Ronaldo strike wins the Club World Cup for Real Madrid

Ronaldo strike wins the Club World Cup for Real Madrid

Real Madrid had Cristiano Ronaldo to thank once more as they beat Grêmio 1-0 to win the FIFA Club World Cup for a third time, matching Barcelona's record – and took their tally of intercontinental titles to six.HOW MANY MADRID PLAYERS MAKE YOUR TEAM OF THE YEAR? The European champions started aggressively, Cristiano Ronaldo and Dani Carvajal both having decent chances. Their Brazilian opponents defended diligently, eager to catch Real Madrid on the break, while Luka Modrić and Isco tried to find spaces between the Grêmio lines.

Ronaldo, Messi … who’s the next best Champions League scorer?

Ronaldo, Messi … who’s the next best Champions League scorer?

The Cristiano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi race for supremacy has dominated the elite football landscape over the past decade, not least in the UEFA Champions League.Ronaldo became the first man to reach a century of goals in the competition last season and it seems a question of when – not if – Messi will emulate him this term. Between them they have 208 UEFA Champions League goals, almost as many as the next five players combined! But who is their closest pursuer?

France, Switzerland, Belgium soar, Ronaldo stars

France, Switzerland, Belgium soar, Ronaldo stars

France hit four against Netherlands and move three clear of defeated Sweden Switzerland stay perfect as Ronaldo sets more marks for Portugal Belgium open up six-point Group H lead with their joint-record win How the groups stand: who's in the hunt to qualify UEFA.com has highlights of every qualifier; Thursday's games will be available to view from 24:00CET on Friday. Group AFrance 4-0 NetherlandsFrance opened up a three-point lead at the top of the grou... UEFA.com - News

Top scorers: Ronaldo needs one to catch Messi

Top scorers: Ronaldo needs one to catch Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo's four-year reign as UEFA Champions League season top scorer looked as good as over going into the quarter-finals. But five goals across the two legs against Bayern München and a hat-trick at home to Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals put him right back in contention. He now needs just one in the final against Juventus in Cardiff to match the 11-goal haul of Barcelona's Lionel Messi.2016/17 UEFA Champions League top scorers Ronaldo had mustered two goals from his first eight outings of this continental campaign, and ahead of the quarter-finals he was nine adrift of frontrunner Messi. Yet a

Ronaldo has ‘fingers crossed’ as he counts down to fifth final

Ronaldo has ‘fingers crossed’ as he counts down to fifth final

UEFA.com: How has your 14th season in the UEFA Champions League been? How are you looking forward to your third final in four years?Cristiano Ronaldo: It's always special to compete in a Champions League final. I've had the opportunity to do so four times and this will be my fifth, so it's going to be a very special moment. We're going to be up against a great team. We know it's going to be a very difficult match, but we are Real Madrid, which is why we have a good chance of winning. I obviously hope that we win because that would be extraordinary.

Zidane: ‘No words can do Cristiano Ronaldo justice’

Zidane: ‘No words can do Cristiano Ronaldo justice’

How would you analyse your time in charge of Real Madrid since taking over in early 2016?I'm happy to have been given this opportunity. It's not an easy job, but it's a passion for me. Football is one of my real passions. I've worked hard. I spent three or four years getting myself ready to become a coach. Now I have the opportunity to coach this wonderful club, so I really get to live my passion from day to day. We may well have fantastic staff, but what we've achieved is also down to the fact we have wonderful players.They bought

Champions League podcast: Ronaldo the star

Champions League podcast: Ronaldo the star

Hear from Jamie Vardy and Kamil Glik as host Rob Daly is joined by UEFA.com's European football expert Andy Brassell and match commentators Richard Kaufman and Mark Scott to review Real Madrid and Atlético reaching the semi-finals and discuss who could join them in the official UEFA Champions League podcast.DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW Download the podcast from iTunes or audioBoom, or listen in the official competition app. Our radio show Matchday Live returns with commentary and updates on Wednesday from 19:30CEST on UEFA.com and in the app. ... UEFA.com - News