Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid?

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Cristiano Ronaldo (31) is reportedly thinking about quitting Real Madrid after being angry at his treatment by Spanish tax authorities. Spanish prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against Ronaldo over tax that they believe he should have paid, accusing the player of defrauding 15 million Euros from the taxpayer.

The team, Real Madrid, on the other hand are convinced that Ronaldo is innocent. However, it is also being claimed that Ronaldo will be available for a !80 million Euro bid this summer.

In case, Ronaldo quits Real Madrid, there are quite a few teams that would want him on their side, such as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), who have been trying to sign a deal with the footballer since the 2015/16 season. Manchester United too might be willing to bring back Ronaldo and look for winning the title.

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Well, he score is in demand, then again a player of his caliber is worthy of the attention he receives. All hail Ronaldo!

Chelsea moves closer to Premier League title

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Diego Costa scored his 50th and 51st Premier League goals as Chelsea overcame spirited Southampton 4 – 2 on Tuesday to establish a seven-point lead at the top of the table.

Chelsea also beat Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday, and is correctly in front of Spurs in the Premier league table. Chelsea will be facing Everton this weekend.

It is to note that Chelsea has now gone 11 games without a clean sheet – which is the longest since 1996.

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I have never been a Chelsea fan, but sometimes its how the team plays in a match that excites you.

Messi carries Barcelona against Real Madrid

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Lionel Messi made Barcelona win the match against Real Madrid for the La Liga title race by a score of 3 – 2. Not only that, Messi also scored his 500th goal as a Barcelona player with that last goal of the match. The goal came in stoppage time and rose Barcelona’s hopes of a third straight La Liga title.

This was Messi’s first goal against Real Madrid after three years.

The match seemed to have swung decisively in Barca’s favor when Ramos scythed down Messi to be shown the 22nd red card of his career. However, even with 10 men, Madrid rallied and leveled when substitute James Rodriguez swept home Marcelo’s cross four minutes from time.

However, that celebration was short-lived as Messi smashed the last goal into the corner after a cross from Jordi Alba.

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Barcelona and Real are the best teams out there, giving a match filled with entertainment, efforts and fouls every-time!

Ibrahimovic injured, United reaches semis

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Manchester United reached the Semi-finals of Europa League for the first time, after beating Anderlecht by 2-1. However, the match comes more as a negative to United manager Jose Mourinho, as Ibrahimovic was seriously injured during the match.

Ibrahamovic’s injury occured late in stoppage time, his right knee bending the wrong way as he landed following an aerial challenge in the Anderlecht box, leaving him grimacing on the deck. He has currently scored 28 goals this season, and he might be able to play again this season.

Manchester United won due to the extra-time strike by Marcus Rashford. United is looking forward for winning the Europa League title, since it is the only major title it hasn’t won as of yet.

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Get well soon Ibrahamovic. United needs you a lot. And just when it reached Semis, this had to happen.

Barcelona out of Champions League!

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Not every other match can be a miracle. Barcelona lost to PSG in the first match by a score of 4-0 but came through in the next match with 6-1, a miracle against a team like PSG. Just in the next game, Barcelona was defeated by Juventus FC by 3-0, and many of the supporters were wishing for a miracle come back once again.

But all hopes were lost when the 2nd leg match between Barcelona and Juventus FC ended with a tie 0-0. Lionel Messi came closest to giving Barcelona a route back into the contest with four strikes at goal but failed to hit the target with any of them and frequently came up short against Juve’s intimidating center-back pairing of Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci.

Although Barcelona increased their possession after the half mark, and many of it’s players were in the enemy’s half showing an attacking formation, Juventus was always ready for all the confrontations.

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This is sad. The team who won 4-1 against Granada FC, when it was the first time I visited a Soccer stadium to watch a game, is out of the Champions league. Well, I do wish Real isn’t knocked out. #GoRonaldo

Ronaldo’s hat-trick sends Real to semis

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Christiano Ronaldo helped his team reach the semi-finals of the Champions League by scoring a hat-trick against Bayern, to win the game by 4-2. Not only that, he also managed to become the first man to reach 100 Champions League goals.

The key turning point in the match was when Arturo Vidal was given a second yellow card, and sent off the ground , thus reducing Bayern to a 10 man team, similar to what happened in the 1st leg of the quarter final.

The extra man proved decisive as Madrid settle the tie with a three-goal burst either side of half time in extra time.

However, many critics said that two of the goals scored by Ronaldo were clearly offside, and this might be the major reason for Bayern’s defeat.

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Well played Real, and of course Ronaldo!

Champions League: Ronaldo hits his 100th European goal

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In Wednesday’s match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Ronaldo netted his 100th European goal. Real Madrid won the match 2-1, both goals being scored by Ronaldo.

Arturo Vidal headed a corner for Bayern and got a first half-lead, which was soon made level by a Ronaldo volley. In the second half, Bayern played with only ten players as centre-back Javi Martinez was given a red card for fouling twice within a span of 3 minutes. Ronaldo then kicked the second goal between Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer’s legs for the winner 13 minutes from end time.

Bayern had a tough time with it’s players for the match, as Bayern’s top scorer Robert Lewandowski, who has netted 38 goals this season, was dropped out due to a bruised shoulder, and defender Mats Hummels was also missing.

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Congratulations to Ronaldo! That is an amazing feat. Cheering on for Real to win the CL title!

Juventus defeats Barcelona in CL quarter-final

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Paulo Dybala, an Argentine forward, helped Juventus win the match against Barcelona by scoring twice before the midway point. A third goal by Giogio Chiellini in the early second half left the complete control of the match in Juventus’ hands.

Barcelona made history by beating PSG in the second match by a score of 6-1, even though they got defeated in the first match by 4-0. This win was a huge step for Barcelona to land its position in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

And now, Barcelona is in the same spot with a score of 3-0, and needs to win by a difference of 3 or more goals in the 2nd leg of their quarterfinals against Juventus, to move forward. Will Barcelona be able to pull off a miracle again?

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I am a Barcelona fan, but still miracles don’t happen in every other match. _/_

Airport named after Christiano Ronaldo!

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Christiano Ronaldo said that he felt very happy and honoured while attending the tribute laid on by his home town. The island changed the name of the airport from Madeira Airport to Christiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport.

Ronaldo told the people attending the event that he knew that some people didn’t support the decision for the name change, but he will always endeavour to bring respect for Portugal and especially Madeira.

Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez said that the decision to rename the airport in honor of Christiano Ronaldo implicates responsibility, but inspires confidence.

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I would like to say that he deserved it, he has been an amazing footballer and still continues to inspire millions. Heck, even I tried to learn soccer watching his videos (until I figured I am not cut out for the sport, I like tennis more 🙂 )

Soccer: Brazil on edge, Argentina gets another chance

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Brazil defeated Uruguay after a spectacular 4-1 game, owing largely to the midfielder Paulinho who scored a hat-trick in the match.

The Brazilians now lead the 10-team round-robin competition by seven points after their latest win. The top four teams in the standings qualify automatically and with only five rounds remaining it would take a freakish set of results to deny Brazil.

Surprisingly, Uruguay scored the first first goal, which was followed by two goals from Paulinho, a goal from Neymar and another goal from Paulinho again.

Uruguay stays at second place in the standings, mostly because of missing their ace Luis Suarez.

In another game, Argentina needed three points to continue their campaign to be able to end up in the top four teams. Argentine Captain Messi scored the much needed victory goal (1-0).

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