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Mar152021 by JBNo Comments

Pele sends message to Cristiano Ronaldo after he breaks scoring record

Seria A

Pele has congratulated Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on breaking his scoring record after his hat-trick on Sunday. The Serie A side beat Cagliari 3-1 with the former Manchester United player grabbing a treble in only 22 minutes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pele has previously claimed he scored over 1000 goals - and his congratulatory message stated that Ronaldo had beaten his "official" total record. Ronalso has scored 770 goals during his career - three more than the Brazilian. Pele took to social media to pay tribute to the 36-year-old. He said on Instagram: “Cristiano, life is a solo flight. Each makes his own journey. And what a beautiful journey you are having!” “I admire you a lot, I love watching you play and this is no secret to a...

Mar102021 by JBNo Comments

Juventus director speaks on Cristiano Ronaldo’s future after Champions League exit

Seria A

Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Juventus is unclear after they crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Porto on Tuesday and director Fabio Paratici said the player's contract is ‘not an immediate issue.’ It was a crazy night in Turin as Juventus looked to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg against Porto in the last 16 of the competition. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Things were bad for them at the break, 1-0 down in the second leg, but two goals from Federico Chiesa took the game to extra-time. Sergio Oliveira scored from a free-kick, leaving the Seria A side needing two more goals, one of which they got through Adrian Rabiot, but they couldn’t find another, so they lost out on away goals. Ronaldo was partially to blame for the ex...

Feb52021 by JBNo Comments

I was a fool to reject Arsenal transfer – Giorgio Chiellini

Seria A, Premier League

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has revealed that he was approached by Arsenal when Arsene Wenger was in charge but turned them down – something he now regrets. The Italian defender, who has won nine Serie A titles with Juventus, was playing for Livorno when Arsene Wenger made a move to sign him around 20 years ago. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But such was his attachment to his boyhood club he turned down Arsenal’s advances, joining the long list of players Wenger nearly signed which includes Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Just a year after Arsenal’s approach, Chiellini signed for Roma – who immediately loaned him back to Livorno – before he moved to Juventus in 2005, playing over 500 matches for the Old Lady. Despite Chiellini’s success i...

Jan232021 by JBNo Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo rejects huge financial proposal also offered to Lionel Messi

Premier League

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly turned down a huge financial package from Saudi Arabia to be the face of their latest tourism drive. The Juventus superstar, who became football’s all-time leading goalscorer in official games with his 760th goal just last week, was offered a deal worth around £5.3m per year, The Telegraph reports. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ronaldo is reported to have rejected the commercial deal, while it is claimed Barcelona's Lionel Messi has also been approached. Messi's representatives told The Telegraph that they do not comment on commercial projects and did not confirm he was approached for the role, while Ronaldo’s representatives also refused to comment. The two superstars, considered by many to be footba...

Jan132021 by JBNo Comments

REVEALED: Why Barca rejected chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo for €17m

La Liga

Former Barcelona President, Joan Laporta has revealed that the La Liga giants was offered the opportunity to sign Cristiano Ronaldo for only €17million, before he joined Manchester United. Joan Laporta has explained that the Spanish side turned down the offer, as they were already bringing Ronaldinho. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ronaldo blossomed into a football superstar at Manchester United and eventually signed for Barcelona’s huge rivals, Real Madrid. The Portuguese superstar is currently at Juventus, and his five Ballon d’Or awards are bettered only by Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi, who has six. Laporta has now claimed that Ronaldo and the Argentine superstar could have been team-mates at the Camp Nou. “We were about to sign Ronaldinho an...

Jan112021 by JBNo Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes football’s joint highest-ever goalscorer with late Juventus strike

Seria A

Cristiano Ronaldo's latest goal for Juventus has further written the Portuguese superstar into the football's history books as he set another goal-scoring mark. Roma scored late in Serie A to add some gloss to the Bianconeri's 3-1 win over Sassuolo, helping the club to close the gap on league leaders Milan in their pursuit of another Scudetto title. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Juventus saw Weston McKennie and Paulo Dybala forced out due to injury, but the Italian side were able to take the lead through Danilo's goal. Gregoire Defrel scored the equalizer for 10-man Sassuolo, who were up against it after seeing Pedro Obiang shown a red card just before the end of the first half. Unfortunately for the team, they were unable to overcome their disadvant...

Dec272020 by JBNo Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win Player of the Century award

La Liga, Seria A

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the player of the entury at the Globe Soccer Awards which was held in Dubai. Ronaldo claimed the award ahead of long time rival Lionel Messi and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ronaldo and Messi have dominated football's individual awards for more than a decade with the Portuguese forward winning five Ballon d'Ors - one less than the Barcelona star. Ronaldo has enjoyed a trophy-laden career since making his debut in 2002 and that has continued even in recent years. Following success at United and Real Madrid the forward moved to Italy. The 35-year-old has claimed the Serie A title in each of his two seasons so far to go alongside La Liga and Premier League medals. Ronaldo...

Dec232020 by JBNo Comments

Andrea Pirlo slams Cristiano Ronaldo, others after Fiorentina defeat

Seria A

Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo has blasted his players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for having the wrong attitude after their Serie A 3-0 defeat against Fiorentina on Tuesday. Pirlo explained that his players were not focused and could not recover in time against Fiorentina, adding that the red card to Juan Cuadrado was not an excuse. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Italian side were reduced to 10 men after only 18 minutes, after the sending off of Cuadrado. Goals from Dusan Vlahovic, Alex Sandro (OG) and Martin Caceres ensured a defeat for Pirlo’s men at the Allianz Stadium. “What happened with the red card cannot be used as an alibi,” Pirlo told Sky Sport Italia. “The result wasn’t down to Fiorentina’s attitude but the lack of ours. Lionel Me...

Dec152020 by JBNo Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo names sports he prefers to watch instead of football

Seria A

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo said he prefers to watch boxing or UFC over football games. Ronaldo is regarded one of football's all-time greats after his outstanding displays for Real Madrid, Manchester United, Juventus and Portugal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Portuguese forward is Madrid's record goalscorer, while his honours include five Champions League titles, three Premier League trophies, Euro 2016, two Serie A titles and also La Liga titles along with numerous other silverware. But when it comes to watching television, Ronaldo has revealed his love for combat sports over football. "Playing football is my passion, but I prefer watching other sports on TV," Ronaldo told Gennady Golovkin in a DAZN documentary titled 'Parallel Worlds...

Dec92020 by JBNo Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo: ‘It’s a great privilege to play against Lionel Messi’

UEFA, La Liga, Seria A

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo says it is a "great privilege" to play against Barcelona's Lionel Messi and he never considered their relationship as a rivalry. The two players, considered two of the best players of all time, played against each other once again on Tuesday in Juventus' 3-0 victory at Barcelona in the Champions League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The former United player stole the limelight as his brace from the penalty spot helped the Serie A side overcome the 2-0 defeat they suffered to the Catalans in October and claim the top spot in their group due to a superior head-to-head record. "Leo and me shared the last twelve, thirteen or fourteen years of our lives," Ronaldo told Movistar after the game on Tuesday. "I've always ha...