymar, Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rooney in new animated Nike film

  Football | June 13, 2014 8:33 IST

  New Delhi: Soccer superstars Wayne Rooney, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have appeared in the third part of Nike's 'riskeverything'  animated campaign.David Luiz, Franck Ribery, Andres Iniesta and Tim Howard also feature in the