Cristiano Ronaldo added to his list of personal records on Saturday when he started Portugal's FIFA World Cup round of 16 loss against Uruguay.That was Ronaldo's 38th appearance in UEFA EURO and World Cup final tournaments combined, equalling Bastian Schweinsteiger's mark. The Portugal forward has now played in 17 World Cup matches in addition to his EURO record tally of 21; Schweinsteiger's respective numbers are 18 and 20. Meanwhile, with 16 goals across all final tournaments (including a joint-record nine in EUROs), Ronaldo ends Russia 2018 three adrift of Miroslav Klose's record of 19, all but three of which were in World Cups. Ronaldo
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Ronaldo edges Real Madrid past Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo's last-gasp penalty on his 150th UEFA Champions League appearance sent Real Madrid through to their eighth consecutive semi-final. Mario Mandžukić scored twice with headers in the first half©AFP/Getty ImagesJuventus needed an early fillip having been defeated 3-0 at home in the first leg and it arrived inside two... UEFA.com - News
Ruud van Nistelrooy on ‘out of this world’ Ronaldo
Ruud van Nistelrooy called Cristiano Ronaldo's overhead kick against Juventus "out of this world" as he congratulated the Real Madrid man on taking his record by scoring in a tenth consecutive UEFA Champions League game.Van Nistelrooy played alongside Ronaldo at Manchester United (2003-06) and Real Madrid (2009-10), and talked about his old team-mate as he answered fans' Twitter questions in a tuk-tuk in Pnomh Penh, Cambodia, as part of the 2018 UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour, presented by Heineken. What did you make of Cristiano Ronaldo's bicycle kick as he broke your record for goals in successive #UCL games?< ... UEFA.com
Ronaldo on THAT goal: ‘It was a great night’
After Cristiano Ronaldo had smashed the ball from high out of the rainy sky into the left-hand corner of Gianluigi Buffon's net for his second goal against Juventus on Tuesday, there was a stunned silence in Turin while the Real Madrid star wheeled away to celebrate, followed by spontaneous applause as home fans offered due respect. What a finish!"Well, for me it was an unbelievable moment," Ronaldo told UEFA.com after Madrid's 3-0 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first-leg win. "I have to say thank you a lot – grazie – to all the Juventus supporters. What they did for me was amazing. I'm so happy – thank you. It
Ronaldo brilliance puts Madrid in charge against Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-0 in Turin to close in on a UEFA Champions League semi-final place. Ronaldo broke the deadlock when he met Isco's cross after just three minutes, but it was his second – a sensational overhead kick just after the hour – that prompted even the home fans to applaud. Ronaldo scores his sensational second
Lewandowski, Rashford, Ronaldo, Suárez star on Saturday
Lewandowski hat-trick to reach 100 league goals for Bayern 20 points clear after defeating HSV, Bayern could retain title next Sunday Rashford strikes twice as Manchester United beat Liverpool, Chelsea win Suárez's 14th goal of 2018 and Coutinho stunner seal Barcelona win Two Ronaldo goals gives Real Madrid victory, Sevilla lose Roma and Shakhtar secure Friday wins ahead of their second leg Round of 16 second-leg schedule FridayUEFA.com - News
Ronaldo, Salah and Suárez star but Bayern held
Ronaldo strikes twice as Madrid earn fifth straight victory Salah scores 23rd league goal of season in Liverpool stroll Suárez fires first hat-trick since August 2016 in Barça rout Bayern's 14-game winning streak halted by Hertha Are you pronouncing the players' names correctly? Saturday Barcelona 6-1 GironaLausanne v Basel - match postponed due to unplayable pitchBayern 0-0 Hertha... UEFA.com - News