Cristiano Ronaldo crushes Atlético dreams to keep Real Madrid rolling | Sid Lowe
The he-man scored his 15th hat-trick in Real colours to suppress the reverie of Atlético fans who dared to believeFor one brief ecstatic moment, they believed. The noise rose and so did their arms, scarves twirling round wrists. The Vicente Calderón ...
Real Madrid 5-1 Real Sociedad | La Liga match report
Cristiano Ronaldo became the fastest player to reach 100 goals in the Spanish league by scoring two to help leaders Real Madrid rebound from consecutive draws with a rout of Real Sociedad.Gonzalo Higuaín scored before both Ronaldo and Karim Benzema hi...
José Mourinho will stay at Real Madrid, says Cristiano Ronaldo
• Mourinho shrugs off talk of mounting pressure• Real face CSKA Moscow in second legJosé Mourinho will stay at Real Madrid next season, insisted his Portuguese compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, following speculation that the manager will be a target f...
Mata: United’s 2008 win was ‘lottery’
Chelsea starlet Juan Manuel Mata has questioned the merits of Manchester United’s 2008 Champions League glory, which came at his current club Chelsea’s expense following a penalty shoot-out in Moscow. Mata, then at Valencia, has revealed that he was an enthusiastic viewer throughout the thrilling 1-1 draw, which was decided by key penalty misses by...
Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick lifts Real Madrid 10 points clear of Barça
• Portuguese stars in 4-2 win over 10-man Levante• Winger now has more goals for Real than Manchester UnitedReal Madrid opened a 10-point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga after Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth hat-trick of the season clinched a 4...
Ronaldo ‘works like an animal’ for Real – Mourinho
• Real Madrid coach defends his under-fire forward• Comments come ahead of cup clash with BarcelonaCristiano Ronaldo may not be enjoying his best period of form but he is still "working like an animal" for Real Madrid, his coach, José Mourinho, sa...
Joe Cole bags hat-trick for French champions Lille at lowly Chantilly
• On-loan midfielder gets three in 6–0 win against amateurs• Cristiano Ronaldo slammed after goal-celebration stropJoe Cole scored a hat-trick as Lille began their defence of the French Cup with a 6-0 win away to the amateur side Chantilly in the...
Real Madrid media criticise Cristiano Ronaldo for refusal to celebrate
• Portuguese failed to mark goal against Granada• Fans have been critical since defeat to BarcelonaCristiano Ronaldo was the target of some unusually harsh criticism from the pro-Real Madrid sports media after he reacted to whistling and grumbling ...
‘Messi makes the incredible routine’