After scoring hat-trick for Juventus against Atletico Madrid, Ronaldo Speaks

Cristiano Ronaldo has stated that the magical hat-trick he scored to help secure a quarter final spot for Juventus in the Champions League is the reason why the club bought him.

Ronaldo score the goals against Atletico Madrid after his side suffered a 2-0 loss away at Madrid.

Thegame ended 3-2 on aggregates.

“It is a special night, not only because of my goals but because of the incredible attitude of the team,” he said afterwards.

“This is the Champions League mentality.

“We haven’t won anything yet, but this is a source of pride and shows we are on the right track.

”Juventus brought me here for this, to help and do my job, so I’m happy that we enjoyed a magical night.”

He also had praise for Los Rojiblancos.

“They are a great team and a very difficult opponent, but we are too and we showed that tonight,” he concluded.

“We certainly deserved to qualify.”

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Christiano Ronaldo makes another history in UCL despite not scoring

Cristiano Ronaldo makes another history Uefa Champions League despite not scoring in Juventus 1-0 win over Valencia at Allianz Stadium in matchday five on Tuesday night.
The 33-year-old Portugal international played a key role against La Liga outfit after providing the assist on 59 minutes to Croatian Mario Mandzukic to tapped in for his third goal in as many matches to clinch their passage to the knockout round.

Ronaldo becomes the first ever player to reach 100 Champions League wins and he is already the all-time leading scorer in Europe’s elite club event, with 121 efforts to his name.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner who joined Juventus last summer from Real Madrid and former Los Blancos is targeting a sixth Champions League title to add to his four with the Spanish team and one with Manchester United.
The Serie A Champions have now made the last 16 of the Champions League five straight years for the first time in their illustrious history.

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Christiano Ronaldo says, Manchester United did nothing to deserve 2-1 win against Juventus

Juventus forward , Cristiano Ronaldo ,said his former club, Manchester
United, did nothing to deserve their
2 - 1 win over the Turin side in
Wednesday ’s Champions League tie . “ We dominated the match; we had more chances and we could have finished it off .

“ Manchester did nothing to deserve
the win . It wasn’ t even luck because you make your own luck .
“ It was just our present to them , ” the Portuguese talisman said in a
television interview . The defeat was Juventus’ first in 15 games in all competitions since Ronaldo signed from Spanish giants ,Real Madrid , in July .

“ The Champions League is special; you can never relax, anything can
happen ,” he said .

Ronaldo had given Juventus a 65 th
minute lead with a typical stunning
strike before the visitors hit back twice in the last five minutes.
“ I didn ’t realise it was a fantastic goal until I saw the replay.
“ I was happy for the goal but
disappointed because we should have won the game easily by three or four goals ,” he added.

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#CR7 Cristiano Ronaldo is officially the most followed person on instagram

Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the most person on Instagram with a number of 144million followers on the social media app, The five-time world football of the year became the most following person on Instagram on Monday.

The Juventus forward has surpassed singer and actress Selena Gomez, who has held the title since 2016 as the most followed person on Instagram.

Cristiano Ronaldo who uses the channel to give fans an insight into his life away from the football pitch as well as on it, shared his latest post that shows him training by himself in the gym.
Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is the next highest sportsperson in 10th position with 104m followers.

Reality television personality Kim Kardashian, pop superstar Beyonce, actor and wrestler Dwayne Johnson, Kylie Jenner and singer Taylor Swift complete the top 10 most followed people on Instagram.

Champions League: Christiano Ronaldo could miss Old Trafford return to face Man Utd

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo could miss the return to Manchester United United after he was sent off in the 29th minute of the clash against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium on his Champions League debut for the Old Ladies.

The dismissal could rule him out in Juventus next two Champions League matches after his confrontation with Valencia player Jeison Murillo, he could miss the game home game against Young Boys and the trip to Old Trafford to face his former team Manchester United.

Felix Brych handed Ronaldo the 11thred card of his career, though his first in the Champions League. The Portuguese attacker earned four Red cards in Manchester United, six with Real Madrid and now one with Juventus.

Christiano Ronaldo in tears after red card on Juventus Champions League debut

Cristiano Ronaldo in tears after a red card on Juventus Champions League debut against 2-0 victory over Valencia in the Group H opener on Wednesday night at Mestalla Stadium.

The 33-year-old Portugal skipper has won the tournament in each of the past three years with Real Madrid but his attempts to win it for a fourth-straight season with his new club has got off to the worst possible start.

Valencia defender Murillo tumbled to the ground after colliding with Ronaldo but former Real Madrid forward slight tug of his hair of Colombia World Cup star which causes the centre referee to sent five-time Ballon dOr winner out of the game in the 29 minutes of the encounter.Ronaldo was seen crying as he left the pitch in tears and it is his first ever red card in the competition for the all-the goalscorer in the competition."You can't do that!""I think he's got room to appeal.."

A much clearer angle of Cristiano Ronaldo's red card, and it's still dividing opinion...pic.twitter.com/U034bcKuq0— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball)September 19, 2018

Ronaldo will miss Juventus’ next Champions League tie against Young Boys and he could to also be suspended for an emotional return to Old Trafford against former club Manchester United.

Champions League: Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi tie on the same goal record

Former Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi are both on the same goal record in the Champions League group stage and both players are set to renew their rivalry as the Champions League resumes back on Tuesday 18th of September.

ℹ️ Most goals in#UCLgroup stage history pic.twitter.com/JtPt8i17Ec— UEFA Champions League(@ChampionsLeague)September 17, 2018

The Portuguese attacker will travel back to Spain to face Valencia at the Mestalla on Wednesday while Barcelona will entertain PSV at the Camp Nou on Tuesday. Ronaldo and Messi lead the way with60 goals in the group stage while former Real Madrid stars Raul Gonzalez and Ruud van Nistelrooy are on 53 and 50.

Checkout what Christiano Ronaldo told Luka Modric after losing UEFA award

See what Cristiano Ronaldo told Luka Modric after losing the UEFA Player of the Year award to former Real Madrid team-mate.

The 32-year-old Croatia skipper was named the best player in Europe last Thursday ahead of new signing Juventus and Liverpool talisman Mohammed Salah as Portugal international refused to attend the event in Monaco despite he was voted forward of the season.

Ronaldo’s sister also aimed a dig at Modric on Instagram by appearing to question the contribution Modric to Real Madrid’s Champions League success last season. But former Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder told RTP3 after Croatia 1-1 draw with Portugal in International friendlies on Thursday night he said:

"Cristiano sent me a message, congratulated me and told me he is happy for me and I deserved it."I have a good relationship with him, he sent me a message congratulating me for winning it and that he hopes to see me soon," "I get on well with Cristiano, we will continue to do so, nothing will change. The individual awards are important but the most important is the group."I am happy to be (in the list for The Best). The players and coaches decide so we will see.

"Modric, Ronaldo and Sallah have been nominated for the FIFA best player for 2018 which hold September 28.

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UPDATE - Ronaldo overtakes ex-teammate, Gonzalo Higuain as Serie A top earner

Juventus new signing Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes former Real Madrid teammate Gonzalo Higuain to becomes the best Serie A top earner.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport who releases of the best-paid players and the Italian club wage bill for the 2018-19 season which worth €1.1bn.Ronaldo moves the Allianz Stadium this summer from Champions League this summer after ending his nine association with Los Blancos which saw him become the highest paid player in the division, with his €31m net salary more than three times that of AC Milan on loan striker Higuain, who is second in the list with €9.5m.

Paulo Dybala is third with his salary of €7m per season, while 11 of the five-time Ballon d'Or Juventus teammate are among the 21 players in the list as the top earner in the Serie A with the likes Miralem Pjanic, Douglas Costa, Emre Can, Leo Bonucci, Sami Khedira, Inter captain Mauro Icardi and Radja Nainggolan are the only Nerrazzuri stars with Napoli duo of Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens makes the cut but Gianluigi Donnarumma and Wojciech Szczesny are only two in the 21 highest paid players in the league.

See the list of top 21 Serie A salaries earner

(1)Ronaldo €31m,

(2)Higuain €9.5m,

(3)Dybala €7m,

(4)Pjanic €6.5m,

(5)D. Costa €6m,

(7) Donnarumma €6m,

(8)Bonucci €5.5m,

(9)Emre Can €5m

(10)Insigne €4.6m,

(11)Icardi €4.5m,

(12)Nainggolan  €4.5m,

(13)Dzeko €4.5m,

(14) Perisic €4m,

(15) Khedira €4m,

(16) Mandzukic €4m,

(17) Chiellini €4m,

(18)Matuidi  €4m,

(19)Cuadrado €4m,

(20)Szczesny €4m,

(21)Mertens  €4m.

Christiano Ronaldo blaming Real Madrid President Perez for Luka Modric Winning Best Player

Juventus new signing Cristiano Ronaldo is blaming Real Madrid President Florentino Perez for Luka Modric winning the UEFA Best Player of the year.

The 33-year-old Portugal international won the best forward of last season with 15 goals to his name but lost the player award to former teammate Modric after Croatian star claim the midfielder of the campaign, part of a Los Blancos clean sweep that also saw Keylor Navas and Sergio Ramos trophies.

According to Tuttosport, Ronaldo was due to attend the event the ceremony in Monte Carlo, Monaco but changes his mind last minute and cancel his private plane because he heard rumours that Perez was pressuring UEFA to reward Modric instead.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Why didn’t Ronaldo come? Only Ronaldo knows you should ask him. We expected him to come but then, a couple of hours before, Juve told us he wouldn’t.

"I'll only say this: there was a vote by 55 journalists and 80 Coaches, so they decided the winner and therefore the result must be accepted."However, I don’t know about Ronaldo and perhaps there were other reasons behind his absence. It’s better to be optimistic…”

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Team mates and coach reacts to Christiano Ronaldo lack of goal

Cristiano Ronaldo fired blank in another outing for Juventus, the Portuguese forward was unable find the back of the net in their last three games and has got his manager Max Allegri and teammates talking, according to tribal football.

Allegri insisted that there is no issue over the lack of goals despite the former Real Madrid star missing a scoring chance in the 2-1 against Parma on Saturday.

Allegri argued: “There are different difficulties a striker has to deal with in Serie A, but he had a good game overall. I am happy with what he's doing and the break for international duty will help all of us to be sharper.

“Mandzukic has always been generous, but even I didn't expect him to be in such good shape after the World Cup. Paulo Dybala is slowly finding his form too and did well when he came on.“I need everyone going forward, suchas Medhi Benatia, Andrea Barzagli and Daniele Rugani, so the more fresh legs and sharp minds we've got, the better."Goalscorer Blaise Matuidi stated:

“He is a great player and will score eventually, as he's very important forthis team. He was unlucky this evening, but we will help him and he's got plenty of time. He was a little annoyed at not being able to score, but it'll come."Ronaldo is still taking his time to adjust to the game in Serie A but the fans have begun to worry about his form in front of goals.

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Christiano Ronaldo meets Florentino since his exit from Spanish

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to meet Real Madrid president Florentino Perez for the first time since his exit from the Spanish capital. The ex-Real Madrid attacker will be in Monaco for the Champions League draw and awards on Thursday and Perez is also set to be in attendance.

Ronaldo signed for Juventus this summer, the pair bade their selves’ goodbye via messages and they never saw face to face but with the football event taking place in Monaco both will have the opportunity to see each other again.

Perez is seeking to make up the damaged relationship after Ronaldo left the club without a press conference after the World Cup.
Ronaldo is of the opinion that he was not showed the loved he desire in the final stages of his career.

Ronaldo vies the UEFA best player of the year award with his further teammate Luka Modric and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, the winner will be announced on Thursday. All attention will be on Perez and Ronaldo as they are set to meet again since the Portuguese forward abrupt departure from Santiago Bernabeu.

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SERIE A - Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr joins JuventusUnder-9 team

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr has started training with the Juventus youth academy’s Under-9 team.
The 33-year-old move to Serie A for €100m from Real Madrid in the summer and Portugal international and his family is settling into their new life in Turin with Cristiano Jr. also joining the club.

According to Football Italia, Cristiano Jr was spotted in training today with the Pulcini 2010 squad reserved for Under-9s at the Vinovo ground alongside his iconic dad partner Georgina Rodriguez.
Five-time Ballon d'Or winner son is not the only player's kid are with the Bianconerri as Andrea Barzagl, Claudio Marchisio and Fabio Grosso sons Cristiano Jr. previously played for a youth academy attached to ​Real Madrid before his father left the European champions early last month.

UPDATE - Juventus star, Christiano Ronaldo bagged another award

Former Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has bagged another award after his goal was voted UEFA’s Goal of the Season for 2018.The Portuguese fantastic overhead kick for Real Madrid against Juventus in the Champions League quarter-final was voted the best for the last season. 

Ronaldo’s goal saw off competition from Dimitri Payet’s goal against RB Leipzig in the Europa Cup to win the top prize.

Ronaldo has series of good strikes but his bicycle kick at the Allianz Stadium remained his best of all.��⚽️ You came, you saw, you voted. ��️Here are the ��3⃣ in the result of the vote for UEFA Goal of the Season 17/18...pic.twitter.com/JnyWUAkLGs— UEFA Champions League(@ChampionsLeague)August 28, 2018"[It] was, in my opinion, one of the best goals of my career so far, he said."And, of course, when the people started to applaud me in the stadiumI was like, ‘wow'.

"[It] surprised me a lot because this has never happened in my life, so it was an unbelievable moment."Ronaldo has claimed 200,000 of the 346,915 votes cast on the official website of European football’s governing body. Eva Navarro won the third best for her goal for Spain in the Women Under 17 EURO final win against Germany.

Messi won the award in its first two seasons before Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic in 2017.

After Christiano Ronaldo Left, Marcelo reveals the best player

Real Madrid defender Marcelo has revealed the best player in the World,he admitted that he misses CristianoRonaldo after the 4-1 demolishing ofGirona in the La Liga on Sunday.
Marcelo revealed that his former teammate Ronaldo remains the best player in the World

“Cristiano is the best player in the world and of course he’s missed, but Bale and Benzema are also very good. Marcelo was a surprise substitute in the game against Girona in the La Liga at the Montilivi Stadium.

SPORTS - Real Madrid face up to life without Christiano Ronaldo

Following up Zinedine Zidane ’s treble Champions League success with Real Madrid was always going to be a difficult job for Julen Lopetegui .
But having to do it without Cristiano Ronaldo is a monumental challenge .

Real Madrid finished third in La Liga last season after a thoroughly disappointing campaign , 17 points behind arch - rivals and champions Barcelona.  However , Zidane papered over the cracks by guiding the team to a third European cup in a row.
The coach decided to walk away while he was on top and his surprise departure in May was followed by another , as Ronaldo joined Juventus .

Over the previous nine years Ronaldo was crowned the best footballer in the world five times , helping Real Madrid to four Champions Leagues, with 450 goals in 438 games for the club.
However, in that period Ronaldo only won La Liga in 2012 and 2017 , often losing out to Lionel Messi ’s Barcelona.

While Barcelona have reinforced in the transfer window, Real have not replaced Ronaldo and have found it hard to secure their reported targets.
They have only added Real Sociedad defender Alvaro Odriozola and Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
The Belgian is expected to replace Keylor Navas in the team and they can also use young Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior, although he is primarily expected to feature for the B team .

Los Blancos need both Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema to step up a level to cover for Ronaldo ’s absence and Marco Asensio will also be given a more prominent role .
Lopetegui , sacked by Spain on the eve of the World Cup after Madrid announced he would take over from Zidane , was reportedly not one of the club’ s top choices for the role .
Other coaches turned Madrid down, conscious of the difficulty of following in Zidane ’s footsteps , but Lopetegui said taking over was the happiest day of his life .

“It’ s an exciting challenge reinventing the team without Ronaldo , making it competitive and capable of winning titles , ” said Lopetegui .
“I have no doubt that it will happen with these players that we have. ”
Madrid president Florentino Perez has not proved patient at the best of times and if Lopetegui does not deliver on those words his time in the Spanish capital may be quickly curtailed .

An early test against crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid in the European Super Cup on Aug . 15 may set the tone for the Spanish coach.
Win and the transition begins smoothly , lose and worries will surface .

Christiano Ronaldo Revealed The Reason He Choose Juventus over others

Juventus new signing Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he chooseto play for the Serie A Champions over other clubs.

The 33-year-old Portugal skipper, who moved to Allianz Stadium earlierthis summer following a highly-decorated spell with Real Madrid, is expected to make his debut for Old Lady in a friendly match on Sunday.Speaking to Juventus TV,Roanldoalso spoke about the standing ovation that he received after scoring an overhead kick against theBianconerri in the Champions League."It's nice to be here, I'm happy, when I chose to play in Juventus there wasnot a specific moment," Ronaldo said.

"We've met Juventus on a couple of occasions in recent years and I've always had the feeling that Italian fans liked Cristiano. Juve is the most important club in Italy, one of the best in the world."The fans after the overhead kick? It was amazing. Something like this had never happened to me. When you play the Champions League quarter-finals against Juventus, you can see signs and the whole stadiumapplauds you, it's incredible! It was abeautiful feeling. AtfirstI was surprised.

"Why did I choose Juve? It's a great club, first of all. Since I was a child I knew this team and I hoped that one day I could play with it."Ronaldo has nominated for UEFA Champions League player of the yearover his exploit in Real Madrid colourlast season.

LUKA MODRIC to quit Real Madrid to join Ronaldo

Croatia captain Luka Modric has reportedly started to consider a surprise exit from Real Madrid to join Cristiano Ronaldo in Serie A.

The 32-year-old midfielder has spent the last six years at Santiago Bernabeu making 245 appearances in all competitions and winning La Liga and four Champions League crowns.

According to Sky Italia, Modric has entered talks with Italian giants Inter Milan over a stunning summer exit from Real Madrid to San Siro.

There have been some major changes at the Spanish club with manager Zinedine Zidane and star attacker Ronaldo leaving the club and former Tottenham Hotspurs star may insist that his future lies elsewhere.

Modric only has two years remaining on his contract with Los Blancos and he could team-up with his fellow countrymen Sime Vrsaljko, Ivan Perisic and Marcelo Brozovic at Inter Milan.

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#CR7 - Ronaldo cancels Real Madrid for Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo was expected to return to Madrid to meet his former team-mates and salute them before the beginning of his training with Juventus.

According to Il Corriere dello Sport, however, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star won’t make return to the Spanish capital as he doesn’t want to run the risk of meeting his former president Florentino Perez.
The duo are not on good terms anymore as Ronaldo believes Florentino did not defend him from tax fraud accusations.
Ronaldo should have met his former team-mates at Real Madrid’s training complex Valdebebas but the Portuguese ace won’t make return to the Spanish capital.

Ronaldo will train with Juventus for the first time on the 30th of August. His first appearance with the Old Lady will be on the 12th of August when Juve will play at Villar Perosa in the classic friendly game against the Primavera team.
Juventus have already sold all the 5.000 tickets available for the event.

Ex-Real Madrid Star Player, Cristiano Ronaldo out of ICC

Juventus new boy Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to miss the Italian side's pre-season tour of the U.S.A in the International Champions Cup, instead of making his debut in the Villar Perosa friendly.

The Ballon d’Or has joined the Bianconeri from Real Madrid, but has been given extra time off after the World Cup.

The Portuguese captain will return for pre-season on July 30, but ESPN is reporting that CR7 will not take part in the International Champions Cup.

It was initially thought he could be available to face his former side in Maryland on August 5, but the players involved in the World Cup latter stages will stay in Italy to prepare for the coming season.
Mario Mandzukic, Marko Pjaca and Blaise Matuidi will join the squad in August, as they were all involved in the World Cup final.

Ronaldo should therefore make his first appearance in the traditional Villar Perosa friendly against the Primavera side.

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