“He claimed that they will pay him what it takes to make him a Manchester City player.”

Those are supposedly the words of a source close to Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese international, considered by many as one of the best players ever to play the game, has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester City in recent weeks. Given the financial clout which Manchester City undoubtedly posses, it seems [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo on his way back to Manchester?

We love a good transfer rumour here at Football Corner and luckily for us, it’s that time of year again. Newspapers are doing their best to increase sales and boost traffic to their websites by linking certain players to certain clubs, knowing full well that the punters will buy the paper or click onto their [...]

Ronaldo Delivers

Cristiano Ronaldo’s header 13 minutes into extra-time proved enough to earn Real Madrid their first silverware in almost three seasons, as Real Madrid beat rivals Barcelona 1-0 at the Mestalla. In an uncharacteristically boring El Clasico, neither side really looked like winning in normal time. Barcelona’s Pedro did hit the back of the net with just minutes [...]

Ronaldo or Messi?

Whilst watching Real Madrid’s 6-1 demolition of Racing Santander on Saturday evening, myself and my brother, Kevin, had somewhat of a disagreement when I claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo is by far the best player in the world. In case you don’t know already, the former Manchester United man scored four of Real’s six goals against [...]

Manchester United were never going to win the title without this man

From the moment it was announced that Manchester United had agreed a deal to sell Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, I was convinced that the Premier League title wouldn’t be making it’s way to Old Trafford this season and it looks as though I was right. Even though they have only narrowly missed out on [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo : “I want to leave Real Madrid”

He only signed for Real Madrid last summer in a deal that cost the Spanish giants £80 million, however Cristiano Ronaldo has today admitted he wants to leave Real. Ronaldo, 25, has been in magnificent form for the side currently top of La Liga, scoring 24 goals in 26 games for Real, however it would [...]

Can Cristiano Ronaldo make all the difference for Real Madrid tonight?

Real Madrid will be looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit tonight in the second-leg of their Champions League last 16 tie with Lyon and many, including myself believe that Cristiano Ronaldo may prove all the difference for the Spanish giants. The former Manchester United man has been in cracking form of late for Real and [...]

Cristiano who?

When Manchester United decided to let Cristiano Ronaldo join Real Madrid in the summer, I must admit, I thought things could start going downhill for the Premier League Champions. That feeling was further heightened when Sir Alex Ferguson failed to replace the Portuguese winger with the £80 million the club received from the deal. 7 [...]