REAL MADRID - CRISTIANO RONALDO HAVE AGREEMENT TO EXTEND CONTRACT

After months of speculations, hard negotiations & waiting, Spanish Football Club Real Madrid CF has come to an agreement with Cristiano Ronaldo to renew & extend his contract at the Club. Today at 13.45 (Sp Time) the agreement - "acuerdo"- will be made official in front of the media with both President Florentino Perez & Cristiano Ronaldo present.




These are the initial & simple details:

REAL MADRID | TOP SIGNING-TRANSFERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLUB

Spanish Football Club Real Madrid is the most "Valuable Sports Club in the World" according to "Forbes". Part of that distinction comes due to their income generating power which also puts the Club in the highest positions. This allows Real Madrid the facility of signing the Worlds Best Football Players & if really demanded at prices that simply eliminates competition.

Thought I post today the "

UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE 2012 - 2013 | RIBERY FAVOURITE AHEAD OF RONALDO - MESSI

The local Football observers & punters have French International & Bayern Munich Franck Ribery as favourite to take the "UEFA Best Player in Europe" season 2012-2013 award. If the Frenchman wins he will be come the second after Zidane ( 2002 ) to take the prestigious Individual European Football Prize




To win Ribery will have to overcome in the voting  from European Sports-Football journalist

CRISTIANO RONALDO - RIBERY - MESSI FINALISTS UEFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

UEFA has handed in their list of the three candidates up for the "UEFA Player of the Year" season 2012-2013. The three chosen are:

Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid CF)
Franck Ribery ( Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi ( FC Barcelona)


The winner will be announced the 29th of August in Monaco where 29 leading Football journalists will vote live & direct via an electronic voting system.






Cristiano

WORLD SOCCER | TOP 10 HISTORICAL TRANSFERS - SIGNINGS

This is a "trivial pursuit" question: what are the Top 10 transfer signings in the History of World Football to date? I say to date because until the 31st of August 2013 the signing season is open & we may see surprises.

Spanish Sports paper "Marca" has done a write up that I think will interest the Spanish Football Sports Blog readers & global visitors.




The Nº 1 World Football Historical

UEFA TOP 10 CANDIDATES EUROPEAN PLAYER SEASON 2012-2013

UEFA has released its 10 candidates that will opt for the UEFA European Footballer of the Year ( season 2012-2013). Two players will represent Spanish Football in Lionel Messi ( FC Barcelona ) & Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid). The list is full of Bayern Munich Players as to expect with their tremendous last season of success ( Bundesliga, German Cup & Champions League).





The list of 10

FOOTBALL FINANCE | CRISTIANO RONALDO EARNS MORE THAN MESSI & NEYMAR

The prestigious American Financial magazine "Forbes" has printed their list of the "Highest Paid Sportsmen in the World". The Nº1 earner is American golf player Tigers Woods with 59,5 M€ followed by Tennis ace Roger Federer with 54,4 M€. In the Top 10 appears Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Drew Brees etc., as one would expect. But what about Football - Soccer - players ? 




The first & highest

REAL MADRID SIGNINGS - GOSSIP | ISCO - CRISTIANO RONALDO

Authentic "tug of war" happening at the moment with Spanish International & young Malaga FC midfieder Isco. The Spanish Football pearl has two very good offers on the table, Real Madrid & Manchester City.
The talks with Real Madrid are very advanced & his inner circle ( father & representative ) believe that it is the players best option. However, it is Isco who is not sure & is currently more

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IDEAL 11 TEAM SELECTION FOR SEASON 2012 - 2013

The news source in itself could be debated if its reputable, English paper "The Sun" has released their "Ideal Champions League 11" for season 2012 - 2013". Apart from their choices - all top players - there is a stark contrast with the "Ideal 11" lists from last season. 



Firstly, the list is dominated by the German Clubs Bayern Munich & Borussia Dortmund, both which will meet tomorrow in

SPANISH FOOTBALL TRANSFER NEWS | DAVID VILLA - CRISTIANO RONALDO

Some news - or speculation rumour - doing the rounds locally & overseas today in the transfer area concerning some important Spanish Football stars.




News out of Spanish radio "Cadena Ser" puts FC Barcelona & Spanish International David Villa very close to English Premier League Club Tottenham Hotspurs. It was thought that Arsenal FC was in the front running but in the last days Coach

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | CRISTIANO RONALDO CURRENT TOP GOALSCORER

Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo is having his best Champions League season. The Portuguese crack is one of the principal reasons why his Club has got into the semi-finals. Ronaldo is the current leading goal scorer in Champions League with 11 goals. He is just only three goals away from equalling the all-time top mark of 14 goals reached by Altafini, Van Nistelroy & Lionel Messi. This feat

IF MOURINHO GOES TO CHELSEA WILL HE TAKE CRISTIANO RONALDO ?

All the news is coming out of England. The daily newspapers - "Sunday Express", "Daily Mirror"...etc - place Real Madrid Coach José Mourinho back at the English Premier League Club Chelsea FC next season. The trip to London last week by Mourinho heightened the speculation,  & the comment by the Portuguese Coach that he is committed to Real Madrid 100% until the end of the season ..."end of the

REAL MADRID TO OFFER RENEWAL TO RONALDO WITH 15 MILLION KISSES & HUGS

Something has changed. We are seeing a very different CRISTIANO RONALDO as compared to months back. The REAL MADRID forward is peaking again in form & is lifting his level at the best time for his Club. Real Madrid faces a very tough 4 - 6 weeks ahead with Spanish Cup semi-finals duties against rival FC Barcelona & Champions League duties against Manchester United. Ronaldo will be a vital piece

SPANISH FOOTBALL | REAL MADRID 4 - GETAFE 0 | ROUND 21 RESULT

Round 21 of the Spanish Football League - La Liga - continued today with a mid-day match between REAL MADRID & GETAFE. A good hour for the family & kids & for the lucrative Asian market in terms of TV broadcasting.

Real Madrid was thinking ahead towards next Wednesday´s Spanish Cup 1º leg semi-final clash against FC Barcelona & left on the bench Xabi Alonso, Khedira ( came on in the second half

REAL MADRID | THE CRISTIANO RONALDO MOMENT

Its time for CRISTIANO RONALDO. Fate or destiny has put the REAL MADRID forward is in the front seat, another opportunity to take the "Bull by the Horns" & make a quantum leap forward in his already long & prestigious career.The injury to Captain Iker Casillas, with the absence of Sergio Ramos (sanctioned) & Pepe (injured) with most likely put on the broad shoulders of CR7 the Captaincy of Real

Portuguese men o' war fail to stop the Spanish succession

For a while, it looked like the last day of Spain's empire.

Portugal's attack-minded approach in yesterday's Euro 2012 semi-final had freaked the world champions into launching hit-and-hope clearances. Tiki-taka was only a memory as the white shirts of the Lusitanians squeezed the space between defence and midfield and closed down the Spaniards ferociously throughout the first half.

But no goals ensued, and precious few shots on target either. By extra-time, the Portuguese gamble had failed as Spain found a new lease of life and their usual rhythm again, while their Iberian neighbours played second fiddle and hoped for success via Cristiano Ronaldo's set-pieces. Paolo Bento's men still had a chance to win via spot-kicks but their plan backfired embarrassingly.

Iker Casillas saved from Joao Moutinho and a mix-up in running order between Bruno Alves and Nani seemed to have unnerved the centre-back, who then hit the bar. Cesc Fabregas fired in the winner off the post to leave Ronaldo cursing as the unused fifth penalty-taker. Will another of football's great players retire without an international trophy in his cabinet?

Portugal exit the tournament with credit however for having taken on the best two teams, Germany and Spain with a positive game-plan. Instead of defending and hoping for a break, they attacked the Germans and Spanish with pace and skill, but ended up on the losing side both times, luck having deserted them.

Spain meanwhile, look ever more vulnerable in their title defence but keep on winning while playing badly, a sure sign of a successful outfit.

Portugal's tactics dazed and confused them for an hour and a half, while the inclusion in the starting lineup of Alvaro Negredo, who proved ineffectual, baffled when the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Llorente, Juan Mata and Fernando Torres remained on the bench.

(c) Sean O'Conor & Soccerphile

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