Back from the brink
19 November 2009
They’ve done it. They made it tough for themselves in qualifying, but last night Portugal showed every ounce of their fighting spirit to book a place in next summer’s tournament.
The confidence, desire and determination of the 2006 semi-finalists proved decisive as they scored in the second half to make it 2-0 on aggregate.
No way back for Bosnia. No stopping Portugal. Next stop South Africa.
Ronaldo’s Rebirth
31 August 2009
All hands on deck and all eyes on one man. Every football fan in the world had a thought to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Spanish debut, and it would be understandable for even the consensus world player of the year to be a bit nervous. But if you tuned in for failure, you don’t know this coolest of c ...
My expectations are greater than yours
09 July 2009
With Manchester conquered, it’s on to Madrid.
Now the world’s most expensive player has been unveiled before an 80,000-strong crowd, it’s on to business.
For every single screaming fan in the Bernabeu, that means just one thing - snatching the title from Barcelona.
Th ...
Relentless We March
18 May 2009
Always one more. One more point needed, one more result to nail, one more title earned in sweat. And then one more final to own, one more stage to dominate, one more cup to lift.
What's one more to a reigning champion? Everything.
CR7 in a league of his own
06 May 2009
How good?
A 40 yard free kick – again. Clinical finishing under pressure – again. Elite opposition taken down – again.
That's how good.
Superfly’s Super Debut
13 March 2009
A Premier League hat-trick in his brand new Mercurial Vapor IVs. A World-first Mercurial SL strike on the biggest of European nights. And now a soaring header in his very first competitive match wearing the new Mercurial Superfly boots. With a hat trick of debut goals in the last three incar ...
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