la Máquina - Cristiano Ronaldo

LeVersacci wrote:Poor mans Albiceleste.

izzy wrote:Yeah, whatever. Good for him.

That performance last night was unacceptable. Someone should of slapped him.

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he did think about a return to Manchester United in the summer before he signed a new deal with Real Madrid.

The 28-year-old won the 2013 Ballon d’Or tonight after an outstanding season in Madrid and during the summer, there was wild speculation linking him with a big money move back to Manchester.

Rio Ferdinand tried his hardest to persuade Ronaldo to make the move back to sunny Manchester but although he re-affirmed he still loves the club and the friends he made there, Madrid was where he wanted to be.

“It is true Rio and I spoke a lot [in the summer],” The Times reported Ronaldo as saying at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.

“Rio is a great friend of mine. We played together for many years at ster United. We were neighbours when I was there in Manchester. He is a fantastic guy and he tried to change my mind to go back to Manchester.

“I did think about United. They are still in my heart. It is a club where I played for six years and I love that club. I have a lot of friends there and I wish them all the best.”

Giggity5313 wrote:Again, leave thr damn dude alone lmao. Stop scapegoating our best player.

Pedram wrote:

Giggity5313 wrote:Again, leave thr damn dude alone lmao. Stop scapegoating our best player.

If you're referring to jugster, i don't think he pays any attention to the threads, he just post his videos.

Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted that he could join a French side when his contract expires at Real Madrid, but has insisted he is happy with Los Blancos.

Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco have been big-spenders in the world of European football recently.

And the Portugal international has conceded that he could see himself playing in Ligue 1 – but not until his deal ends at Santiago Bernabeu.

“Maybe one day I will live in France or play there or perhaps not,” he told Telefoot. The only thing I am certain of is that I am determined to learn French.

“I am under contract at Real Madrid until I am 33 and I hope I can stay here, where I am very happy.”

The Ballon d’Or winner then commented on his Golden Ball win, and Zinedine Zidane’s presence at Real Madrid.

“It will be difficult to improve on the 69 goals I scored but nothing is impossible. I will give exactly the same of myself, as I always do, every season.

“I just hope that I can avoid any kind of injury; it’s important to always be in form. Scoring more than 69 goals will be difficult but I am prepared to have a go and try to do it.

“I am working hard to achieve it, we’ll see but I think it can be done.

“Both [Ribery] and Messi deserved to win [the Ballon d’Or] because they have achieved so much – many trophies and they’ve scored lots of goals but it was my turn. They voted for me to win and like them, I had a great year in 2013.

“Carlo Ancelotti is a great Coach, I am very happy to be with him and Zidane is doing a great job too.

“It’s incredible to be able to work with him because he has such a wealth of experience and he knows how to talk to the players.

“I am very happy here at Madrid and I’m dreaming about winning something this year like the Champions League. Working with Carlo and Zidane improves our chances of being able to reach our objectives.”

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 29th birthday today. The forward, who has just won his second Ballon d’Or, is now in his fifth season as a Real Madrid player. Wearing the famous white shirt he has scored 234 goals and is currently in fifth place in the list of all time top scorers for the club. Only legends like Raúl, Di Stéfano, Santillana and Puskas are still ahead of him. This season he has scored 32 goals so far and is the top scorer in La Liga with 22 goals and also the top scorer in the Champions League with 9 goals.

The Portuguese forward was born on the 5th of February 1985 in Funchal and started his professional career at Sporting C.P. Since the summer of 2009, he has been making history at Real Madrid and has won honours such a Liga title, a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup. He made his debut for Real Madrid on the 29th of August 2009 in the 3-2 win against Deportivo la Coruña in the Bernabéu. During that very game he also scored his first goal for Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo has celebrated his 29th birthday. His birthday was actually on the 5th February, but the celebrations took place this Sunday. The player invited a happy crowd of family, friends and some of his teammates to his party, which he held at the Reebok Sports Club in La Finca in the Madrilenian town of Pozuelo. Sergio Ramos, Diego López, Modric, Gareth Bale, Pepe and Coentrao with their respective partners all joined to join in the fun with the Portuguese ace.

As his birthday coincided with the Copa del Rey first leg against Atlético de Madrid, the player put the celebrations off until the weekend. The party was held under tight security in order to guarantee the privacy of all those taking part.

There are no limits to Cristiano Ronaldo’s voracious appetite for scoring goals and in tomorrow’s meeting with Schalke, he has the chance to equal one of the all-time legends of football – Ferenc Puskás.

Puskás scored 242 goals in 261 appearances with Real Madrid while Cristiano’s figures stand at 240 goals in 235 games. The Portuguese forward is the only player in club history to average more than a goal per game (1.02 per game) and while Puskás spent eight seasons at the Bernabéu, Cristiano is almost level with the legendary Hungarian after five.

When he finally does overtake Puskás, Cristiano will become the fourth top scorer in Real Madrid history after Raúl (323), Di Stéfano (307) and Santillana (290).

Cristiano started the season in sixth place in the rankings, and passed Hugo Sánchez back in September with a brace against Getafe. The same month he amplified his contract with Madrid until June 2018. If he completes his contract, he is almost certain to supersede the top three and become Madrid’s maximum goal scorer of all-time.

At La Rosaleda on Saturday, Cristiano set a new Spanish league record – his first half strike made him the first player in history to score 25 goals or more in five straight seasons. Messi and Hugo Sánchez did it in four.

In the Champions League, he has 11 goals in the current edition of the tournament and is the leading scorer. He’s three goals away from equalling the competition record shared by José Altafini with AC Milan (1962-3), Ruud van Nisterooy (2002-3) and Leo Messi (2011-12).