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Cristiano Ronaldo had a goal ruled out for offside

Euro round-up: Juve fall 10 points behind leaders Inter

Juventus' stranglehold on the Scudetto loosened even further after a 1-0 defeat at home to struggling Benevento left the Bianconeri 10 points adrift of Serie A leaders Inter Milan.

Soccer • 21 Mar 21

Lautaro Martinez scored Inter's winner against Torino

Euro round-up: Inter Milan pull clear at top of Serie A

Inter Milan moved nine points clear at the top of Serie A after they won 2-1 at Torino and second-placed AC Milan lost 1-0 at home to Napoli.

Soccer • 14 Mar 21

Ronaldo will be key as Juve look to overturn a first leg deficit

All eyes on Ronaldo as Juve look for European success

Cristiano Ronaldo was brought to Juventus with one goal - to win the Champions League, and all eyes are on the Portuguese great to ensure last season's heartbreak does not repeat itself.

Soccer • 08 Mar 21

Juve trail leaders Inter by eight points

Euro wrap: Ronaldo helps Juve return to winning ways

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus returned to winning ways with a 3-0 home victory over bottom club Crotone to keep Andrea Pirlo's team in the Serie A title race.

Soccer • 22 Feb 21

European wrap: Ronaldo has a happy birthday with Juve

Cristiano Ronaldo was in the scoring groove again a day after his 36th birthday as Juventus beat Roma 2-0 in Serie A.

Soccer • 06 Feb 21

Ronaldo may have broken Covid rules after skiing trip

Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend are being investigated over an alleged skiing trip which may have broken coronavirus restrictions, according to reports in Italy.

Soccer • 28 Jan 21

Three-time World Cup winner Pele has declared himself the 'leading goal scorer of all time' on Instagram

Pele denies undermining Ronaldo's goal record

Pele has denied updating his Instagram profile after being accused of attempting to overshadow the record-breaking achievements of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Soccer • 06 Jan 21

AC Milan's Franck Kessie prepares to fire home his penalty

European round-up: Milan go top, more Messi landmarks

AC Milan overcame the dismissal of Sandro Tonali to win 2-0 at Benevento and bounce straight back to the top of Serie A, while Lionel Messi returned from injury to set up the winner for Frenkie de Jong as Barcelona won 1-0 at Huesca on the Argentine's 500th La Liga appearance for the club.

Soccer • 04 Jan 21

Cristiano Ronaldo greets Lionel Messi Tuesday night's clash between Barcelona and Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo: I never saw Messi as a rival

They defined the El Clasico rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona for the past decade but Cristiano Ronaldo said he has always got on well with Lionel Messi and never saw him as a rival.

Soccer • 09 Dec 20

Ronaldo's Juve got the better of Messi' Barca

Champions Lge wrap: Ronaldo brace helps Juve past Barca

Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty brace fired Juventus to a stunning 3-0 win at Barcelona which put them top of Champions League Group G.

Soccer • 08 Dec 20

Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to take charge of a Champions League match.

History made by female ref Frappart & 750-goal Ronaldo

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his remarkable career in a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday as Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to take charge of a Champions League match.

Soccer • 02 Dec 20

The victory saw Spain finish top of League A4 with 11 points after six games

Nations League A round-up: Spain hit Germany for six

Spain put six past Germany, Sweden are relegated to League B and Portugal overcome Croatia.

Soccer • 17 Nov 20

Cristiano Ronaldo first tested positive for Covid-19 on 13 October

Covid all-clear for Ronaldo but virus hits other clubs

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested negative for coronavirus after nearly three weeks but Serie A clubs Atalanta, Sassuolo, Crotone and Parma have revealed new cases.

Soccer • 30 Oct 20

The two will not come face to face in this evening's clash of Juve and Barca

'Good & healthy' Ronaldo misses Messi match-up

Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of the Juventus squad for the Champions League match at home to Barcelona later on Wednesday, two weeks after first testing positive for Covid-19.

Soccer • 28 Oct 20

Cristiano Ronaldo is the only member of the Portugal squad to test positive

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for Covid-19

Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for Covid-19 and has withdrawn from the squad to face Sweden in the Nations League on Wednesday, the Portuguese Football Federation has announced.

Soccer • 13 Oct 20

Cristiano Ronaldo scored in each half against Sweden

Nations League: Ronaldo nets 100th international goal

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first European player to reach 100 international goals after scoring twice in Portugal's 2-0 Nations League win over Sweden.

Soccer • 08 Sep 20

Messi during his side's defeat to Bayern Munich

Messi and the tectonic shifts in the transfer landscape

If Lionel Messi does make an immediate move from Barcelona, it would fall into the epoch-defining category but age and the changing face of the 'super clubs' approach make for a degree of awkwardness in terms of what happens next.

Soccer • 26 Aug 20

Cristiano Ronaldo (right) opened the scoring but missed a second-half penalty

Juventus win ninth successive Serie A title

Juventus won a ninth successive Serie A title with two games to spare as a Cristiano Ronaldo goal set them on their way to a 2-0 win over Sampdoria.

Soccer • 26 Jul 20

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score at least 50 goals in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A

Ronaldo strikes twice as Juventus defeat Lazio

Cristiano Ronaldo struck a quickfire double as Juventus beat Lazio 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium to go eight points clear at the top of Serie A.

Soccer • 21 Jul 20

Europe: Barca keep title hopes alive, Ronaldo spot on

Lionel Messi notched a 20th assist of the season to help a lacklustre Barcelona secure a 1-0 win away to Real Valladolid, maintaining the pressure on La Liga leaders Real Madrid, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to earn Juventus a 2-2 draw against Atalanta.

Soccer • 11 Jul 20

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores from the penalty spot for AC Milan

European wrap: AC Milan blitz league leaders Juventus

AC Milan scored three goals in six minutes in a stunning turnaround as they came from behind to beat Serie A leaders Juventus 4-2.

Soccer • 07 Jul 20

'It's Mason's first season, but we've always known there's a special kid there'

Solskjaer hails 'specialist finisher' Greenwood

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described teenager Mason Greenwood as a "specialist finisher" after the striker scored a brace in their 5-2 Premier League win over Bournemouth on Saturday.

Soccer • 05 Jul 20

Cristiano Ronaldo looks on as AC Milan's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma prepares to clear the ball

Euro round-up: Ronaldo misses penalty but Juve prevail

Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty as Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man AC Milan but the Turin side still squeezed into the Coppa Italia final as the season restarted following a three-month stoppage for the coronavirus.

Soccer • 12 Jun 20

Federer first tennis player to top Forbes' Rich List

Roger Federer has become the first tennis player to top Forbes' list of the best-paid athletes in world sport as overall earnings dropped amid the coronavirus pandemic

Tennis • 30 May 20

Cristiano Ronaldo acknowledges the media

Ronaldo returns to training with Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to training with Juventus in Turin on Tuesday morning after an absence of over two months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Soccer • 19 May 20

Cristiano Ronaldo