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Cristiano Ronaldo has been in astronomic form for Juventus the past weeks, scoring 11 goals in 7 games. Parma was the latest club to suffer from Ronaldo's boost in form, as he scored a brace to grant Juventus a 2-1 victory over Parma. Ronaldo opened scoring at the Allianz Stadium that night, then Andreas Cornelius equalized for Parma. Then Ronaldo once more gave Juventus the lead, thanks to a fine Paulo Dybala assist.  Ronaldo and Dybala then ran towards the corner flag to celebrate the goal, which led to an awkward moment - Ronaldo and Dybala accidentally locking lips.  Ronaldo had his arm around Dybala, and they both tried to slow down with their run, then Ronaldo turned towards Dybala - most likely to kiss him on the cheek. But at that moment, Dybala too was turning his head towards Ronaldo, which resulted in an accidental kiss on the lips. Dybala then turned his head away, towards Ronaldo's shoulder for a hug. Photos and footage of the accidental kiss between bot

Cristiano Ronaldo is back in top form and has scored 11 goals in his last seven games for Juventus. In his latest game, Juventus vs Parma, he scored a brace that saw him overtake German icon Gerd Muller as the fifth highest goalscorer in football history. Ronaldo has now scored 736 goals in 1028 games played so far in his career, averaging a goal per game ratio of 0.72. Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas is the fourth highest goalscorer of all time with a tally of 747 goals. Ronaldo will eventually overtake Puskas and Pele (the third highest goal scorer who is on 767 goals). The highest goalscorer in football history is Czech-Austrian legend Josef Bican, who reportedly scored a staggering 805 goals in 530 games and retired at the age of 42. The second-highest goalscorer of all times is Brazil legend Romario, who scored 772 goals in 994 games - a goal per game ratio of 0.77. Gerd Muller now finds himself in the 6th position, with 735 goals, one less than Cristiano Ronaldo. Lionel

Once the most expensive English player of all time and former Liverpool forward Stan Collymore, in an interview with Daily Mirror revealed that he believes Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk are more important to their respective clubs than Cristiano Ronaldo is to the Bianconeri. The former England international said: Virgil van Dijk and Lionel Messi are now the two most important players to their teams in world football. "Take Van Dijk out of Liverpool and Messi out of Barcelona, and not only is there a material change in playing quality, but, as importantly, in the attitude of the team. "Van Dijk is now more important than Cristiano Ronaldo." Messi and Van Dijk were Cristiano Ronaldo's fiercest rivals in the final 2019 Ballon d'Or ranking. Messi came first, Van Dijk second, and Ronaldo third. In your opinion, is the five-time Ballon d'Or winner less important to Juventus than Messi and Van Dijk are to Barcelona and Liverpool respectively? Let u

One thing both Ronaldo and Messi fans agree on is that Cristiano Ronaldo puts in a lot of work in keeping fit and looking good. Today, we reveal his secrets, the secrets to those sleek abs and longevity. You already know Ronaldo works hard in the gym and during training sessions. Six meals a day The Juventus striker eats as many as six times a day - including two lunches and two dinners. Ronaldo considers chicken a super food, due to its high protein and low fat content, and eats a lot of it. This is what Ronaldo eats on a typical day: Breakfast: Cheese and ham, low-fat yogurt Lunch #1: Chicken and salad Lunch #2: Tuna, olives, eggs and tomatoes Snacks: Fresh fruit, avocado toast Dinner #1: Fresh swordfish and salad Dinner #2: Steak and calamari Five naps a day In addition to eight hours of sleep, Ronaldo usually takes five naps a day. He also swims and does Pilates to strengthen his core. Being among the best requires a lot of discipline, hard work and det

According to the Daily Mail, UEFA - the European football governing body - changed their traditional 4-3-3 UEFA Team of the Year setup to a 4-2-4 to accommodate Cristiano Ronaldo. This is because Lionel Messi, Sadio Mane and Robert Lewandowski were the three forwards with the most votes, with Ronaldo finishing fourth. The changes made to include Ronaldo are reportedly responsible for the one week delay of the Team of the Year publication. Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante paid the price for Ronaldo's inclusion as he was the midfielder with the third most votes, and was stricken off given the new 4-2-4 formation. As reported by the Daily Mail, a source told them: "This is really not good. It is effective vote rigging. Ronaldo's popularity is so great at UEFA that alarms sounded when they saw the results. "For that reason, they changed the XI." A UEFA spokesperson has explained that the change in formation was to accommodate Ronaldo d

Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri finds it "really annoying" that Lionel Messi has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of Ballon d'Or awards, despite both players dominating in Ballon d'Or wins over the past decade. See their Ballon d'Or dominance below: 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo 2009: Lionel Messi 2010: Lionel Messi 2011: Lionel Messi 2012: Lionel Messi 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo 2015: Lionel Messi 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo 2018: Luka Modric 2019: Lionel Messi Lionel Messi is last year's Ballon d'Or winner, and had previously won the golden gong in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015. Messi has also featured among the top three finalists more times - 11 times - than any other player. After Juventus' victory over Udinese yesterday, Sarri told reporters,  'I would like to help Cristiano win the sixth Ballon d'Or first. 'It's really annoying thinking that someone won mo

Cristiano Ronaldo attended the Dubai International Sports Conference on Saturday, December 28, and made exciting revelations about his retirement plans. Talking at the Dubai International Sports Conference, he said:  'When I quit football I would like to resume my studies. I focus a lot on studying, on learning, because unfortunately the studies I have done can't give answer all the questions I have in mind. 'One thing that fascinates me is to want to try acting in a film.' He however insisted that he doesn't plan on retiring yet, but would listen to his body and hang his boots when the time is right. 'I have never had a bad season in my life, since I am always ready to face challenges,' he said in Dubai.  'I always play with the intention of winning. The moment my body no longer responds in the right way on the pitch, then it will be time for me to stop. 'Many years ago the ideal age to retire was 30 or 32, now you still see players a

Cristiano Ronaldo attended a Globe Soccer Awards event on Saturday, the 28th of December - the Dubai International Sports Conference. During the event, he stressed that he has nothing more to prove to the world having won numerous trophies and individual awards. "There are no secrets or miracles," said the five-time Ballon d'Or winner. "It's not a coincidence that I have won in all the places I have been. "When you are a champion, you always win. "Without much work, without dedication and passion for what yo do, you can't get everything; trophies, records and statistics. "But the most important thing is to always keep the motivation to maintain this high level. "I no longer have to prove anything to anyone but myself and my family. Now, I have to enjoy this."

The winners of the 2019 World Soccer Awards have been announced in World Soccer's January edition. Messi was named World Soccer's Player of the Year, Jurgen Klopp - Manager of the Year, and Liverpool - Team of the Year. Messi edged out Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk by a slim margin, with just 11 more votes than the Liverpool defender (613 to 602). Messi has now won the World Soccer's Player of the Year award five times - 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, and now, 2019, matching Cristiano Ronaldo. The latter was ranked fourth best this year. Luka Modric who won the gong last year finished forty-fourth this year. Since 2009, the winner of the award has either been a Barcelona or Real Madrid player.  The World Soccer Awards being non-gender specific in nature saw the the USA's Megan Rapinoe - the leading female vote-getter - ranked 21st best player.  Jurgen Klopp won the Manager of the Year award, beating rival Pep Guardiola by a large margin - 67 votes to 2 votes. Guar

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have pretty much dominated tennis like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have with football. In men's tennis, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have a combined 29 Grand Slams. Rafael Nadal's French Open and US triumphs have taken him to 19 Grand Slam titles, only one behind Roger Federer. In football, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won 11 of the last 12 Ballon d'Or awards, with Messi taking the upper hand (six out of 12). Nadal has been likened to Ronaldo because they both share a crazy drive to win and powerful physiques. Federer has been likened to Messi as they are both serene, graceful and have extraordinary finesse. Nadal however does not share that opinion as he told Marca.com,  “No comparison is possible. They are two completely different sports and Messi’s characteristics are not those of Federer nor are those of Cristiano like mine. Each one is as he is.” Regarding the probability of Nadal catching up

Juventus suffered their second loss to Lazio in the month of December as they succumbed to a 1-3 loss at the Italian Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia. A disappointed, unhappy Ronaldo did not hesitate to take off his medal as soon as a dignitary wore it on his neck. After all, the Portuguese champion who is known for not celebrating second-best positions has won 29 trophies in his illustrious career with club and country. The game was played in the Saudi Arabia capital of Riyadh. Cristiano Ronaldo provided the assist for Paulo Dybala who scored the lone goal for Juventus. Luis Alberto scored Lazio's first goal, Senad Lulic the second, and Danilo Cataldi the third.

Cristiano Ronaldo, on Wednesday night scored an astonishing header to give Juventus the win against Sampdoria (a 2-1 victory). He sprang into the Genoa air night, hung in for 1.5 seconds and scored a powerful header past the goalkeeper. In their official match report, Juventus described Ronaldo's spring as "worthy of Michael Jordan". They also claimed his feet reached an altitude of 71 centimeters. Sampdoria coach Claudio Ranieri told Sky Italia after the match, "When they score these type of goals you can only shake their hands, those are worth the price of the ticket. "Ronaldo did something you see in the NBA, he was suspended for an hour and a half. There's nothing to say, only compliments." Ronaldo was unusually humble about the goal, saying: "I didn't know these numbers. I'm very happy to have helped the team win. The important thing is to give Juve a hand and win titles. "We had a good attitude for 90 minutes and it&

According to Cristiano Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner would have won a sixth Ballon d'Or had he stayed at Real Madrid. Ronaldo joined Juventus in 2018, and Luka Modric won the Ballon d'Or that year, and Messi won it this year. Mendes said:  "Cristiano deserved to win the Ballon d'Or at least once in the last two years. If he had played at Real Madrid, he would have won it, but next year I think he can win it again. "For me it is an injustice [that Cristiano hasn't won the Ballon d'Or]. He won the Nations League and he is a champion. "But he knows what he should do, and then we will see what happens in 2020." He added that Cristiano Ronaldo " is the best player in the history of world football. " However, as of December 2nd, when the Ballon d'Or was awarded, Ronaldo had scored just 34 goals and made 5 assists for club and country; and Messi, 46 goals and 18 assists for club and

According to Sksports.com, Cristiano Ronaldo has told several former Real Madrid teammates that he regrets leaving Real Madrid for Juventus and believes he would have won the 2018 and 2019 Ballon d'Or trophies had he still been at the Bernabeu. Los Blancos were paid a fee of €112million for the 34-year-old forward. Back then, Ronaldo said moving to Italy was a "new challenge" he was looking forward to. In 2018, Ronaldo was not happy that Real Madrid weren't paying him what Barcelona were paying Lionel Messi or PSG, Neymar. He made his wishes known to his agent Jorge Mendes in February 2018. Mendes reportedly wasn't in favor of a move but Ronaldo insisted. Real Madrid insisted they were paying Ronaldo the most they could. Alas, Ronaldo signed for Juventus in the summer of 2018. Ronaldo was Juventus' top-scorer in the 2018-19 season, scoring 28 goals and providing 10 assists across all competitions. So far this season, Ronaldo has scored only 8 goals an

Bianconeri boss Maurizio Sarri says an attacking triumvirate of Ronaldo, Dybala and Higuain can't work at Juventus due to the characteristics of the players.  "Right now, playing three forwards is difficult due to the characteristics of the players," he said at a media conference. "You can't prohibit Dybala from dropping deep, and at the same time Cristiano's characteristics are not to play too central. We must take some precautions to fill the penalty area more.” He nonetheless expressed confidence in the players' ability to bounce back from their draw with Sassuolo in their last league game.  Today, Juventus face third-placed Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. To this effect, he said: "It's normal that after Champions League games there's a drop in energy, mentality and confidence. "But from what I've seen in training I'm confident. As always, we have to respond on the pitch, getting three points is always important

In an interview with GQ Italia, Zlatan Ibrahim took a dig at his future Serie A opponent Cristiano Ronaldo, as the 38-year-old is set to return to AC Milan. He was asked if he would find the real Ronaldo in Italy, referencing the Juventus No 7. Ibrahimovic was quick to shut down the idea, saying: "There is one Ronaldo, the Brazilian." He has often dismissed the idea that Ronaldo's move to Juventus from Real Madrid was a challenge. In one instance, Zlatan said: "He signed for a team that won Serie A seven times in a row. Going to a club like that is not a challenge. If he really wanted a challenge, he should have gone to Juve when they were in Serie B."  Zlatan has often hailed the Brazilian Ronaldo as his football icon. He told ESPN Brazil,  “I think I’d go for Ronaldo. For me, he was an example of what football is. “Everything he did left you open-mouthed. The way he dribbled, the way he ran, the way he scored, he was a true phenomenon.” El Fenomeno (

Former Juventus striker Nicola Amoruso has called on Cristiano Ronaldo to manage his game time better so he can return to top form. According to the former Juventus man, Ronaldo must swallow his pride and reduce his workload to be peformant. "Cristiano has been dragging himself around the pitch for a few months now," Amoruso said.   "He should swallow his pride and admit that, at his age, rest is pretty much more important than playing. "It's a tricky issue to handle, but I'm convinced he can still make the difference." The Turin giant has scored seven goals in his 16 games for Juventus this season; six in Serie A and 1 in the Champions League.

At the Ballon d'Or ceremony yesterday, Messi claimed his sixth Ballon d'Or award and Liverpool defender Van Dijk finished second. Ronaldo failed to attend the ceremony, choosing to attend the Gran Gala del Calcio in Milan. At the Ballon d'Or ceremony, during an interview with dutch broadcaster RTL7, Van Dijk was asked if Ronaldo's failure to show up at the ceremony meant that he had one less rival to compete with for the Ballon d'Or, he responded, "Was he a rival then?" Ronaldo's sister Katia Aveiro did not take the joke lightly and took to Instagram to vent her anger.  "Now, dear Virgil, where you are going, Cristiano Ronaldo has gone and has come [back] a thousand times," she started. "You see, my dear Virgil, that Cristiano Ronaldo was a three-times champion in the country where you have been playing for years and you still haven't got your hands on the trophy. "Cristiano Ronaldo was even the best player and be

A notable absentee at the Ballon d'Or gala last night was one of football's finest - Cristiano Ronaldo. The Ballon d'Or finalist - third best in the 2019 Ballon d'Or ranking, behind winner Messi and second best Virgil van Dijk - was receiving an award of his own in Milan, Italy. He was awarded the Serie A footballer of the year, at the Gran Gal à  del Clac On collio ceremony. After collecting the award for best Serie A player, the 34-year-old said, "I'm proud to be the best player in the Serie A. I thank my teammates and everyone who voted for me. Now, I'll work to be here again next year." He was also named in the Team of the Year alongside    Samir Handanovic  (Inter);  Joao Cancelo  (ex-Juventus),  Giorgio Chiellini  (Juve),  Kalidou Koulibaly  (Napoli),  Aleksandar Kolarov  (Roma);  Miralem Pjanic  (Juve),  Nicolo Barella  (Cagliari/Inter),  Josip Ilicic  (Atalanta);  Fabio Quagliarella  (Sampdoria) and  Duvan Zapata  (Atalanta).

Messi won the Ballon d'Or yesterday, becoming the only player to win the coveted trophy six times. In an interview with France Football after the ceremony, Messi admitted it ached a little when Cristiano Ronaldo equaled his previous record of five Ballon d'Or titles in 2017. He said, " On the one hand, I appreciated having 5 and being the only one to do so. When Cristiano levelled me, I have to admit that it hurt me a bit. I was no longer alone at the summit. But it was logical, even if it is nice when you are alone on 5." Messi was also asked if he is the best player in the history of football, given that he is the only player to have won six Ballon d'Ors. He replied: " It is truly difficult to say. There have been other great players in other eras, and it is always difficult to compare them with current players, like Cristiano, like “Ney,” and Mbappé. Each person has their own preference. Honestly, I do not know if I am the best player in the history