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Los Angeles Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has repeatedly ripped apart any target of his, and has made the rather self-assured Cristiano Ronaldo his target this time. Ibrahimovic has rubbished Ronaldo's claim that he left Real Madrid for Juventus because he enjoyed a "challenge". Ronaldo switched to the Italian giants following  a  £99.2m transfer deal in the summer, and in December challenged his former La Liga rival Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona and join him in Italy. "I've played in England, Spain, Italy, Portugal and for my national team, while he's still in Spain,"  said Ronaldo. "Maybe he needs me more. For me, life is a challenge. I like it and I like to make people happy." Ibrahimovic, a former Juventus player spoke to Voetbal Niews and gave his opinion on the matter. He said,  "Ronaldo talks about challenges but he decided to go to a club who have been winning the Serie A title with their eyes closed. ...

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness revealed his reason for not signing Cristiano Ronaldo when he left Real Madrid last summer. Hoeness told Blid, "We would have paid that amount for him with our eyes closed if he was 24 years old but he's 33." Cristiano Ronaldo is however not an average footballer and has proven so with his success at Juventus. He has scored 10 goals and made six assists in his first 14 league games. Moreover, results from Ronaldo's medical at Turin revealed that Ronaldo's physical state resembles that of a 20-year-old. The results also showed that Ronaldo has 7% body fat, with 10-11% being the average for professional footballers. His muscle mass of 50% also exceeds that of the average professional which is usually around 46%. Upon arriving Turin, Ronaldo said, "I'm different from other players who think their careers are over when they're my age. "I want to show that I'm not like others, I'm different. ...

Ronaldo has just recently been transferred from Madrid to Juventus and the internet is breaking lose! The announcement was made on July 10, 2018 with Real Madrid confirming that they had agreed to sell Ronaldo. An announcement was later made by Juventus of the four-year contract signed by Ronaldo with the club. "He's called Cristiano Ronaldo and he's now officially a Bianconero," read the prime announcement on Juventus' website.  Ronaldo's departure from Real Madrid has reportedly been fueled by strained relations with the club's president (Florentino Perez). Many thought that Ronaldo would return to Manchester United if he were ever to leave Real, making his Juventus transfer a big surprise. In his nine years at Real, Ronaldo has had four UEFA Champions League wins, two La Liga trophies, three FIFA Club World Cups, two Copas del Rey, two UEFA Super Cups and two Spanish Super Cups. The cost of his transfer - with taxes and player wages ...