Jul

4

Ronaldo left out of Euro 2008 squad!

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25-150x209 Ronaldo left out of Euro 2008 squad!

Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to make the 23 man squad announced by UEFA, to be considered the best at this years international tournament.

The talented forward has won everything in sight in English football last season and was quite rightly the talk of the tournament leading up to Euro 2008.

Even during the tournament, Portugal performed well in the group stages with Ronaldo featuring quite significantly. However defeat to Germany in the quarter finals spelt the end of Portugal’s and indeed Ronaldo’s involvement. It seems this is the reason he has been overlooked by UEFA, the fact that Portugal did not reach the semi-finals.

But as far as the best 23 players at Euro 2008, one cannot believe that he has failed to make the cut. In fact most would agree it is an astonishing oversight by UEFA.

Written by: Rehaan Adam

Jun

20

Euro 2008: Ronaldo and his Portugal lost against Germany in the quarter-final

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Portugal is out of the Euro 2008 after losing against Germany with 2-3. Germany was the strongest team and had both 2-0 and 3-1 but Portugal came back and reduced to 1-2 and 2-3. Unfortunately they couldn’t manage to equalize. Sad for Cristiano Ronaldo to be defeated this early in the tournament. We’re not the only ones that had big expectations for this tournament, it looked really good in the group-stage.

Ronaldo will now take a break and then make his decision about which club he will play for next season.

Jun

19

Euro 2008: German keeper knows how to stop Ronaldo

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In an interview with Germany’s goalkeeper Jens Lehmann he said that he knows how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo.

“He is very pleasant to watch playing. My former colleagues in the Arsenal defense found a very good recipe to stop him”

“I will not explain to you now how this recipe works, but I know how you can play effectively against him and I have already spoken to our defender Arne Friedrich about it.”

Tonight we’ll see if Jens Lehman has the correct recipe or not when Portugal plays against Germany in the Euro 2008 quarter-final.

Jun

16

Euro 2008: Ronaldo on the bench when Portugal lost 0-2

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Portugal who was already qualified for the quarter-finals rested some of their stars, among them Cristiano Ronaldo, when playing against Switzerland yesterday, loosing 0-2.

Despite the loss Portugal won Group A and will now most likely be facing Germany in the quarter-final on Thursday.

What a match to look forward to. Who do you think will win?

Jun

12

Euro 2008: Ronaldo scored when Portugal won against Czech Republic

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Yesterday Portugal played against Czech Republic in Group A in Euro 2008. The winner would secure the first quarter-final place and Portugal who was the strongest team, winning by 3-1.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal for the tournament and was outstanding during the whole match. Except his own goal he also made two assists, serving Deco and Quaresma when they scored.

Ronaldo said “Our main aim was to get to the next phase. I’m very happy to have helped my team-mates to win.

“We played well in the first match and again in this match. If we carry on like this, we have a good chance.”

“We know how to sacrifice everything for the good of the team. We have now got a big chance but must respect our opponents because they too have a mission - they want to win, as we do.”

In the quarterfinal Portugal will play against the team who grab the 2nd place in Group B, as it looks now it will either be Croatia or Poland.

Jun

11

Euro 2008: Ronaldo voted hottest player

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In a survey by the electronic company LG, Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as the hottest player in this years European Championship according to 12,000 women who answered the poll.

Thierry Henry came in second and Fabio Cannavaro and Fredrik Ljungberg shared the third place.

Jun

10

Euro 2008: “Ronaldo is not alone”

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Both Portugal and Czech Republic can secure the first quarter-final place when playing each other on thursday, a win for any of the team is enough.

Like many, the Czechs were impressed by Portugal’s opening game and believe they are the favourite for the title.

“Everybody talks about Ronaldo, but they have a number of dangerous players. Deco stars in the midfield, Gomes is dangerous up front, as well as Simao and Quaresma.”

“Ronaldo is not alone,” said Marke Jankulovski, defender in Czech Republic.

Jun

9

Euro 2008: Ronaldo and his Portugal defeated Turkey with 2-0

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32-150x129 Euro 2008: Ronaldo and his Portugal defeated Turkey with 2-0

Fans who where worried about Ronaldo’s performance and ability to focus on Euro 2008 despite the major transfer rumors can now be calm. Portugal took a comfortable win over Turkey with 2-0 in their opening game.

Ronaldo had some good chances but never managed to score. However he was a key player in Portugal’s attacking performance and showed that he will be a key asset for Portugal in this championship.

“Playing like that we can win the European (Championship]. We scored twice, had two balls on the posts and one on the bar,” said Ronaldo.

Next to come for Portugal is Czech Republic on the 11th of June.

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Quick stats
Age: 23
DOB: February 5th 1985
Place of birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Role: Winger
Squad No: 7
Year Club App. Goals
99-03 Sporting 25 3
03- Man Utd 238 91
03- Portgual 50 19
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