Real Madrid and Portuguese International forward Cristiano Ronaldo appeared on the Madrid-based television program Punto Pelota to discuss his first season with his new team. Among the questions, he was asked if he would ever consider playing for FC Barcelona. This was his answer:
Real Madrid striker and Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo (25) admitted that Barcelona might be the best team on the planet right now, according to Spanish newspaper SPORT .
Gerard Pique, Ronaldo’s worst nightmare!
Real Madrid can’t hide their disappointment after yesterday’s 0 – 2 home defeat to arch nemesis Barcelona. The coach and players are upset by the result but are refusing to give up the fight for the title according to the Real Madrid official website. Here is what they had to say after the “El Classico”.
Real Madrid forward and Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo (25) has tried to play down talks of a personal duel between himself and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi ahead of Saturday’s crucial ‘El Clasico’ at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid forward and Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (25) assured club president Florentino Perez Rodríguez (63) that the team will deliver the Spanish league crown this season. After failing in the Copa Del Rey (eliminated by 3rddivision team Alcorcon) and the Champions League by Olympique Lyonnais, Ronaldo is, along with his team-mates, ready to fight for the last remaining title.
Real Madrid forward and Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo (25) is confident that the “royal whites” will win the title race this season. Madrid are currently second in the league, two points behind leaders Barcelona, but the Portugal star thinks that overtaking Barcelona is only a matter of time.
Real Madrid forward and Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo (25) doesn’t rate Barcelona’s star Lionel Messi (22) among the current top 3 football players on the planet.
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (25) has attempted to deliver a warning to bitter rivals Barcelona by stating that it will be the Bernabeu club, not the Catalan side, which will lift the La Liga title come the end of the season.
“I’m confident we will win the league”, Ronaldo is quoted by catalan sports paper Sport as saying. “We cannot think about what they do” said the Portuguese star, “I think that Real will achieve the success that Barcelona enjoyed in recent years.”
The former Manchester United star believes that the five point gap currently between Real Madrid and league leaders Barcelona is deceptive, as there are still many games left to play and “they have to come to our house [the Bernabeu].”
Last summer, Cristiano Ronaldo rejected an offer from FC Barcelona, so that he could sign for Real Madrid. Or so claims former Real Madrid president, Ramón Calderón, through several Spanish media outlets yesterday. He furthermore states that it was his doings which ultimately brought the Portuguese to the Bernabeu.
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Yup. The subject is being brought up yet again. This time it’s your turn to do the debating, state the facts, and argue your points. The question is: Who should be the left-winger for next season?
In this EXCLUSIVE totalBarça article you’ll find:
- a list of over 40 possible candidates for the left-wing position that have been linked to FC Barcelona
- a link to the players profiles on Wikipedia
- a video showcasing their talents and skills
- a poll of the top-10 realistic candidates
- a place to discuss and share your thoughts and ideas about this issue
British newspaper The Sun published a lineup which includes the best football players of the decade. Up to five players who play or have played in Barcelona, are included in this lineup of football stars.
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon
Defense: Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Carles Puyol, Paolo Maldini
Midfield: Ronaldinho, Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane
Attack: Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo
In an interview he had with Portuguese newspaper ‘Correio da Manha’ regarding his outlook for the new year, Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo is already planning on his next move … for May 2010, specifically the 22nd.
“I hope to meet Barcelona in the final of Champions League … and to win it,” declared the player.
“To play in the final in the Santiago Bernabéu, that would be spectacular, both for the players and for the fans. Imagine, the possibility of capturing the title by beating your bitter rival…,” the player added, salivating at the idea.
“I think that Barcelona has won everything in the world and has to be the best club right now. Their playing style is established and their players have played together for many years, it is a high-level team”
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid
After Iniesta was declared to be everything from a chef, Zorro, sexual deviant among other things, we present you with another challenge. What is Cristiano Ronaldo thinking on this picture?
The picture is taken during the FIFA World Player award ceremony, which Lionel Messi won ahead of the aforementioned player. Let the games begin!
Oh, would you like us to pick 5 of the best quote from the former post, and make a poll out of it? Or are they all so brilliant, that one would be hard stressed to find a winner?
Former Barcelona player and AC Milan forward Ronaldinho (29) was named World Player of the Decade by World Soccer magazine, while Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was named their World Player of the Year. Ronaldinho won the accolade based on the votes cast by readers in the ten annual votes between years 2000 and 2009 being converted into points. The Brazilian, who was the magazine’s World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, finished ahead of Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
Barcelona, the European club champions, won the Team of the Year award. Lionel Messi, winner of the 2009 Ballon D’Or award, is the first Argentinian player to win World Soccer’s World Player award since Diego Maradona in 1986 and he led a clean sweep of Barcelona players in the player awards, ahead of his teammates Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez. After just one season in charge of Barcelona, Josep Guardiola was voted Manager of the Year, a clear winner ahead of Schalke 04 coach Felix Magath and Manchester United’s Alex Ferguson.
“Cristiano Ronaldo fell slightly short of his promised 10 or 20 goals”
Barcelona Right back defender Daniel Alves in the aftermath of his sides 1-0 win over arch rivals Real Madrid.
In a brief conversation with a Madrid based sports paper AS reporter on Saturday, Real Madrid’s injured forward Cristiano Ronaldo answered a few pointed questions about his physical form and the upcoming El Clasico on November 29th. Of interest to us are:
How’s your ankle?
The truth is that I feel very good. This week I am going to do a test to know if I am already in the clear, but the recovery process is going fine.
All of Madrid is already thinking about the November 29 match at Camp Nou. Will Madrid be able to beat Barcelona on his own turf?
According to Catalan sports paper Sport, the injury of Real Madrid forward and Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo is alarming the Madrid team and they fear that Ronaldo could worsen the condition of his injured ankle if he played with the national team this Saturday. Asked about the issue, Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola took the side of logic and said if Ronaldo is injured, there is no sense for him to play: “It is pointless to him play with his national team this weekend. He should not also play with Real Madrid if he’s injured. Therefore, he should rest and recover well.”
In addition, Guardiola mentioned the controversy between Real Madrid and the Portuguese federation, explaining that there is “a certain distrust between those two and it seems that nobody trusts anybody.” In order to avoid future conflicts, Guardiola insisted them to “move forward together” to clarify such conflicts.
The alarm is calling in Madrid, as they have yet to find out when Cristiano Ronaldo will be back from injury, according to Catalan sports paper Sport. Even if they don’t have an exact date for when he will be clear to play, the suggestion is that he could be out for a month. Barcelona will meet Real Madrid on the 29th of November and it seems likely that Ronaldo will miss El Classico. He suffers from a problem with a bone in his left ankle, and this causes more problems than Madrid’s medical staff were hoping for. Today Ronaldo will leave to a specialist in Holland, Dr. Cornelis, the same doctor who examined his ankle in 2008. Ronaldo might risk to operate his ankle.
Real Madrid forward and Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo (24) shared his thoughts with Catalan newspaper El Mundo Deportivo. Ronaldo admits that Real Madrid is no match against Barcelona at the moment. The current Golden Ball title holder Ronaldo also mentioned that Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (22) is the favourite to win the prestigious award this year.
Argentina and FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (22) admits to L’Equipe TV that he would like to win the European Footballer of the Year or Ballon d’Or after finishing in the top three for the past two seasons.
Instrumental in the Blaugrana’s unprecedented Treble success, Messi was widely tipped to win the award.
In the interview, Messi was quoted by L’Equipe TV as saying, “I would like to win” but also adds, “I think that any Barca player would deserve the award this season.”
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