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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos AveiroGOIHComM(Portuguese pronunciation:[kɾiʃˈtjɐnuʁɔˈnaldu]; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballerwho plays as a forwardfor and captainsboth Saudi Pro Leagueclub Al Nassrand the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five ...
Academy. Basketball. (defunct) Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd), or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
—Former Manchester United player George Best hails the 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003. Ronaldo's move to Manchester United was completed on 12 August 2003, too late for the 2003 FA Community Shield but in time for their game against Bolton Wanderers on the opening day of the 2003–04 season, and made him the first Portuguese player to sign for the club. His transfer fee made him, at ...
The 2008 UEFA Champions League final was a football match that took place on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, to determine the winner of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. It was contested by Manchester United and Chelsea, making it an all-English final for the first time in the history of the competition; it was only ...
Prior to 1995, ten leagues supplied Ballon d'Or winners, whereas only England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States have supplied winners since then. [ 14 ] [ 27 ] Spain's La Liga has the most Ballon d'Or winners overall, with twenty-four wins shared between Barcelona and Real Madrid ; with twelve wins each, the two Spanish clubs ...
Manchester United: Wigan Athletic: 1–1: 2–1 Premier League: 43 7 May 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England Charlton Athletic: 2–0: 4–0 44 17 June 2006 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Portugal Iran: 2–0: 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup: 45 20 August 2006 Old Trafford, Manchester, England Manchester United: Fulham: 4–0: 5–1 Premier ...
2022–23 →. The 2021–22 season was Manchester United 's 30th season in the Premier League and their 47th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. On 27 August 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the club from Juventus after 12 years away, having left for Real Madrid in 2009 for a world record transfer fee.
The Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Northwest derby, is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional football clubs Liverpool and Manchester United. It is considered one of the biggest fixtures in English football and one of the biggest and fiercest rivalries in world football.