Belgium go clear in Group H by beating Estonia 8-1Cristiano Ronaldo hits 67th and 68th Portugal goals in 4-1 defeat of LatviaGroup B leaders Swizterland extend 100% recordNetherlands record nervy 3-1 win in LuxembourgNext fixtures in these groups: 25 March 2017Group ALuxembourg 1-3 NetherlandsMemphis Depay came off the bench to score his first international double as the Dutch were made to sweat against a determined Luxembourg side. A clever touch from Davy Klaassen allowed Arjen Robben time an... UEFA.com - News
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Ronaldo rising up list of all-time international scorers
Cristiano Ronaldo has Europe's top four all-time leading marksmen in his sights after ending a productive week on duty with Portugal with five goals in two games.The Real Madrid man registered his first 'poker' (four goals in a match) in Friday's 6-0 home victory against Andorra and added one more on Monday as the European champions defeated the Faroe Islands by the same scoreline. Those results moved Portugal up to second in Group B of the European Qualifiers, while Ronaldo's tally of 66 goals from 135 caps is good enough for sixth on the all-time list, leapfrogging Zlatan Ibrahimović this
Ronaldo stars as France and Netherlands hit four
Group ANetherlands 4-1 BelarusQuincy Promes put the Netherlands in control with his first two international goals on 15 and 31 minutes. Aleksei Rios pulled one back right at the start of the second half but Vincent Janssen teed up Davy Klaassen for the Dutch third before getting the fourth himself with a curling finish.
Reunion for Ronaldo as holders start against Sporting
Real Madrid CF begin their quest to do what no side has done in the UEFA Champions League era and retain the European Cup. The defending champions kick off their 2016/17 campaign against a Sporting Clube de Portugal side seeking their own first – a victory in Spain.• For Cristiano Ronaldo, the match brings a reunion with the club where he spent six years (1997–2003) before leaving for Manchester United FC. Previous meetings• The clubs last met in the 2000/01 UEFA Champions League first group stage, when Madrid were again defending champions. Then as now they faced each other on m... UEFA.com
Ronaldo and Portugal ready to finish what they started
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal forwardIt's what we have dreamt of since the beginning. We knew it would be a long road and we're still in the tournament. We have believed right from the start. We had difficult moments, but it's like I always say: it's better to start poorly and have a positive ending. We haven't won anything yet, but the dream is still alive.Ronaldo: 'We need to keep the dream alive'I hope that [after the final] we'll be smiling and that it will be tears of joy this time. I've...
Ronaldo urges Portugal to believe amid frustration
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal captain[Breaking Luís Figo's Portugal appearance record] is a reason to be proud. It was a goal to be the most-capped international player and to be the national team's top scorer. But I'm a bit sad because this wasn't the way I wanted to break this record. We wanted to win. This was not how I envisaged it.We had a lot of chances and we did well, but we weren't able to finish. I also missed some chances – a penalty and some others. But that's part of football. We need to continue to believe, and once again
Cristiano Ronaldo leads way in Player Barometer
Ever wanted to know who the form players at UEFA EURO 2016 will be? Thanks to a new EURO2016.com application you can – and it will come as little surprise to anyone that Cristiano Ronaldo is top of the pile of the SOCAR Player Barometer.SOCAR Player BarometerThe Real Madrid forward's scintillating recent form puts him ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimović at the top of the Player Barometer rankings, the top ten of which features seven players who appeared in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final. Ronaldo is joined by his Madrid club-mates Sergio Ramos (seventh) and Toni Kroos (eighth) while Atlético Madrid are represented by Antoine Griezmann (third), ...