34 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo is closing in on 1,000 goals – but may be running out of games

The finishes are still flowing for Al-Nassr but, at 40, his future for club and country is under increasing scrutinyOn Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo can take a big step towards a first major trophy since moving to Saudi Arabia but the quarter-final of the Asian Champions League against Yokohama F Marinos also offers a chance to take a smaller stride towards an unprecedented personal milestone: 1,000 first-class goals.Pelé scored plenty but claims of 1,279, recognised by the Guinness World Records, included unofficial and exhibition games and perhaps, wondered Diego Maradona, backyard games against his nephews. The stats site RSSSF credits the Brazilian with a total of 778. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago 'I play with Neymar and faced Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

A current football star who has played against Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo has made his pick about who is the best out of all of them

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40 h. ago 'I've played against Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar – one is clearly the best'

Few players have captivated football like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, but one player who has played against all of them knows who he prefers

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66 h. ago Pope hopeful from same place as Cristiano Ronaldo, had interesting childood and rare job

Cardinal Jose Tolentino Mendonca is on a list of other key figures who have been touted as possible future pontiffs following the death of Pope Francis on April 21 age 88

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3 d. ago Michael Jordan out earns every athlete in the world for another year as eye

The 100 highest-paid athletes of all time were unveiled this week with the wealthiest men and women to ever grace the world's top sporting stages making a combined $6.2 billion last year alone.

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4 d. ago Youngest Pope contender is from Cristiano Ronaldo's tiny isle and given rare nickname

Cardinal Jose Tolentino Mendonca is on a list of other key figures have have been touted as possible future pontiffs following the death of Pope Francis today (April 21) age 88

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5 d. ago The Illegals by Shaun Walker review – Russian spies hiding in plain sight

The strange stories of the agents who lived apparently normal lives in the west as part of Soviet espionage programmes make compelling readingOne muggy afternoon in June 2010, Don Heathfield and his wife, Ann, were relaxing over a bottle of champagne with their two sons, Tim and Alex, when they heard a loud knocking at the door. The family was celebrating Tim’s 20th birthday at their comfortable home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after lunch in a restaurant. Tim’s mother went to answer the door, calling out as she did so that some of his friends must have arrived to wish him a happy birthday. Instead she found a group of men dressed in black waiting on the doorstep. Bellowing “FBI”, they barged their way into the house and handcuffed Ann and her husband, before marching them outside and driving them away.Alex assumed that there had been a terrible mistake; his parents were much too boring to warrant such a dramatic arrest. But there was no mistake. His parents were not Don Heathfield...

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5 d. ago Graeme Souness delivers scathing Manchester United verdict as Cristiano Ronaldo point made

The former Premier League midfielder believes Manchester United failed to keep the right people at the club

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5 d. ago Man Utd fail to listen to Cristiano Ronaldo advice as Graeme Souness points finger of blame

EXCLUSIVE: Graeme Souness feels the inevitable sight of Virgil van Dijk lifting the biggest prize in English football in the coming weeks suggests that Manchester United dispensed with the wrong people

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6 d. ago 'I won Champions League and Premier League – I know who the greatest player ever is'

Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha has named Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo as the greatest to ever play football, describing his former team-mate as a "robot"

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7 d. ago Doting dad Cristiano Ronaldo shows his softer side as footballer playfully celebrates daughter's 3rd birthday with heartwarming Instagram post

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to celebrate the third birthday of his daughter Bella. He posted a picture of the pair embraced in a hug together on Instagram to mark the occasion.

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7 d. ago Four players Sir Alex Ferguson would love to have managed including Man City icon

Sir Alex Ferguson managed many incredible footballers during his 27-year tenure with Manchester United, including Cristiano Ronaldo - but there are some he never got the chance to work with

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7 d. ago Chelsea transfer stance as ambitious plan involving Cristiano Ronaldo emerges

Saudi Pro League giants Al-Nassr have signed Cristiano Ronaldo and Jhon Duran, among other Premier League talents, but Chelsea could yet stand in their way of another swoop

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8 d. ago Drones spotted above Sandringham ahead of Zelensky's visit with no

Volodymyr ­Zelensky is set to visit King Charles, a trip believed to be of "huge interest to Russian spies" - and there are three air forces near Sandringham Palace

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8 d. ago 'Here's why I really left Real Madrid after Cristiano Ronaldo was blamed for my exit'

Rafael Benitez endured a tough time when he took charge of Real Madrid in 2015, but he has insisted that rumours surrounding his departure are not to be believed

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1 week ago Ronaldo's girlfriend shows off huge 'engagement ring' after 'not clicking' dig

Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, has flashed a snap of an enormous sparkler despite the footballer admitting that hadn't proposed because they still haven't got that 'click'

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1 week ago Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez shows off her huge 'engagement ring', weeks after he gave a savage reason for why he hasn't married her

Georgina Rodriguez has taken to Instagram to show off a gigantic engagement ring - weeks after Cristiano Ronaldo revealed the savage reason he is yet to propose. 

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1 week ago Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo tipped for shock future Real Madrid role

Former Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo is still playing and scoring goals at the age of 40.

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1 week ago 'I've played with Cristiano Ronaldo and vs Lionel Messi – but Liverpool icon is my GOAT'

The debate around the greatest player of all time has been centred on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in recent times, but one France star has a different pick for his favourite player

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2 w. ago Russian spies have compromised the British government. The monarchy faces a horrifying fate. CIA Nostradamus URI GELLER reveals catastrophic premonition

As a committed royalist, I dread the idea of an end to the monarchy. But my proven psychic senses are warning me with increasing urgency that the UK is on the brink of losing its greatest institution.

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