Renato Sanches joins Ronaldo in Portugal squad

In the last few days his transfer from Bayern München was confirmed and he won the Liga with Benfica, now 18-year-old midfielder Renato Sanches has made the Portugal squad for UEFA EURO 2016.Sanches was only capped for the first time in March this year but two last-minute absences opened the door to the youngster as Bernardo Silva suffered a muscle injury in action for Monaco last weekend and coach Fernando Santos has opted not to risk Atlético Madrid's Tiago after his return from a leg fracture. Danny and Fábio Coentrão also miss out due to injury.Coentrão's absence has opened the door to Raphäel Guerreiro, the Lorient left-back to vie with Eliseu for a spot in the te...

Ronaldo v Manchester City, Agüero v Real Madrid

The UEFA Champions League semi-finals have stirred up memories for Manchester City and Real Madrid's star strikers, both of whom know their last-four rivals very well indeed. With Manchester United, Ronaldo played City in 11 derby matches, while Sergio Agüero represented Atlético in 11 such games with Real Madrid. UEFA.com picks out the key statistics.Ronaldo's English meetings with CityP11 W7 D1 L3 (W4 D1 L1 at home, W3 D0 L2 away), goals: 4Goals-per-game ratio for United: 0.43 (234 domestic league and cup games, 101 goals)Goals-per-game ratio against City: 0.36 (11 domestic league and cup games, 4 goals)

Ronaldo in Madrid squad ahead of BVB clash

Real Madrid news By Dermot Corrigan, Spain Correspondent Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to training with Real Madrid and has been included in the 20-man squad for Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg at Borussia Dortmund. • Train: Ramos inspires Real Ronaldo was rested for Madrid’s 4-0 La Liga win at Real Sociedad on Saturday night, with coach Carlo Ancelotti saying the knee problem that has hampered the Portugal captain during recent matches required some rest. Given Madrid’s 3-0 advantage from the first leg, Ronaldo could be rested again in Dortmund to give the knee further time to recover fully, but the current Champions League top scorer took a full part in Los Blancos’ training session on Sunday and is in the squad. A statement on the

Ronaldo ‘up there with Pele now’, says Dunphy

Updated: Tuesday, 14 Jan 2014 10:28 | Comments Cristiano Ronaldo accepted the award from Pele Video Audio Eamon Dunphy believes Cristiano Ronaldo has reached the same level as three-time World Cup winner Pele after claiming the Ballon d’Or award on Monday. Ronaldo saw off Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery to break the Barcelona star’s sequence of four wins in a row. Dunphy, who criticised Ronaldo strongly in the past, said he has obtained all the tools needed to be a footballing great. The RTÉ analyst remarked: “He has come on in the last two years to become a very great player. “Pele presented the award and he is up there with Pele now I think. “In the last seven days Eusebio, another great Portugese player, passed away. I think it's