30 goals to be Ronaldough!

30 goals to be Ronaldough!

ALEX FERGUSON has told Cristiano Ronaldo he is up for a pay rise — if he hits 30 league goals!

Ronaldo is already one of United’s top earners on £90,000 a week.

And Manchester United manager Ferguson might have only been joking.

But the Portuguese superstar could just hold him to it if he can achieve what the boss thinks is impossible.

Ronaldo has already bagged 25 goals from 27 appearances this season — after an FA Cup double against Spurs on Sunday — and 17 of those have come in the Premier League.

Ferguson said: “With Ronaldo having scored 25 goals already there is the potential for him to score 30 this season, without question. He’s not that far off and has a strong chance.

“I’m not sure that he is capable of scoring 30 league goals, though. I think that is a different matter entirely.

“Achieving that would be more difficult and it’s a big ask — but if he does manage it, I’ll pay him more money!”

Ferguson is not putting any of his own cash on the table after losing last season’s bet that Ronaldo would not get 20 goals in all competitions.

The United chief added: “I had a bet with him last season and I lost, so there was no bet this time around. I’m making sure I keep my money.

“When this season started, people were asking whether Ronaldo could get 23 goals as he did last season. I said ‘why not?’ because the boy is such an exceptional talent.”

His team-mates believe the 22-year-old wing wonder can only improve.

Owen Hargreaves said: “Cristiano can do even better. He just wants to be the best and you can see that in him.

“There is no doubt, he will get there — if he is not there now. It has got to the point now where you would be surprised if he didn't score.” (wow, i see it comeing..."What he didn't score? So he was shite or what?!" Roll Eyes )

Sunday’s 3-1 victory was another step towards a repeat of the 1999 Treble — although they now host Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round.

United, who are top of the League and in the last 16 of the Champions League, will be looking for revenge after the Gunners beat them on penalties in the 2005 final.

Hargreaves added: “Hopefully we will get to Wembley, I’ve never played there.”

Fergie sets new challenge for Ronaldo

Manchester manager says Ronaldo won't make 30.

Alex Ferguson has made a new bet with Cristiano Ronaldo. The Manchester manager has challenged Ronaldo to score 30 goals in the Premier League this season. Last season Ferguson lost his bet.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 23 goals so far this season, 17 of which in the Premier League. But Alex Ferguson has bet that his star player won't make it to 30 by the end of the season. That's 13 goals he'll have to score in 15 games.

As to the wager, so far neither coach nor player have been forthcoming, although last season it is well known that Fergie had to cough up 600 euros. On that occasion he had bet Ronaldo he wouldn't score 15 goals all season and lost.

After losing Ferguson told SIC he hadn't wanted to pay up but he was already working on a tougher bet this season to get his money back.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scoring player in all of Europe this season. He closed his tally in 2007 as the best goalscorer in Europe, having scored 60 goals in 35 games, at the service of Manchester United and Portugal.

Ronaldo Enjoying United Life

Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked his Manchester United team-mates for the "great passes" that have helped him score 23 goals this season.

Ronaldo could overtake his best ever seasonal goals tally for the club on Sunday against Tottenham in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

And with four months of the campaign still to run, Sir Alex Ferguson has tipped the Portugal international to hit the 30 mark.

Ronaldo said: "I am enjoying my career at the moment as we are playing some nice football. But I need to say thanks to my team-mates. They help me a lot.

"They give me great passes and give me confidence. I appreciate that. Maybe I score more goals than my colleagues but they also help the team."

Ronaldo, most recently on target in the 2-0 Premier League victory against Reading, admits he is in shock at topping the scoring charts.

"I am very happy to be leading the way but it is more important the team wins," said Ronaldo, who has scored 17 league goals, two ahead of Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor.

"To be honest I am a bit surprised to have already equalled my total of 23 from last season.

"Now I want to improve, so I will continue to work hard in the hope of getting more goals."

United go into the Tottenham game on the back of four straight wins and four clean sheets.

Ferguson's side are a potent blend of attacking flair and defensive solidity and, despite a punishing schedule since before Christmas, the players are not wilting.

In fact it is quite the opposite, according to Ronaldo.

He added: "We have a good fitness coach. I feel good, I feel strong.

"The games are tough, especially as we have Arsenal and Chelsea around us at the top of the league.

"We need to be strong, both physically and mentally. At this moment the lads are very fit."

Paul Scholes is poised to make his comeback from a knee operation in the fourth-round tie while Gary Neville is due to start training on Saturday following a long-standing ankle problem.

Scholes, 33, could be named as substitute at Old Trafford after a three-month absence.

He last played in October and is back on the scene with United chasing success on three fronts - Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.

Ferguson said: "Paul was starting training today at a competitive level. His rehabilitation has gone really well.

"It is just a question of how well he comes through the session but he could be on the bench. He will bring experience at an important part of the season.

"We have 15 league games left and hopefully a few more European ties as well.

"We are very buoyed by Paul coming back, he is like a new signing for us."

Ferguson believes the squad are refreshed after a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia, where they played in a testimonial match.

They arrived back last night and he said: "I enjoyed the trip. The banter was terrific and there was a good camaraderie between the players.

"With it being a nice climate out there, we has some good training sessions. It went okay for us."

Ferguson expects Tottenham to be fired up following the 5-1 victory against fierce rivals Arsenal which secured their place in the Carling Cup final and a match with Chelsea.

"They will be really buoyed by that result," he added.

"Maybe it wasn't the strongest Arsenal team but you still have to do your job. I don't think they can complain."



It's good he recognizes his team-mates, i said it before you need the team all helping each other, and it has so far, even the new players have settled in well.

Hes been modest about his goals, hes also had to finish his chances too and some of them have been great goals, so credit to him mostly hes having another amazing season.

Cristiano is settled into a very good team who know him well, why he would want to leave is beyond me (if he does).

Let's hope he continues this way.

Al Hilal 3 Man Utd 2: CRISTIANO RONALDO opened up his box of magic tricks

Al Hilal 3 Man Utd 2

CRISTIANO RONALDO opened up his box of magic tricks and wowed the Kingdom of Saud.

He was greeted by 65,000 in the King Fahd Stadium as if he was one of their own.

The Portuguese star responded like he always does — by entertaining those who have come to enjoy the beautiful game.

Here last night, Ronaldo continued his quest for world domination.

They went mad in Seoul, Macau and Guangzhou in the summer.

Now he has been a hit on United’s first trip to the Middle East.

While he has learned to simplify his game to an extent at home, nights like this are for flicks and tricks.

The defenders were bamboozled, the crowd amazed. A volleyed backheel brought a gasp.

Then a blistering burst of pace set up the equaliser after Al Hilal had taken a surprise lead through Yasser Al Gahtane on 19 minutes.

Ronaldo skipped between two opponents on halfway, leaving them skidding into each other.

Then he picked out a diagonal pass for Carlos Tevez, who clipped a shot back across the keeper.

Ronaldo then gave United the lead on 33 minutes, with a glancing header from Nani’s corner.

This game was to honour the retirement of 163-cap Saudi Arabia legend Sami Al Jaber — so it was only right the man should score, netting a penalty after being clipped by Rio Ferdinand.

With Ronaldo replaced at half-time, United lost much of their potency and went behind to Bader Al Khoraeshe’s overhead kick, before Danny Welbeck, 17, missed a last-minute penalty.

Boss Alex Ferguson said: “It was a good open match and we are delighted for Sami to get a crowd like that.”

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GRAEME MURTY has got his Ronaldo shirt back.

The Reading captain swapped tops with him after Saturday’s 2-0 loss to United.

Furious Murty then had it swiped from the home dressing room.

But the shirt has been returned after what appears to be a prank by team-mates. LoL LoL LoL

Giggs Hails Ronaldo

RYAN Giggs believes Cristiano Ronaldo is better than any winger he has played with - and he can only get better.

The veteran has seen a few superstar wide men come and go in his time at Manchester United.

But he says the Portuguese superstar has already eclipsed Andrei Kanchelskis, Lee Sharpe and David Beckham.

"He's at the top," he said when asked where he ranks Ronaldo in the list of players he has featured with. "Because of his performances and his goalscoring record.

"And he can get better and better. He's only young but he's playing really well for us.

"His goalscoring form is brilliant for us. It's unbelievable for a midfielder to score that amount of goals. He just contributes to the team whether scoring or making goals."

With 16 goals, Ronaldo is already just one behind the record Premier League total for a midfielder, the mark he set last season.

Giggs is stunned his team-mate has already become what he believes is the best player in the world and is ready to pass on all his advice to bring on the 22-year-old.

Improvement

"I think he's willing to learn off other players and the coaches and management," he added. "The improvement he's had since he came from Sporting has been so quick. I don't think anyone thought he would be, in my view, the best player in the world at the moment.

"Players usually peak in their late 20s so it's encouraging he's playing so well.

"Your all round game can improve, no matter how good you are or how old you are so I think he can improve even more."

And team-mate Nemanja Vidic endorses Giggs' view.

"We are very strong with him in our side," he said.

Meanwhile, Irish firebrand Stephen Hunt believes United will underestimate Reading at their peril.

The Royals missed an FA Cup trip to Old Trafford after losing to Spurs in a third round replay on Tuesday.

But having drawn at the Theatre of Dreams on the opening day of the season, Steve Coppell's side are looking to go one better.

Target

"They won't take us lightly," insisted Hunt, a recent target for Sunderland boss Roy Keane.

"After the results last year and the draw up at their place in August we look forward to it.

"It is a tough game for us, but we are the home team and have to have a go."

Hunt admits Reading are finding life tougher in the top flight this term after going close to a Uefa Cup spot last term.

"Last year we had the privilege of enjoying ourselves, and that was a real bonus," said Hunt.

"It is up to the players to respond to the pressure, and you have to thrive on the pressure.

"We are good enough to stay up, for sure, but it is all about how we deal with the pressure."



Awww it's really nice of Giggsy to say that (i agree), Cristiano can keep learning alot from him as-long as hes at United.

Cristiano Ronaldo Statistics

Full Name:

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

Date of Birth: February 5, 1985 (1985-02-05)

Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Place of Birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Weight: 82.9kg

Youth Football Clubs:

CF Andorinha
CD Nacional
Sporting Clube de Portugal

Proffesional Football Career Stats -

Clubs:

Sporting Clube de Portugal (2001-2003) -

Appearences: 26 -

14 starts, 12 appearences as substitute,

Goals:

3

Cards:

Yellow Cards: 1

Red Cards: 0

Manchester United (2003 - present) -

Appearences: 215 -

174 starts, 41 appearences as a substitute

Goals:

72 (51 in the English Premier League, 10 in the FA Cup, 9 in the Champion's League and 2 in the League Cup)

Cards:

Yellow Cards: 28 (20 in the English Premier League, 5 in the Champion's League, 2 in the League Cup and 1 in the FA Cup)

Red Cards: 3 (all in the English Premier League)

Portugal National Team (2003 - present) -

Appearences: 53 -

50 starts, 3 appearences as a substitute

Goals:

20

Cards:

Yellow Cards: 9

Red Cards: 0

Team Honours -

Manchester United:

FA Premier League: 2006-2007
FA Premier League: Runner Up: 2005-06
FA Cup: 2004
FA Cup Runners Up: 2005, 2007
Football League Cup: 2006
Community Shield: 2007

Portugal National team:

UEFA Euro 2004: Runner-up

Personal Honours/Recognition -

PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2007
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2007
PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2007
PFA Premiership Team of the Year: 2005-2006, 2006-2007
Football Writers' Association Award: 2007
Barclays Player of the Season: 2006-2007
Barclays Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006
PFA Fans' Player of the Month: October 2006, February 2007
FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2005, 2006
Portuguese Sports Personality: 2006
Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2007
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2003-2004, 2006-2007
Manchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2006-2007
Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2005/2006
FIFPro World XI: 2006-2007
European Footballer of the Year - Ballon d'Or: 2nd place: 2007
UEFA Team of the Year: 2004
UEFA European Championship 2004 Team of the Tournament
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006
Onze d'Or 2nd place: 2007
FIFA World Player of the Year: 3rd place: 2007

Random Stats:

First player in history to win all 3 PFA personal awards (PFA Player of the Year, PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA fans Player of the Year) and the Football Writers Footballer of the Year award in one season (2006/2007)

Holds the record for amount of goals scored by a midfielder in one English Premier League Season (17)

Only the third player in Premiership history to win back-to-back Barclays Player of the Month awards, and the first since the 1995-1996 season.

Scored Manchester United's 1000th English Premier League goal.

Scored his first proffesional hat-trick against Newcastle United on the 12th of January 2008.

Is Ronaldo destined for greatness?

Is Ronaldo destined for greatness?

Premier League Manchester United

To borrow a phrase from one of my colleagues, Cristiano Ronaldo is touched by the hand of genius.

As I sat high in the stands at Old Trafford on Saturday, it was impossible not to think you were in the presence of a man with an extraordinary gift.

If I was told there is a finer footballer in the world right at this moment, I would not believe it.

But just how good can Manchester United electric Portuguese winger be? Is he simply enjoying a hot streak, or is he destined to go down as one of the greats of the game?

On Saturday, Ronaldo ?who is not a striker, lest we forget ?struck the first hat-trick of his Old Trafford career with a display of football as beautiful as it was brutal in a 6-0 destruction of Newcastle.

He tormented his opponents from first whistle to last and the biggest cheer of the day from most of the 75,965 lucky enough to be present was reserved for the completion of his treble with two minutes to go.

"That boy Ronaldo, he might just go on to be the best player we've ever had," mused one seasoned United follower in the row behind me.

He copped a fair bit of stick for his comment, a remarkable one from the supporter of a club that has seen the likes of Duncan Edwards, George Best, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Bryan Robson and Eric Cantona pass through its doors.

But Ronaldo is pure box office. His every touch is greeted with a buzz of expectation - you genuinely start to believe he can score or create a goal whenever he picks the ball up.

The bare facts are stunning - he has three more goals than the Premier League's next best marksman, Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor and he has bagged a phenomenal 20 goals in his last 16 games.

He runs with the ball at such frightening pace defenders do not know how to stop him. As the song goes, he comes from the left, he comes from the right ?and he has learned with devastating simplicity that it means little without an end product.



2008 could well be the year that the irresistible Ronaldo stamps his greatness on the sport

Throw in a furious, fist-thumped-on-turf response to a failed penalty appeal, 10 minutes of Ronaldo hobbling around injured looking like he was about to cry and a further two minutes off the pitch to change his illuminous orange boots (complete with speed plate technology) and you have a performance of pure theatre.

I know Cesc Fabregas has been in magical form for Arsenal, but forget anyone else for 2007/08 PFA Player of the Year. Ronaldo deservedly won it last year and he should deservedly win it this year too. He is head and shoulders above everyone else.

Indeed, 2008 could well be the year that the irresistible Ronaldo stamps his greatness on the sport.

With United still in the hunt for the treble and Portugal primed for another crack at winning a major tournament at Euro 2008, he will not be short of occasions on which to leave his mark.

His only two real competitors for the best player in the world title ?Brazil's Kaka (the holder), who has not been at his best so far this season, and Argentina's Lionel Messi, who is currently injured ?will obviously not be in Austria and Switzerland, so the stage is all set for Ronaldo.

One note of caution ?if the Madeira-born forward really has designs on greatness, he must ensure a display like the one in last season's Champions League semi-final second leg away at AC Milan is a one-off.

Ronaldo may have been tired at the end of a long season following on from a heavy World Cup campaign, but his disappearing act in the San Siro cast an unfortunate shadow over the previous eight months of brilliance.

Having starred in the World Cup in Germany and shone at Euro 2004 at the tender age of 19, the pressure of the big occasion clearly does not faze this ultra-confident young man.

But he must make sure that, in the manner of Zinedine Zidane, he fulfils his enormous potential on the very biggest stages.

If he continues in the same rich vein of form he showed at Old Trafford on Saturday, prepare to make space in the history books for Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.

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Cristiano's orgy with 2 vice girls in Rome (OH NO, NOT AGAIN)

PROSTITUTE loving soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo has been up to his old tricks again—jetting off for a sleazy orgy with TWO Rome vice girls.
The Manchester United winker looked like Mr Clean when he SKIPPED the team's notorious Christmas party that ended in roasting and rape allegations.

He escaped the huge rollicking and massive £1million fine delivered to the rest of the side by furious boss Alex Ferguson.

But the Portuguese winger made up for lost time when he slipped away to Italy after United's FA Cup victory over Aston Villa on Sunday —and made a beeline for a seedy dive in Rome's red light district.

A source at the strip joint told us: "Ronaldo and a pal arranged for two girls to go to his hotel after leaving the club.

Shock
"They PAID for sex with the girls then SWAPPED over so they could bed BOTH of them."

It's a shock return to form for Ronaldo. Just four months ago he hired five hookers for a sex bash with Portuguese team-mate Nani, 20, and Brazilian colleague Anderson, 19, at his home outside Manchester.

And in 2005 he was falsely accused of rape by a prostitute after having sex in his suite at London's Sanderson Hotel.

Ronaldo's latest antics are certain to land him in double trouble—first with boss Sir Alex, already livid about his club's reputation being dragged through the mud, and second with his stunning new girlfriend TV presenter Carolina Patrocinio, 20 (pictured above).

The star's night of disgrace began with his visit to Rome's notorious Divafutura Channel club. Inside the dimly-lit basement punters are hustled to buy hostesses £120 bottles of champagne as brazen performers-who charge £35 for private lapdances—strip on a podium.

A bottle of lager costs £16— small beer to £100,000-a-week Ronaldo, 22. The star breezed in, ordered bubbly and spent about an hour boozing with a pal before choosing two hostesses to visit him at the nearby five-star Hilton.

Another guest, who saw him arrive back at the hotel, said: "He came in a cab on his own but his pal followed later with two girls.

"One was Spanish-looking, very curvy and with long dark hair. I'd estimate the girls were up there about two hours so they must have had some fun.

"I saw Ronaldo the next day and he had a big grin on his face."

When our investigators visited the Divafutura club they were shown to a table overlooking the stage and two scantily-clad Romanian girls immediately joined them.

A busty girl was midway through a striptease on the platform, ogled by a handful of businessmen. Our man said: "One of the hostesses was a pretty blonde called Nikki in a tiny black pelmet skirt and boob tube.

"The other, called Nicole, wore black fishnet stockings and basque.

"They ordered glasses of champagne at £22 a go and draped themselves over us. They made it clear from the start they were willing to have sex, wrapping legs around us and urging us to touch them."

Nicole whispered: "Do you have a hotel? We can go there and have sex. We can have a party with my friend and your friend. If you want we can swap over. I will charge £200."

She added: "We have lots of famous people who come here. Ronaldo the football player was here a few days ago—but I didn't like him. He was a bit, how you say, stuck-up."

Our reporters declined the girls' offer and left. It's a pity Cristiano didn't do the same.

The hookers Ronaldo slept with in Rome have not been phototgraphed, however the vice girls Ronaldo slept with in September in England are pictured on this page.

Ferguson rubbishes rumours of Ronaldo joining Real

Alex Ferguson has rubbished speculation linking Cristiano Ronaldo with a shock move to Spanish champions Real Madrid.

Ferguson has seen the Portuguese winger constantly linked with moves to Real or Barcelona in recent seasons.

The 22-year-old fuelled the speculation following the 2006 World Cup by admitting he wanted to play in the Primera Liga at some stage in his career, but United fought off huge interest from Real and Barca to persuade the youngster to commit himself to a new five-year contract last year.

However, renewed speculation has suggested that Ronaldo could be the subject of a world-record £75mil bid from Real, but Ferguson insists that the talk is no different to what he has come to expect.

He said: “I anticipated this. It happens every year in the New Year and you can expect some sort of speculation. The thing with this is, Real are supposed to have spoken to us and (chief executive) David Gill is supposed to have spoken to them, but that’s just a lie.

“We’ve never spoken to them and they have never spoken to us. It’s mischievous to the best part, but I just dismiss it because it is nonsense.

“Who wouldn’t be interested in Ronaldo? That’s why we bought him, but it’s nonsense. He has maybe said he wants to play in Spain one day, but does that include Real Madrid or Barcelona?”

Ferguson has been linked with big money transfers himself, with Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov and Bolton’s Nicolas Anelka said to be top of his shopping list.

But the Scot laughed off talk of any major signings coming to Old Trafford during the January window.

“It is the old game they play,” Ferguson said. “Everyone’s trying to play a game, trying to create speculation about who you are going to buy and of course we would have to be buying someone wouldn’t we.

“It is the name of the game for Manchester United.”

Reds Laugh Off Ronny Rumours

Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed the latest bout of claims that Real Madrid are set to snatch Cristiano Ronaldo from Old Trafford as "nonsense".

The 22-year-old winger has once again proved he is among the world's elite players with some scintillating performances and 19 goals this term.

Speculation in Spain's press have suggested the la Liga giants are ready to move for Ronaldo - a rumour that Sir Alex has become accustomed to.

"I anticipated this," Sir Alex said somewhat wearily. "In the New Year you almost expect it.

"The thing about this story is that it has been claimed that David Gill has been speaking to Real Madrid. That is a complete lie. We have never spoken to them. The story depends on agents and their imaginations.

"At best it's mischievous, but I just dismiss it because it's nonsense. But, who wouldn’t be interested in Ronaldo? That’s why we bought him."

Sir Alex has also virtually ruled out any moves in the January transfer market this January. Other than potential loan deals for some of the Reds' younger players, it should be a quiet month on the transfer front. "It's unlikely that we will be making any moves," he added.

R.Madrid to make record bid for Cristiano

Manchester United face a challenge to keep hold of Cristiano Ronaldo after it emerged Real Madrid are set to make a £50 million bid for the Portugal international.

Real have reportedly made Ronaldo their top summer target, with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba also linked with a move to the Bernabeu, as the Spanish champions seek to underline their status as the world's most glamorous footballing power.

Hot property: Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the world's No 1 player
The Spanish champions have attempted to sign Ronaldo before but were snubbed by the winger, who instead signed a new five-year deal with United to become the highest paid player in the club's history on £120,000 a week.

However, Real president Ramon Calderon is more optimistic this time around that a deal can be struck with United's owners, the Glazer family, who would find it hard to resist a world-record fee, particularly as they are currently finding it difficult to refinance loans due to the global credit crunch.

Real's No 1 target had originally been AC Milan playmaker Kaka, but they now feel they have more chance of luring Ronaldo to La Liga, especially after the midfielder's recent admission that he would like to play in Spain while still at his peak.

Two weeks ago, at Fifa's World Player of the Year awards in Zurich, Ronaldo said: "I'd like to play in Spain. It's a fantastic league, very attractive, where they play a beautiful game.

"It's my dream to play in Spain. Whether or not it will happen I don't know. Sometimes I want something but it's not possible.

"Only God knows what will happen in the future. I'd like to find out the difference between playing in England and Spain."