Articles tagged with "ronaldo"
Posted on: Portugal World Cup Blog by Miguel | Oct 11th, 2009
There you have it: Portugal is back on track to play the World Cup. The team played some gutsy soccer, at times slow at times ...
Posted on: Bolivia World Cup Team Blog by Marty | Oct 6th, 2009
All of Bolivia’s major moments have occurred against Brazil; be it winning the 1963 Copa America title against them 5-4, a 1979 Copa America 2-1 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Rob | Sep 13th, 2009
So a lot of the talk this week has been all about how we might be witnessing a World Cup in 2010 without Cristiano Ronaldo, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 6th, 2009
Royston Drenthe: Dudek help me, that Zoolander here keeps approaching me from the back!!!
Last Friday, Royston Drenthe was seated in the bus to the stadium ...
Posted on: Bolivia World Cup Team Blog by Marty | Jul 25th, 2009
Brazil's lone vendetta against teams being able to play matches in their own capital cities has its roots in the following...
1993: The big one. Brazil, ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 21st, 2009
It was a tiny article in the Dutch media at first. Olympique Lyon pays 18 million euros for Michel Bastos. Hmm...Bastos... Where did we hear ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 12th, 2009
Hunter and C Ronaldo...
Technical director Jorge Valdano had a bit of a chat with Klaas Jan Huntelaar yesterday, about his status at Madrid. The former ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 14th, 2009
Rafael van der Vaart is not impressed with the new big names at Real Madrid. He'll fight for his chance until the winter break. "That's ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | May 21st, 2009
Dunga has named his 23 player squad for the upcoming qualifiers and Confederations Cup. There are several controversial omissions from this list that will not ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | May 8th, 2009
Both Ronaldos - the younger, prettier Cristiano and the older, more injury prone original - will be hoping to represent their respective countries at World ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 5th, 2009
While stumblin' out of bed early in the morning to watch a CL game, you sort of go over the scenarios.
You'd definitely expect a match. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Apr 24th, 2009
Portuguese center back Pepe knows a thing or two about diving.
His team mate Arjen Robben has the disease as does Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Against Getafe, ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Mar 10th, 2009
This Thursday Dunga is supposed to announce the initial squad for the Ecuador and Peru qualifiers. I’ll have those names posted as soon as they ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 24th, 2009
Dirk Kuyt traded his first European Cup shirt with Fabio Cannavaro. Tomorrow, he'll meet the Italian again, this time in his 50est game, against Real ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Feb 24th, 2009
At last. The Gladiators are back. The top dogs are at it again. And what a fixtures! Nowhere to hide, anymore. No more calculating. Death ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Sep 4th, 2008
By JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
As humble inhabitant of a nation of football players wearing slippers instead of football shoes, I was eagerly awaiting the birth of a ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Julian | Aug 23rd, 2008
I know that this is a blog that supposed to be about the Italian national team. But for today, instead of writing about the Azzurri, ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 10th, 2008
According to Marca, the Spanish sports paper, Rafael van der Vaart will be fifth Dutch player to move to the Spanish capital. Real Madrid wants ...
Posted on: Belgium World Cup Team Blog by julien | Jun 15th, 2008
Today we take a look at Belgium's main man in goal, Stijn Stijnen. He looks like an ass even in that picture. I will go ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by jalil | May 29th, 2008
Hey how's everyone doing? My name is Jalil and I will be your new Brazil blogger hopefully from now until the 2010 world cup (as ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Mar 18th, 2008
Football links from World Cup Blog, The Offside and beyond...
Wrap Luca Toni in cotton wool (Italy Blog)
Under new management (Portugal Blog)
Robert Acquafresca or Robert Murkowski? ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 15th, 2008
When Ronaldo severed the tendon in his left knee on Wednesday, the general consensus was that his career was almost definitely finished. But not everyone ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 14th, 2008
The sad sad news today is that Ronaldo may be finished. Just when it looked as if the Brazilian legend was getting it together at ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jan 21st, 2008
Argentine super talent Matias Cahais had many options... Real Madrid actually was the one who claimed first rights on the 20-year old central defender and ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Jan 6th, 2008
Way back in the summer 2006 of the Selecao were the prohibitive favorites to take home one of sport’s most coveted mantle pieces. It was ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Dec 31st, 2007
The year is almost done, so here's the final part of the World Cup Blog A-Z of 2007. Part one (A-M) can be found here, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Dec 31st, 2007
It's the last day of 2007, so here's an alphabetical look back at the last twelve months in world football. There's so much happened that ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Dec 26th, 2007
Ronaldo's career-rejuvenating move to AC Milan isn't quite going as planned is it? Despite an encouraging end to last season the now afro-sporting striker has ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 29th, 2007
There is NOTHING going on in France NT land these days, aside from a few transfer rumors. (But not nearly as many as last ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 29th, 2007
Goose said: who are your most hated players???
1. Totti: always have hated him..remember him spitting on deZeeuw, stamping on Berbatov..good player but the biggest asshole ...
