Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Man of the Match award for his Champions League final heroics and was presented with the accolade by his former manager at Manchester United, Alex Ferguson.
The Real Madrid forward scored twice in the 4-1 victory over Juventus on Saturday, ensuring he beat Lionel Messi to the competition s top scorer award and reached 600 career goals as well as winning the competition for the fourth time in his career.
Ronaldo s first triumph came in 2008 under Ferguson at United and it was the Old Trafford legend who presented him with the Man of the Match award.
Ferguson was also seen congratulating Ronaldo in the tunnel after the match.
Sir Alex Ferguson presents Cristiano Ronaldo with his man of the match award.
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Netherlands had little difficulty seeing off Gibraltar in Tuesday s World Cup qualifier as their crushing 7-0 victory saw them meet coach Frank de Boer s pre-match expectations.
The Oranje were subject to criticism despite beating Latvia 2-0 in Saturday s meeting, with De Boer demanding a more clinical performance in Gibraltar, and that was exactly what he got.
Just as Latvia goalkeeper Roberts Ozols impressed at the weekend, Dayle Coleing proved a worthy adversary between the posts for Gibraltar until his goal was eventually breached just before half-time – Steven Berghuis netting in successive games for his country.
Luuk de Jong made it 2-0 with a well-taken finish early in the second half and the floodgates opened, with Memphis Depay, Georginio Wijnaldum and…
Jorge Burruchaga believes you can feel the absence of former team-mate Diego Maradona at the first World Cup since the ex-Argentina captain s death in 2020.
Maradona, who skippered La Albiceleste to glory in 1986, was remembered at an event to mark the second anniversary of his passing from a cardiac arrest at the age of 60.
Burruchaga – also part of that victorious side in Mexico 36 years ago – paid tribute to a unique legend, whose presence he claims can be felt among his former team-mates.
The last time we spoke was a couple of months before his passing, the former attacking midfielder told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
We reunited when I returned to Argentina to coach Gimnasia La Plata. I can t say we were close friends, perhaps we had a closer bond …
Jurgen Klopp has made clear Naby Keita remains part of his long-term plans at Liverpool, despite the midfielder enduring another stop-start season at the club.
Injuries have hampered Keita ever since he joined from RB Leipzig. The Reds showed patience to finally get one of their primary transfer targets, completing a deal in August 2017 that saw the player spend one final season in Germany before heading to Anfield.
There have been flashes of his obvious talent since arriving, but Keita has seemingly been stuck in a frustrating cycle of fleetingly good moments followed by spells out of the team.
This campaign has been no different: Keita has made just nine starts in all competitions, the last of them coming in a 3-1 Champions League defeat at Real Madrid that sa…
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Sunday brings a regal clash at Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid take on Real Sociedad in an effort to get back to winning ways following a midweek setback at Villarreal.
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Real Madrid were given a rude awakening following their FIFA Club World Cup dream at Villarreal. Los Blancos did well to overturn a Santi Cazorla 4th-minute opener through goals from Karim Benzema and Raphael Varane early in the first half. They ultimately failed to hold on to their lead with Cazorla slotting home once again to earn his team a vital point against the reigning European and World champions.
A point against Villarreal leaves Real Madrid in fourth place in the standings, two points beh…
Erik ten Hag has confirmed Harry Maguire will stay on as Manchester United captain this season.
Maguire was named skipper by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in January 2020 following Ashley Young s exit from Old Trafford.
The England international endured a difficult campaign both on and off the field last season, leading to suggestions David de Gea or Cristiano Ronaldo would take the armband instead.
Speaking after being unveiled as United s new manager in May, Ten Hag said he had yet to decide who would captain United in his first season in charge.
That came after interim boss Ralf Rangnick had suggested during his short stint at the helm that it should be down to the players to vote on who captains the side.
However, Ten Hag clarified at a news conferen…
Former United States goalkeeper Hope Solo has opened up on her treatment for alcohol abuse after being convicted of driving while impaired.
Solo was arrested in North Carolina on March 31 and initially charged with impaired driving, resisting arrest and misdemeanour child abuse, with her two children present in the vehicle at the time of the offence.
The latter two charges were voluntarily dismissed, her attorney Chris Clifton told the Winston-Salem Journal on Tuesday, as Solo received a suspended 24-month sentence and surrendered her driving licence.
The former goalkeeper, who won 202 caps for her country between 2000 and 2016, revealed she was to enter an in-patient alcohol treatment program in April, having requested her imminent induction into the National So…
Is my future long-term here? Yes, I feel good. I live well and work well here.
It’s a short and sweet statement from Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti, who has confirmed that he believes his future lies at the Nou Camp. Umtiti hasn’t quite been able to lock down a place in the club’s starting XI ever since he arrived at the Spanish champions, and many would argue that’s because of circumstances beyond his own control.
Whether that may or may not be the case, though, one thing that is for sure is that Umtiti still has a long way to go before he can be regarded as an indispensable member of Barcelona’s first team squad.
It’s well known how stacked they are both now and in the past, and how much they’d love to be able to make a significa…
Christophe Galtier revealed Leandro Paredes is in demand and gave a strong indication he could leave Paris Saint-Germain before the transfer window closes.
Paredes is reported to have agreed terms with Juventus and a move is expected to go through if Adrien Rabiot joins Manchester United.
The Argentina midfielder has been frustrated by a lack of playing time at PSG, who he joined from Zenit in 2019.
Paredes replaced Vitinha for the final 20 minutes of the champions 5-2 Ligue 1 thrashing of Montpellier on Saturday, but Galtier is unsure whether he will still be at the club when the transfer window closes on September 1.
The PSG head coach said in a press conference: The situation Paredes is very different from Mauro Icardi s.
Leandro has many…
Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Chelsea central midfielder N Golo Kante in the summer of 2023, according to . The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that Kante is out of contract at former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea at the end of the season, and that defending Ligue 1 champions PSG are keen on securing the services of the 31-year-old
Kante is open to signing a new contract with Chelsea, but the France international midfielder wants a long-term contract. The former Leicester City star has had injury problems in recent years, and it remains to be seen if the Blues would be willing to keep the Frenchman at the club.
The Frenchman has been on the books of Chelsea since 2016 when he joined from Leicester. During his time…