22 h. ago FIFA warned of potential legal action over controversial Cristiano Ronaldo decision

Cristiano Ronaldo is free to play in the World Cup next summer after FIFA suspended his red card punishment - but Portugal's rivals could yet take the legal route to overturn that decision

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22 h. ago Chelsea wonderkid Estevao eclipses Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi with Barcelona heroics

The Brazil youngster has settled well at Chelsea and continues to make headlines since his summer move, as underlined by his performance against Catalan giants Barcelona.

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22 h. ago FIFA at risk of World Cup legal battle after Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial red card reprieve as nations ponder Court of Arbitration case

EXCLUSIVE - MIKE KEEGAN: FIFA could face legal action following their controversial decision to suspend Cristiano Ronaldo's ban and allow him to play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.

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23 h. ago Football fans create 'perfect' Premier League player mixing Ronaldo, Salah and De Bruyne

A poll of 2,000 football fans shows the ultimate Premier League player would combine Mo Salah's left foot, N'Golo Kanté's work ethic and Cristiano Ronaldo's ball control

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23 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo: Is World Cup reprieve an insult to fans or have FIFA made the right decision?

The record-breaking Portuguese star is now free to play in the opening matches of the tournament next summer despite being sent off for violent conduct in a recent game in Dublin

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24 h. ago Football Daily | Cristiano Ronaldo gets called back from the Naughty Step in the nick of time

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It is measure of just how much more shameless and obsequious Fifa has become under the presidency of Gianni Infantino that news of its decision to unsuspend Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal’s first two group games at next year’s Geopolitics World Cup has been greeted with little more than an amused, weary eye-roll at the brass neckery of it all. Issued with a straight red card for violent conduct during a defeat at the hands of the Republic of Ireland, the preening Portuguese showpony was issued with a standard three-match ban, the first game of which he spent on the Naughty Step during his side’s subsequent 9-1 demolition of Armenia. His was an absence that didn’t so much make the heart grow fonder, as the team grow in stature and confidence.Surely the benchmark for ‘lamping’ your teammate (yesterday’s Football Daily) was set in January 1979 by ‘Killer Hales’ and Mike ‘Flash’ Flanagan at the Valley. Without the benefit of today’s ar...

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30 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo has escaped a World Cup ban and no one is surprised

There is no real precedent for Fifa’s decision to suspended the final two games of Ronaldo’s three-game ban but the World Cup was never going to begin without its biggest star, writes Jamie Braidwood

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41 h. ago Erling Haaland makes brutally honest Cristiano Ronaldo admission

Man City striker Erling Haaland has yet again taken the Premier League by storm this season, but insists he shouldn't be compared to Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

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42 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo avoids World Cup ban via Fifa statement after Donald Trump visit

Cristiano Ronaldo was shown a red card for violent conduct against Ireland after elbowing Ipswich Town defender Dara O'Shea in Portugal's World Cup qualifier - but he won't miss premiere tournament

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48 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo discovers World Cup fate as FIFA confirm ban for red card

Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off during Portugal's defeat to Republic of Ireland during qualifying - a dismissal which could have seen the legendary forward missed matches at the World Cup

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2 d. ago Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez pick their wedding venue

The superstar duo revealed in August that they were engaged after more than nine years together. Ronaldo, 40, recently opened up on his 'not very romantic' and improvised proposal.

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3 d. ago Cristiano Ronaldo sends fans wild with outrageous overhead kick at 40 years old

The Portugal international showed no signs of jet lag following a controversial visit to Donald Trump at the White House , leaping to score a spectacular stoppage-time strike in the 4-1 victory.

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5 d. ago Cristiano Ronaldo's sister attacks 'hypocrites' outraged over Donald Trump meeting

Earlier this week Ronaldo and fiancee Georgina Rodriguez headed to Washington, D.C. to meet Trump, with the pair in attendance for a glitzy black-tie dinner on Tuesday night.

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5 d. ago Sadio Mane feelings clear on Cristiano Ronaldo as comments speak volumes

Former Liverpool goalscorer Sadio Mane arrived at Al-Nassr just a few months after Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo, and his expectations of the superstar were quickly exceeded in Saudi Arabia

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5 d. ago Ronaldo dines with Donald for glamour portion of grotesque Saudi

A pension-pot World Cup looms and with Trump in the White House and a crown prince at his back, it is now a safe spaceIt was hard to choose one favourite photo from football’s double-header at the White House this week. In part this is because the pictures from Donald Trump’s state dinner with Mohammed bin Salman and his in-house hype men Cristiano Ronaldo and Gianni Infantino were everywhere, recycled feverishly across the internet, dusted with their own drool-stained commentary by the wider Ronaldo-verse.Mainly there were just so many jaw-droppers. Perhaps you liked the one of Trump and Ronaldo strolling the halls of power, Ronaldo dressed all in black and laughing uproariously, like a really happy ninja. Or the one of Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez standing either side of a weirdly beaming Trump at his desk, holding up some kind of large heraldic key as though they’ve just been presented with their own wind-up wooden sex-grandad. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Erling Haaland nears Sadio Mane in Premier League club and has Cristiano Ronaldo in his sights

Erling Haaland has already plundered 14 goals for Manchester City this season and the Norwegian striker could join an exclusive club this weekend against Newcastle

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6 d. ago Palmer breaks toe in mishap; Celtic AGM cut short amid jeers; Liverpool injuries: football news – live

⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend⚽ Sign up for Football Daily | Follow on Bluesky | Mail BarryChelsea: It seems Palmer’s toe is broken. Jacob Steinberg has the latest from Enzo Maresca’s press conference: “Bad news for Chelsea fans, who have been left reeling by the revelation that Cole Palmer’s comeback from a groin injury has been delayed by the forward fracturing a toe in a freak accident at home,” he writes. ”Speaking ahead of his side’s trip to Burnley, Enzo Maresca said: ‘He is not available for tomorrow for sure, Barcelona for sure or Arsenal for sure. Unfortunately, he had an accident at home where he hit his toe but it is nothing important but he won’t be back in the next week. It’s fractured.’ I’m reminded of this ”Chelsea: Enzo Maresca has revealed that Cole Palmer’s eagerly awaited return to the Chelsea line-up following his recovery from a groin injury will be delayed because the midfielder has hurt his toe in some unspecified accident at home. ...

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6 d. ago Palmer breaks toe in domestic mishap; Bradley, Frimpong and Wirtz out for Liverpool: football news – live

⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend⚽ Sign up for Football Daily | Follow on Bluesky | Mail BarryChelsea: It seems Palmer’s toe is broken. Jacob Steinberg has the latest from Enzo Maresca’s press conference: Bad news for Chelsea fans, who have been left reeling by the revelation that Cole Palmer’s comeback from a groin injury has been delayed by the forward fracturing a toe in a freak accident at home. Speaking ahead of his side’s trip to Burnley, Enzo Maresca said: “He is not available for tomorrow for sure, Barcelona for sure or Arsenal for sure. Unfortunately, he had an accident at home where he hit his toe but it is nothing important but he won’t be back in the next week. It’s fractured.”Chelsea: Enzo Maresca has revealed that Cole Palmer’s eagerly awaited return to the Chelsea line-up following his recovery from a groin injury will be delayed because the midfielder has hurt his toe in some unspecified accident at home. The Chelsea head coach says he doesn’...

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6 d. ago Premier League returns, Wolves to unveil Edwards and more: football news – live

⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend⚽ Sign up for Football Daily | Follow on Bluesky | Mail BarryPremier League press conferences: I don’t have today’s schedule to hand but it’s normally a toss-up between early birds Fabian Hurzeler and Eddie Howe to see who is first out of the traps. It’s a state of affairs that ensures football reporters on the Brighton and Newcastle beats have to be up with the lark on Friday mornings.Brighton’s form this season has been up and down like an Eiffel Tower elevator but their home form is good, so you’d fancy their chances this weekend against a Brentford side who aren’t great on the road under Keith Andrews. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Football Daily | Fifa bingo! World Cup playoff draw checks all boxes as Irelands and Wales plot paths

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!An audience full of middle-aged and elderly men almost certainly preoccupied with what’s for lunch? Check. Constant reminders that football unites the world? Check. A charming hostess and former Miss Switzerland, Melanie Winiger? Check. Numerous ornate plinths bearing see-through bowls, a trophy or a football. Check. More montages from World Cups passim than were strictly necessary? Check. A dizzying array of acrylic multi-coloured draw balls? Check. “Fifa legends” Christian Karembeu, Marco Materazzi and Martin Dahlin? Checkity-check-check. A shiny floor? Check. Fifa competition manager Manolo Zubiria explaining protocol? Check. Self-important claptrap from an increasingly obsequious and craven “haunted cue-ball” Fifa president? Check.I was 34, I’d spent nine years at Arsenal and there had been a fair amount of discussions with the club. I wanted to go back to France with my family. There were deteriorated relationships with people ...

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