Article by Scott The Red at Republik of Mancunia:
Whilst some reports are still determined to continue the drama of Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid, it appears as though our winger is settling in nicely at the club again.
He is making all the right noises at the moment, grateful for the fans’ support and determined to do well for the club.
This season he has set his target on winning the title again, the third year in a row, but has taken a more modest approach to his game, saying he will try his best to replicate the form of last season.
“I am always ready for a challenge,” he said. “This season is the same. I will try to do my best, play like I did last year and help Manchester United win the title. I don’t know if I can do it but I will try. If you don’t try you don’t get anywhere. I will do the same things again and hopefully opportunities will come.”
AFP posted the following:
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has called up Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Inter Milan midfielder Ricardo Quaresma to his squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Albania.
Ronaldo has only recently recovered from an ankle operation and will return to his national squad for the first time since playing in the Euro 2008.
Queiroz has also called up Chelsea playmaker Deco, despite him being sidelined by his club Chelsea after picking up an injury during the warm-up to the 1-1 draw with Manchester United nearly two weeks ago.
Diagnosed with an upper thigh muscle tear, he was set to be out “for approximately two weeks”, according to a club statement.
Among the new faces to Queiroz’s 23-man squad is Sporting Lisbon defender Tonel, who comes in for injured Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho.
Also missing is Simao Sabrosa, of Atletico Madrid, and Pedro Mendes, of Rangers. Both midfielders played against qualifying opponents Malta and Denmark in August.
Portugal face Sweden on October 11 and Albania four days later.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Daniel Fernandes (Bochum/GER), Eduardo (Sporting Braga/POR), Quim (Benfica/POR)
Defenders: Bosingwa (Chelsea/ENG), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea/ENG), Tonel (Sporting Lisbon/POR), Bruno Alves (FC Porto/POR), Fernando Meira (Galatasaray/TUR), Pepe (Real Madrid/ESP), Antunes (Lecce/ITA), Miguel (Valence/ESP)
Midfielders: Deco (Chelsea/ENG), Raul Meireles (FC Porto/POR), Carlos Martins (Benfica/POR), Joao Moutinho (Sporting Lisbon/POR), Maniche (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Danny (Dinamo Moscow/RUS), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/ENG), Nani (Manchester United/ENG), Ricardo Quaresma (Inter Milan/ITA)
Strikers: Nuno Gomes (Benfica/POR), Yannick (Sporting Lisbon/POR), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen/GER)
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Accoring to Fletcher, Ronaldo needs support:
Darren Fletcher is not expecting another 42 goals from Cristiano Ronaldo this season, insisting 20 would be enough this time around.
Ronaldo showed there would be no hangover from the protracted transfer saga with Real Madrid when he nodded home his first goal of the season in Tuesday’s Carling Cup win over Middlesbrough.
Given it was only his third senior appearance of the campaign - and his first start - another phenomenal season could be expected from the Portugal star.
However, Fletcher, who scored United’s first two league goals of the season against Newcastle and Portsmouth, recognises the need for Ronaldo’s team-mates to chip in as well.
“It was great to see Ronaldo come back and score again,” said the Scotland midfielder.
“He is a fantastic player and his goalscoring record over the last couple of seasons has been ridiculous.
“It would be asking a lot of him to match or equal that but we know he is capable of 20 goals a season, which is an incredible return in itself.
“But other players have to chip in as well. If they can do that we will have goals from all over the place, which is important.”
After opening the defence of their Champions League trophy with a draw against Villarreal, United will be looking for maximum points from their trip to Aalborg.
It is only two years since Sir Alex Ferguson’s team went to Denmark and were beaten by FC Copenhagen.
Aalborg’s opening draw with Celtic at Parkhead suggests they will not be the makeweights in Group E most pundits expected them to be.
However, Fletcher recognises the need for United to register an away success if the qualifying campaign is not to become unnecessarily complicated.
And the Edinburgh-born star senses a change in the Red Devils fortunes is imminent.
By following up the improved showing against Villarreal by coming within 11 minutes of ending Chelsea’s incredible home record, United indicated they were back on track.
Tuesday’s triumph over Middlesbrough merely confirmed that belief, even if the match-winning goals were only scored once Emanuel Pogatetz had been sent off.
Now Fletcher is demanding more of the same.
“We hope it is just a case of everything falling into place because we need to get on one of our long winning runs,” he said.
“The same thing happened last season when chances were not being taken but eventually everything clicked and we want the same thing to happen again.
“At least we are creating chances, even if we have not been taking them. We would be more worried if we weren’t.
“But I am sure the goals will eventually come because we have top quality players.” {sportinglife.com}
Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend, Nereida, talked about their relationship to The Mirror:
Football playboy Cristiano Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend has branded him a coward… for dumping her by text message.
The Manchester United star, recently linked to a string of other girls, didn’t even call Spanish beauty Nereida Gallardo to end their seven-month relationship, she claims.
Nereida, 24, says the s80million star was an impressive lover and she was devastated when she got his text.
“He is very good in bed. That’s why I was with him,” she said. “We had sex the first night we met.”
Speaking about their romance for the first time, she said: “I was upset by the way he finished the relationship, which to me seems 100 per cent cowardly. He is very immature.”
Nereida blames Ronaldo’s mum Dolores for the break-up.
“There were some problems with his family as they were a little jealous,” she said.
“He’s very manipulated by his mother and she was always very protective towards him, which is normal.
“But she never called me to try to sort things out.”
The couple met in January while Ronaldo, 23, was clubbing in her home city of Palma, Majorca. They spent two weeks holidaying on a s10million yacht in Sardinia as Ronaldo nursed an injured ankle.
But the relationship hit the rocks while he was in Los Angeles recovering from an operation. He was seen with a succession of women, including blonde US TV actress Tina Powers, another American called Jen and a mystery Scottish girl.
As the football world waited to see if he would stay at Man United or jump ship to Real Madrid, his love conquests made headlines around the world while fuming Nereida was stuck in Majorca reading about his exploits.
Before the split the s120,000-a-week striker regularly flew Nereida and two pals over to Britain for sleepovers in his s4million mansion in Cheshire, which has a swimming pool, jacuzzi and private cinema.
He lavished her with expensive gifts including a designer handbag and an Armani belt.
But Nereida didn’t think much of Manchester.
“The city is a little bit sad and the nightclubs close early,” she said. “Life was only PlayStation, movies on TV and sex. But his house is impressive, with three floors.”
She said Ronaldo never discussed his plans to sign for Real Madrid with her in detail, but it was clear he wanted to go.
She also suspected him of cheating on her during their time together.
“I was faithful throughout our relationship but I’m not sure about him,” she said. “I found text messages in Spanish one day on his mobile phone that made me suspicious.”
Ronaldo was said to be furious over claims that Nereida slept with Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos before the couple met.
But in the interview on Spanish TV she insisted she was just friends with the Madrid defender.
She also denied Ronaldo promised to marry her if United won the Champions League, saying: “We never spoke about marriage, ever.”
A spokeswoman for Ronaldo refused to comment.
Just jared posted an article and some pictures of Ronaldo, check here.
According to goal.com, Kaka prefers Messi to Ronaldo:
The Brazilian star vowed to return to challenge for personal honours after tipping the Barcelona forward to pick the France Football award ahead of Ronaldo.
Many have tipped the Manchester United playmaker after he helped the club win the title and the Champions League, but for ability alone, Kaká prefers Messi.
“Messi is a truly great player. Cristiano Ronaldo is also very good and deserves the away, but I want Leo to be my successor,” he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“He has incredible ability and can control the ball superbly and that makes him one of the best players in the world.
“I think he is the sort of player that you would always want in your team.
“I am only talking about this year. My aim is to recover my form as quickly as possible and to try and win th trophy again in Paris and the FIFA World Player of the Year in Zürich.
“But for that to happen I have to be playing at a consistently good level for Milan.”
Kaká then stated that he believes Ronaldinho’s move from Barça to Milan will turn out to be a bargain for the Serie A side and explained that he enjoys playing alongside him.
“Without doubt he will be the best signing of the season in the Italian league. Our paths in life have been very different, but that does not mean that we cannot be friends,” he continued.
“Above all, it does not mean that we cannot play together either.”
Finally, Kaká moved to reiterate his desire to stay with Milan despite the annual rumours of him attracting the biggest clubs on the continent.
“First it was about Madrid now everyone is talking about going to England. That is how the market is, but I insist that I am not going anywhere, he explained.
“My relationship with everyone at the club is excellent and unless someone has a change of plans one day and decides to sell me, I will not be moving.”
Nani also mentioned Ronaldo ina recent interview, here’s an article about it:
Manchester United winger Nani has played down comparisons with Portuguese and Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
21-year-old Nani arrived at Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon last summer, who also sold Cristiano Ronaldo to the Red Devils in 2003. So given that Nani plays in a similar position, comparisons with Ronaldo were always going to be drawn.
Nani had a mixed first season in the Premier league with United, but did show some signs in his performances of why Sir Alex Ferguson paid Sporting £17million for him last summer.
However, the Portuguese International still aims to be one of the world elite, but insists he is a different type of player to Ronaldo, who is favourite to be crowned FIFA World Player of the Year this year.
“I do not want to be compared with Cristiano Ronaldo,’ said Nani.
“We have different functions and our style of play is different.
“My dream is not to be better than Cristiano Ronaldo, but to be considered as one of the major stars of world football.”
“To be the best I will have to work hard, I believe that I can be stronger and if I do that I will get where I want to be.” {premiershiplatest.com}
Hip Celebrity has recent pictures of Ronaldo shopping with his family (here) and apparently Ronaldo used an outfit similar to the supermodel Elle Macpherson (here).
According to Sir Alex, Ronaldo is ready (http://www.manutd.com):
Cristiano Ronaldo could make a shock return for United in the next few days after Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he may take the winger with him to Anfield.
Wednesday’s Champions League Group E opener against Villarreal at Old Trafford might be a safer bet, but either way the news is a significant and surprising boost to United as some reports had suggested last season’s 42-goal hero would be out of action until October.
The Portuguese winger has been sidelined since undergoing a successful ankle operation in Amsterdam at the start of July. However, his rehab work in Manchester has gone so well in recent weeks that his inclusion in Sir Alex’s XI is now close.
Sir Alex told MUTV on Friday morning: “Ronaldo is training now, he’s with the first team. He’s come on leaps and bounds and I may take him with us tomorrow, who knows? But he’s more likely to be involved next week.
“I think we mentioned a couple of weeks ago he was making rapid progress in terms of overcoming the injury problem he had and the training he’s been doing with the physios and Tony Strudwick the fitness coach.
“He’s been making great strides in the direction towards first-team football.”
The summer months were riddled with press speculation and uncertainty over his future. But he has decided his future remains in Manchester and his impending return to action is a real filip for Sir Alex ahead of another key match against Chelsea.
According to Yahoo’s Eurosport, spanish media still believe that Real Madrid will sign Cristiano Ronaldo. (you can read the article here).
David Gill (Manchester United’s chirf executive) said Man U would discuss an £135million bid for Cristiano Ronaldo:
Manchester United chief executive David Gill has insisted he is treating suggestions of a £135million bid for Cristiano Ronaldo “with a pinch of salt” but revealed the club would discuss an offer of that magnitude.
Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the billionaire businessman at the centre of the Manchester City takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group, said this week they could be willing to make a world record bid for the United star.
“It was an interesting comment, I think it’s a fan’s-type comment,” Gill told BBC Radio Five Live. “It’s interesting when Alex [Ferguson] mentioned the Dimitar Berbatov signing in advance that complaints were made to the Premier League.”
He added: “He mentioned Torres and Fabregas in the same article so I think we will treat that with a pinch of salt.
“I have never met the gentleman. That is a fantastic amount of money and would turn the industry upside down so I can’t believe he is serious at those sorts of levels.
“Ultimately we would discuss any offer with Alex and the owners, as that sort of money is very large for one person. But we are not in the market to sell our best players.” {The Press Association}
According to Zidane, Ronaldo is the best at the moment:
The legendary Zinedine Zidane has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to make off with the 2008 Fifa player of the year award.
Zidane, who won every major individual prize during his glorious career, reckons Manchester United forward Ronaldo has been the standout performer in 2008.
“Honestly, Cristiano Ronaldo is in a good position to win it,” Zidane said.
“Then, it’s a question of feeling. When I was playing, some preferred Zidane to Ronaldo and vice-versa.
“As far as I’m concerned, Cristiano Ronaldo has an edge regarding the whole season.”[setantasports.com]
According to autotrader, Cristiano’s Bentley Continental is for sale, read more here.
Liquid football posted an article titled “Why Cristiano Ronaldo is not the greatest player in the world”, which you can read here.
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The following article was posted today, at goal.com:
Having flirted with the possibility of leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid for most of the summer, Cristiano Ronaldo today pledged to put his heart and soul into helping the Red Devils achieve further glory in 2008-09.
Portugal international Ronaldo dismayed many United by initially refusing to confirm that he wanted to stay to honour his contract at Old Trafford after being linked with Real Madrid, who made no secret of their wish to lure the winger to the Bernabeu.
But United held firm, manager Sir Alex Ferguson proved more persuasive in the end, and Real were disappointed.
The 23-year-old Ronaldo, nearing a return to action following ankle surgery, has now admitted he was ‘naïve’ with his comments over the summer, and confessed that if United had not beaten Chelsea in a penalty shoot-out in the Champions League final, he would not have even considered seeking a fresh challenge.
“What I said publicly, which was maybe a little bit naïve, I take total responsibility for,” he told Inside United magazine.
“I just said what I thought: I have a dream of playing at Real and I thought it was time to move on. People can’t be upset about me fulfilling a child-hood dream.
“I knew Real were interested in me and they had, allegedly, made a substantial offer. For a while, I wanted United to accept.
“If we hadn’t been European champions, I probably wouldn’t have thought about going to Madrid. I never wanted to go against United’s will.
“I’m 100 per cent professional and have always given my heart and soul to this club.
“If one day I leave, I want to do it knowing I did everything I could to help the club win as much as possible.”
HERE you can read a great article about the current “Ronaldo Obsession”.
And here you’ll find a video interview of Ronaldo (among others).
Article posted today, at Daily Mail:
The mega-rich owners of Manchester City have put him top of their shopping list - and they will be encouraged by Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest purchase.
For the United winger, who was linked with a move to Real Madrid in the summer, has ditched his allegiance to the Red Devils and bought a new £340,000 Bentley coupe - in City blue.
And if Ronaldo needs any help filling up the luxury saloon - then he could always ask Arab sheikh Dr Suliman Al Fahuim, who led the takeover of Manchester City this week.
Ronaldo’s newest motor will join his new black Rolls Royce Phantom – which cost a jaw-dropping £340,000, and his runaround, a silver £140,000 Bentley convertible.
The 23-year-old has been on something of an automotive spending spree, and has just spent £150,000 on registration plate CR7 – his initials and shirt number at Old Trafford, for his car.
The new number plate takes his total spending with luxury car firm Liquid 45 to a reported £490,000 in the past month.
A source told The Sun: ‘Cristiano is developing an obsession with CR7. It has to be on everything he owns – cars included.
‘He has been after the number plate for ages and finally got his hands on it.’
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