Posts Tagged ‘Cristiano Ronaldo’
Friday, March 13th, 2009
Bad luck? I don’t buy it. Okay, had Inter’s woodwork efforts (Zlatan’s crossbar and Adriano’s post) entered the net you probably wouldn’t be reading these lines now, but certainly there are factors other than old-fashioned “sfiga” (as the Italian press is claiming) explaining Inter‘s defeat at the hands of Manchester United Wednesday.
How about the fact that for the third consecutive year, Inter are out of the UEFA Champions League in the round of 16? How about “Man Utd played better, and showed 100% cynicism by converting their two biggest scoring chances in the game”? How about the fact that yet again, English club football has proven its superiority over its Italian counterpart? It’s sad to admit folks, but the truth often hurts and this case is no different: for the late part of the 2000′s, EPL >>> Serie A big time.
As for José, at least in the eyes of the English press he’s just “not special any mour“.
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Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Inter, Inter Milan, José Mourinho, Man Utd, Manchester United, Nemanja Vidic, Sir Alex Ferguson, UEFA Champions League
Posted in English Premiership, Inter, UEFA Champions League | Comments Off
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
So remember that great “Serie A vs. EPL” section on La Gazzetta which I promised I’d partially translate?
Here’s the first batch of pink-goodness: a look at ALL THE PLAYERS from tonight’s Inter Milan vs. Manchester United UEFA Champions League match.
Boy I can’t wait for game-time. Meanwhile, feast your eyes on this. (oh, and credit goes where credit is due of course: the original)
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Tags: Adriano, Carlos Tevez, Christian Chivu, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dejan Stankovic, Dimitar Berbatov, Edwin Van der Sar, English Premiership, Esteban Cambiasso, Gary Neville, Inter, Inter Milan, Ivan Córdoba, Javier Zanetti, Ji-Sung Park, John O'Shea, Julio Cesar, Julio Cruz, Maicon, Manchester United, Manchester Utd, Michael Carrick, Nicolas Burdisso, Patrice Evra, Patrick Vieira, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Serie A, Sulley Muntari, UEFA Champions League, Walter Samuel, Wayne Rooney, Wes Brown, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Posted in English Premiership, Inter, Player Profiles, UEFA Champions League | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
After 3.3 million votes cast by 256,000 online users (slightly less than last year), the uefa.com Team of the Year 2008 was revealed earlier this week.
As can usually be expected with these things, this starting eleven will please many and disappoint others (especially those whose favorite player was not selected) but this being said, there’s quality oozing all over in this team. I personally prefer the journalist choice of L’Équipe’s Best 11 Soccer Players of 2008, but “the people have spoken” as they say…
Nevertheless, feel free to give your 2 cents (and fire away your insults) in the comments section.
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Tags: Carles Puyol, Cesc Fabregas, Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres, Franck Ribéry, Iker Casillas, John Terry, Lionel Messi, Philipp Lahm, Sergio Ramos, Sir Alex Ferguson, UEFA, UEFA Team of the Year, UEFA Team of the Year 2008, Xavi
Posted in Managers, Player Profiles, World News | 23 Comments »
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
It’s that time of the year again. With the days fast approaching December 31, awards for the “Best XI” of 2008 are being handed left and right. The biggest one (at least as far as us Europeans are concerned) probably being UEFA’s Team of the Year (voting is still open on uefa.com here).
While we wait for the UEFA popular vote (winners announced in January), let’s have a look at what the main sports newspaper in France has in store for us this year. Here’s L’Équipe‘s All-Star XI Football Players for 2008.
And once again, don’t be surprised if Premiership elements are leading the way and Serie A is snubbed…
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Tags: All-Star Best XI, Cristiano Ronaldo, Daniel Alves, Fernando Torres, Franck Ribéry, Iker Casillas, John Terry, Kak, Kaká, L'Équipe, Lionel Messi, L’Équipe’s Best 11 Soccer Players of 2008, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Philipp Lahm, Rio Ferdinand, Soccer, Steven Gerrard, Xavi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Posted in Player Profiles, World News | 51 Comments »
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
Chalk up one more trophy for CR7, this one the biggest and most important one of them all.
In a decision that surprised no one given the player’s outstanding performances over the past year (both domestically and in Europe), French magazine France Football has handed its prestigious Ballon d’Or award to Cristiano Ronaldo.
C-Ron was a clear winner, collecting 77 first-place votes from the 96 journalists judging the award (asked to choose their top 5 candidates in order, awarding between 1 and 5 points to each). It must also be noted that Ronaldo was cited by all 96 journalists, collecting a total of 446 points which placed him very far ahead of his rivals. Barcelona hitman Lionel Messi (third last year) finished second this time around with 281 points, followed by Liverpool’s Fernando Torres on 179 to complete the podium.
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Tags: Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres, France Football, Gianlugi Buffon, Golden Ball, Golden Ball 2008, Kaká, Lionel Messi, Luca Toni, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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