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October 13, 2020 No Responses

UPDATE: Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive for Covid-19

Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19, Portugal’s Football Federation said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Juventus striker will miss Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League game against Sweden but is “well, has no symptoms and is...

June 9, 2019 No Responses

Portugal defeat Netherlands to win first Nations League

Portugal added the inaugural Nations League title to their Euro 2016 triumph as Goncalo Guedes’s strike on the hour won an underwhelming final 1-0 against the Netherlands in Porto on Sunday. The Dutch defensive pairing of Virgil van Dijk and...

March 26, 2019 No Responses

Injured Ronaldo expects to return in “one or two weeks’’

Cristiano Ronaldo says he expects to return to action in one or two weeks as he does not think his recent injury is overly serious. The injury had forced him out of Portugal’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Serbia on Monday...

June 20, 2018 No Responses

Portugal 1- 0 Morocco – Ronaldo eliminates Morocco

Portugal 1-0 Morocco Ronaldo opens scoring (5) Cristiano Ronaldo headed Portugal’s winner as Morocco became the first team to be knocked out of the World Cup. Ronaldo’s fourth goal of the tournament, from Joao Moutinho’s cross, saw him become the...

June 15, 2018 No Responses

Portugal 3-3 Spain: Ronaldo Scores Hattrick in Six-Goal Thriller

Portugal 3-3 Spain key points Cristiano Ronaldo scores opening goal from the spot Ronaldo grabs slice of World Cup history Diego Costa scores equaliser after VAR review Ronaldo restores Portugal’s lead with low strike Costa scores second equaliser after hal...