How do you replace someone who’s averaged 50 goals a year over nine seasons? Back in 2009, when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid, Manchester United learned how hard it can be when they slumped to second place after three league titles in a row.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s blockbusting move to Juventus has not kept Lionel Messi off the agenda on his first day with his new employers.
Cristiano Ronaldo claims it was an easy decision for him to join Juventus from Real Madrid and took a thinly veiled swipe at his contemporaries who chase final paydays away from elite leagues.
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon criticised the club’s decision to sell Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus, describing the transfer as a historic error.
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis took aim at former head coach Maurizio Sarri for ‘errors in judgment’ last season, while he asked Paris Saint-Germain forward Edinson Cavani to lower his salary.
Juventus spending €112million on Cristiano Ronaldo has been followed by an Italian trade union announcing Fiat workers in Melfi will go on strike.
Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked Real Madrid for an ‘absolutely wonderful’ nine years at the club after revealing the time was right to start a new chapter of his illustrious career with Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to leave Real Madrid for Juventus brings to a close one of the most fruitful relationships in the history of football.
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus opens up the opportunity for the Portugal superstar to win a league title in a third different country.
Cristiano Ronaldo joins Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard and Leonardo Bonucci as players who have made high-profile moves after the age of 30.