Ronaldo is accompanied by nine others to stay on in Qatar, after the Portuguese FA announced only 14 players would be returning to the Portuguese capital following Saturday’s historic 1-0 defeat. Alongside the former Manchester United forward, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, Ruben Neves, Rui Patricio, Raphael Guerreiro, Rafael Leao, Joao Cancelo and Maheus […]

Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with the intention to win the trophy for Portugal and break personal records along the way. The 37-year-old started the campaign by scoring in the 65th minute from the penalty spot, the 118th international goal, against Ghana in the 3-2 win and he became the first […]

The North Africans will take on Portugal at Al Thumama Stadium as the first Arab nation to reach the last eight after beating Spain on penalties in the last 16. A World Cup semi-final against either England or France is up for grabs, alongside a place in the history books. Cameroon in 1990, Senegal’s 2002 […]

Ronaldo was dropped to the bench for the Round of 16 victory over Switzerland, with Santos less than pleased with the 37-year-old’s reaction to being substituted during Portugal’s World Cup group stage defeat to South Korea. The veteran frontman was named among the substitutes on Tuesday night, but came on late in the clash as […]

Portugal had no regrets over dropping Cristiano Ronaldo as his replacement Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick in a superb 6-1 win over Switzerland in the World Cup last 16. The fallout of Ronaldo’s reaction to his substitution in Portugal’s previous game dominated the build-up to the knock-out clash and his demotion ended a run of […]

There was a bit of a shock for the reigning Spanish and European champions, Real Madrid, in their midweek Champions League action. They lost. For much of the game against RB Leipzig, Carlo Ancelotti’s men looked second best and, despite still being a) guaranteed a place in the round of 16 and b) almost certainly […]

The former French and Chelsea legend believes that is the reason why the 29-year-old was dropped for United’s last-16 second leg defeat to Atletico Madrid, which saw them crash out of the Champions League. Red Devils boss opted for Fred and Scott McTominay in midfield instead on the World Cup winner. There has long been […]

Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on in the 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur (October 19). He also stormed down the tunnel before the full-time whistle, sparking criticism. Ten Hag responded by dropping the superstar from the matchday squad against Chelsea on Saturday (October 22). While most have criticized Ronaldo for his behavior, […]

Erik ten Hag handled the situation superbly, reintegrating him into the first-team frame and putting the pressure back onto Ronaldo to perform. It’s been made clear that he will continue to have a place in the squad as long as he is performing well, and against FC Sheriff he did just that. There were still […]

United, who won the reverse fixture in Moldova 2-0 last month, will qualify for the knockout stages of the competition with just a point. However, they must win the group to avoid a two-legged play-off round fixture in February and automatically qualify for the last-16 of the competition. The Reds are currently second in the […]