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Lionel Messi & Ramos stance changed amid PSG Champions League sanctions threat

Lionel Messi & Ramos stance changed amid PSG Champions League sanctions threat

Ligue 1, Trending, UEFA
Paris Saint-Germain have put contract talks with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos on hold with concerns they will face new Champions League sanctions for more Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches. PSG were one of 10 teams fined for breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules for the 2020-21 campaign. They paid out a €10m fine while having another €45m suspended pending future accounts, with more punishments possible.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Ligue 1 side have been posting record losses in recent years with their most recent set of accounts showing a huge €370m in losses. Messi and Ramos are among their highest earning players and with both of them out of contract this summer, the club must make tough financial decisions. Possible sancti...
Furious Benzema destroys France boss Deschamps on Instagram after World Cup claims

Furious Benzema destroys France boss Deschamps on Instagram after World Cup claims

Trending, La Liga
Karim Benzema has fired back at Didier Deschamps, suggesting the France manager is not being honest about the Real Madrid forward's exit from his World Cup squad. Deschamps gave an interview to the Le Parisien newspaper, describing the circumstances surrounding Benzema's omission from the team after he suffered a thigh injury in training ahead of the competition in Qatar.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Benzema's agent has previously criticised Deschamps' decision to send him home, with sources telling ESPN that the Real Madrid star felt he could have remained in Qatar to participate later in the tournament, when he returned to fitness. "There's only one truth, and Karim knows it well," Deschamps told Le Parisien. "Karim is annoyed because this Wo...
How Ronaldo reacted furiously to Lionel Messi mocking before leaving pitch

How Ronaldo reacted furiously to Lionel Messi mocking before leaving pitch

Sports, Trending
Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to react furiously after supporters chanted Lionel Messi's name in Al-Nassr's 1-0 defeat against Al-Ittihad. The 38-year-old was frustrated as his Al-Nassr team were beaten in the top-of-the-table clash at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Romarinho's second-half goal separated the two sides as Nuno Espirito Santo's men leapfrogged their opponents to move one point clear at the top of the league. After the match, a dejected Ronaldo could be seen shaking his head and ignoring teammates' attempts to calm him down. The former Manchester United star applauded the travelling Al-Nassr fans before going straight down the tunnel, ripping his captain's armband off and kicking a bottle. Now,...
Ronaldo’s reaction after kid confronts him to say Messi is better

Ronaldo’s reaction after kid confronts him to say Messi is better

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Cristiano Ronaldo was confronted by a kid after Al-Nassr's 3-1 victory over Al-Batin on Friday. Al-Nassr had been one goal down heading into the 90th minute, but the Saudi club netted three times in stoppage time, with the third coming in the 104th minute, to turn the game around. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And as Ronaldo made his way to the tunnel, one fan shouted: "Lionel Messi is way better." And the former Manchester United star mumbled something back in Portuguese It has now been revealed the Portuguese star seemingly ignored the child simply shouted his displeasure at how the game unfolded. "And that was the easy game," Ronaldo said. Although, some media outlets have reported that the Portugal international clapped back at the ch...
Al Nassr manager Rudi Garcia confirms Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Europe

Al Nassr manager Rudi Garcia confirms Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Europe

Trending, Premier League
Al Nassr head coach Rudi Garcia has conceded Cristiano Ronaldo will leave the club in order to finish his career in Europe. The 38-year-old had his Manchester United contract terminated in November after he gave a bombshell interview to Piers Morgan, in which he criticised the club’s facilties and said he had no respect for Erik ten Hag. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ronaldo signed a record-breaking deal with Saudi team Al Nassr that sees him earn a reported £175m-a-year. The two-year deal would take Ronaldo past his 40th birthday if he stays in Saudi Arabia and the Portugal skipper had a lack of offers elsewhere before he joined the club. But former Roma boss Garcia, who now manages Ronaldo in Riyadh, says Ronaldo will return to Europe before h...
Cristiano Ronaldo faces Al-Nassr problems as boss reveals three areas that must improve

Cristiano Ronaldo faces Al-Nassr problems as boss reveals three areas that must improve

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Al-Nassr manager Rudi Garcia has revealed three issues with Cristiano Ronaldo’s incorporation into the team that needs to be solved. Things have not gone entirely to plan for the Portuguese star after completing a move to the Saudi Arabian club this month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The league leaders were dumped out of the Saudi Super Cup by Al-Ittihad on Thursday, with Ronaldo blanking once again after his goalless debut appearance last Sunday. Al-Nassr fell to a 3-1 defeat against their domestic rivals with Ronaldo missing a costly chance in front of goal just moments before Al-Ittihad doubled their lead. The 37-year-old has yet to score in either of his opening two games for the club. Garcia did not shy away from criticising him for missi...
Al-Nassr’s manager Rudi Garcia blames Ronaldo for defeat to Al-Ittihad

Al-Nassr’s manager Rudi Garcia blames Ronaldo for defeat to Al-Ittihad

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Al-Nassr head coach Rudi Garcia has partially laid the blame for his team's Saudi Super Cup semi-final defeat on Cristiano Ronaldo. Garcia's league leaders were dumped out of the competition by Al-Ittihad on Thursday, with new signing and captain Ronaldo failing to score once again after his goalless debut appearance last Sunday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 37-year-old was similarly quiet on his second game and missed a chance to score in the first half which Garcia suggested would've swung the match in Al-Nassr's favour. "One of the things that changed the course of the match was Cristiano's missed opportunity in the first half," the French boss told reporters after the 3-1 loss, with Al-Ittihad having taken the lead after just 15 minutes. ...
Ronaldo brutally mocked by Messi chants & celebration in Al-Nassr loss

Ronaldo brutally mocked by Messi chants & celebration in Al-Nassr loss

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Cristiano Ronaldo was mocked with Lionel Messi's Barcelona goal celebration as his new team Al-Nassr struggled in Thursday's Super Cup semi-final in Saudi Arabia. Morocco striker Abderrazak Hamdallah, doubled Al-Ittihad's lead against his former club two minutes before the break after Romarinho had given them the early advantage. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hamdallah netted at a crucial time in the game as it further compounded a miss by Ronaldo moments earlier, as he spurned a decent opening to draw Al-Nassr level in the match. The Moroccan sta rubbed salt in Ronaldo's wounds with his goal celebration, mimicking Messi holding his shirt up when he scored a late winner for Barcelona away to Real Madrid in an El Clasico from a 2017 LaLiga match. ...
Ronaldo arrived at Al-Nassr with ‘list of best practices’ in dig at Man Utd

Ronaldo arrived at Al-Nassr with ‘list of best practices’ in dig at Man Utd

Trending, Premier League
Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr with a list of "best practices" after his acrimonious departure from Manchester United. The Portugal international made his competitive debut for the Saudi Arabian club on Sunday. And while Ronaldo failed to register a shot on target, Al-Nassr won the match 1-0 to maintain their place at the top of the league table. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But it is not just on the pitch that the former Real Madrid and United player is set to make a difference during his time with the Middle Eastern sode. According to ESPN, Al-Nassr are keen to utilise Ronaldo to help them improve off the field. This led him to arrive with a "list of best practices" which the club are now attempting to implement. They hope these major chan...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer demand to agent Jorge Mendes caused ‘divorce’

Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer demand to agent Jorge Mendes caused ‘divorce’

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Cristiano Ronaldo is believed to have given his agent Jorge Mendes an ultimatum before the duo split up and ended their relationship. The 37-year-old signed for Saudi Arabian team Al-Nassr in December after his acrimonious exit from Manchester United in a transfer engineered by Ricardo Regufe, Ronaldo's personal manager and business partner. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By the time the deal was completed - which will see Ronaldo earn a huge £173million per year, it was widely reported that he and Mendes had ended their partnership, having first worked together in 2003 when he left Sporting Lisbon for United. It soon emerged that the Portuguese star had gone against Mendes' advice by leaving United this winter, a desire which he'd had from July, ha...
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