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Either European champions Italy or Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will miss out on the 2022 World Cup after being drawn in the same playoff path on Friday. The draw means either Ronaldo and the 2016 European champions or four-time World Cup…
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Manchester United remain keen on West Ham United’s Declan Rice despite deciding against investing in a midfielder this summer, sources have told ESPN. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward were aware of the clamour among supporters…
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Real Madrid have launched a €160 million ($188m) offer to sign Kylian Mbappe which has been instantly rejected by Paris Saint-Germain, multiple sources have told ESPN. Sources close to Real Madrid admit to ESPN that the discussions will be…
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Returning Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri said he expects “more responsibility” from Cristiano Ronaldo. Allegri returned to Juve two years after leaving his position, having been succeeded first by Maurizio Sarri and then Andrea Pirlo. Since Allegri’s departure in…
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Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice to make history at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, making him the leading scorer in the Championship’s history with 11 goals in a men’s record fifth tournament appearance. The Portugal captain overtook France great Michel…
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Ten-man Porto squeezed past Juventus to reach the Champions League quarterfinals despite a 3-2 defeat after extra time at the Allianz Arena saw them triumph on away goals with a 4-4 aggregate scoreline. In a dramatic tie, Sergio Oliveira scored the…
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Juventus gave their hopes of a 10th consecutive Serie A title a timely boost as they defeat struggling Spezia 3-0 on Tuesday to move within seven points of league leaders Inter Milan. Andrea Pirlo’s side…
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus strolled to a 3-0 home victory over bottom side Crotone in Serie A on Monday, with the victory taking the champions up to third in the standings. Juve were a little sluggish to get…
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Juventus have moved on to the Coppa Italia final after a 0-0 draw with Internazionale in Turin saw them advance 2-1 on aggregate on Tuesday night. Andrea Pirlo’s side came into the tie with a 2-1 advantage from the…
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus came from behind to defeat Inter Milan 2-1 at the San Siro in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semifinal on Tuesday. Inter started off the better team and took the lead…
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Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata helped Juventus to defeat Napoli 2-0 to earn the Italian Supercup on Wednesday, the annual meeting between the Coppa Italia winners and Serie A champions. Napoli, who beat Juventus in the final to…
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and Weston McKennie added another as Juventus beat Barcelona 3-0 in a much-anticipated Group G finale on Tuesday. The victory saw the Italians top the table on head-to head results with Barca, leaving Lionel Messi & Co. to settle for…
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Tuesday’s Champions League match between Barcelona and Juventus will feature the first meeting between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo since the Portugal forward left Real Madrid in 2018 to join the Italian champs. Ronaldo missed the first game between the two teams in Turin — a 2-0 Barca…
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Juventus confirmed their place in the Champions League knockout stages when they commence next year, but only after securing an unconvincing 2-1 triumph over Ferencvaros at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday night. The visitors were…
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Cristiano Ronaldo made an instantaneous impact on his return from a COVID-19 infection on Sunday, scoring three minutes after coming on as a substitute before converting a penalty to lead Juventus to a 4-1 Serie A victory at Spezia.…
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Barcelona made it two wins from two in the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Juventus in Turin on Wednesday night. Juventus were without Cristiano Ronaldo, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 13, meaning a matchup pitting…
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Juventus were waiting on the results of a round of coronavirus tests to find out whether Cristiano Ronaldo would be able to play versus Barcelona. In the end, another positive test ruled him out once…
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Cristiano Ronaldo was back in Italy after testing positive for the coronavirus in Portugal. The Juventus striker traveled on a “medical flight” from Lisbon to Turin on Wednesday to finish his isolation period. “Cristiano Ronaldo…
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will face off in the Champions League group stage for the first time as Juventus and Barcelona were drawn together in Group G. Holders Bayern Munich will face Atletico Madrid, while Manchester United were drawn in the same group as Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig,…
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AC Milan scored three times in five shocking second-half minutes as they hit back from two goals down to defeat visiting Serie A leaders Juventus 4-2 on Tuesday, the first points dropped by the Turin…
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The Portuguese superstar came back in Italy in early May after spending time in Madeira, and he rejoined his team-mates on Tuesday Cristiano Ronaldo has picked up where he left off as he made his return…
