All On The Line
13 November 2009
After a tough qualifying campaign, Portugal have the chance to book their spot in South Africa. Now is the time to step up and make the difference.
But Bosnia stand in their way. Win and the 2006 semi-finalists get a crack at world glory in 2010. Lose and they get a summer of pain.
Will Portugal make it through and give the reigning World Player of the Year the chance to perform on the game's biggest stage?
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Ronaldo Rewrites History
24 September 2009
Didn't take him long.
After just four games in the white of Madrid, Cristiano stamped his name in the club's record books. Last night he became the first player ever to score in each of his first four games for the club.
Who knows what he'll do in the next 34.
T-90 Ascente Testing – Man Utd
21 July 2009
Date: 05.02.09
Location: Carrington
Weather conditions: Very cold and windy. Conditions ranged between cloudy, snowing and sunny. Temperature range 0-1C without wind chill. Well below freezing with wind chill. 0-20 mph winds throughout.
Pitch conditions: Good, short grass.
Players and st ...
The Return of Ronaldo
17 March 2009
Waiting. And waiting. And waiting.
And then finally, after 419 days, 2 hours and 23 minutes, Brazil’s Ronaldo ended his epic struggle, tearing free from the shackles of injury and rising high to head home his first goal for Corinthians.
Watch the goal and see what redemption looks ...
The History of Speed – Mercurial Vapo ...
10 March 2009
The original Mercurial caused the kind of stir a shark makes in a fish pond. And with its standard-bearer R9 still ruling the world four years later, the new Mercurial Vapor was the most highly anticipated boot ever to emerge from the Nike Lab – in time for the showpiece event of 2002. ...
The History of Speed – Mercurial Mark ...
10 March 2009
When our designers at Nike HQ first decided to pour their energy into developing the lightest boot in the world, there was only ever going to be one candidate to wear it. Brazil’s Ronaldo – the original ‘Phenomenon’. Winner of consecutive World Player of the Year awar ...