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Milan came within touching distance of signing Cristiano Ronaldo in January 2018, with former sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli revealing that agreements had been reached with both Real Madrid and the player’s agent Jorge Mendes, only for the deal to collapse when the Chinese ownership group got cold feet. Mirabelli’s account is extraordinary in its detail. […]

Antonio Valencia shared his thoughts on Cristiano Ronaldo‘s performances at the 2026 World Cup so far. Ronaldo is coming off a two-goal performance in Portugal’s second group stage match against Uzbekistan. The Portuguese soccer legend was criticized for his performance against DR Congo in the Group K opener. After the match, many pundits suggested that […]

Cristiano Ronaldo is again set to lead the Portugal line when Roberto Martinez’s side conclude their Group K campaign with a clash against Colombia on Saturday. The 41-year-old scored a brace against Uzbekistan last time out to move onto 10 World Cup goals, while he has now struck 145 goals in total at international level. Portugal need to beat Colombia to finish at […]

Cristiano Ronaldo had one of the funniest post-match moments of the World Cup after Portugal’s 5-0 win over Uzbekistan, when reporters jokingly asked him for a pay rise and even a company car during a live interview. The joke came from the fact Ronaldo recently became a shareholder in the media company involved, meaning the […]

One of the more interesting Ronaldo stories after Portugal’s 5-0 win over Uzbekistan wasn’t actually about either of his goals — it was about the role he played in Nuno Mendes’ goal. Replays and tactical breakdowns after the match focused on Ronaldo’s movement inside the box, where his run dragged defenders away and helped create […]

Another post-match reaction that got attention came from Piers Morgan, who used Ronaldo’s brace to push back on criticism of the Portugal captain. Morgan said the performance once again proved people wrong about Ronaldo and also revealed he’d won a bet on Ronaldo scoring at the tournament. That reaction spread because it fit the wider […]

Not all of the post-match attention was serious. In one live TV interview after the match, Ronaldo burst out laughing when reporters jokingly asked him for a pay rise and a company car. The joke was tied to Ronaldo’s reported stake in the media company involved, which made the exchange even funnier in context. It […]

Ronaldo’s two goals against Uzbekistan didn’t only give him the six-World-Cups record — they also moved him past Eusébio as Portugal’s all-time top scorer in World Cup matches. That gave the night even more weight from a Portuguese perspective, because it meant Ronaldo overtook one of the country’s most iconic football figures. So the post-match […]

One of the more viral reactions to Ronaldo’s celebration came from Zlatan Ibrahimović, who reacted to the “I’m back” line with a sarcastic comment during TV coverage. Zlatan essentially questioned why Ronaldo would say he’s back, joking that he never left in the first place. Because it was Zlatan, the quote immediately got attention and […]

After scoring in Portugal’s win, Ronaldo looked straight toward the cameras and delivered an “I’m back” message that instantly went viral. The celebration spread quickly online because it came after days of criticism over his opening-game display and because it followed a record-breaking night. It wasn’t just seen as a celebration — it was treated […]