Ronaldo Can Have Any Woman He Likes

Jilted businessman says that his wife hunted down Cristiano Ronaldo and not the other way around:

"He has not stolen Ally -- she's to blame...Ronaldo can have any woman he likes. Why would he set his sights on a married Ukrainian girl? He'll walk away. His mother won't let him stick with her."

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Video - Sir Bobby Charlton, Dennis Law and Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo shows off the Ballon d'Or at Old Trafford.

Beautiful sight, seeing those three together:

Video - Ronaldo receives Ballon d'Or

Ronaldo paid 150,000 pounds for CR7 number plate

"Cristiano Ronaldo can afford to treat himself to a few luxuries. The 23-year-old Premier League star has just gathered together a bit of loose change and bought the car registration number plate CR7 for a bargain £150,000. It's to go on his silver Bentley convertible - or perhaps he'll decide to swop it to the £340,000 black Phantom Rolls Royce that he currently has on order."

'Cristiano is developing an obsession with CR7,' a source tells The Sun. 'He has been after the number plate for ages and finally got his hands on it.'

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Ronaldo has new girlfriend

She is twenty-five year old Alyona Hayes:

‘It's early days but Ronaldo seems very keen on her and has wined her and dined her at some very expensive restaurants...Ronaldo texts her mobile day and night. She's very sexy and intelligent and finds him charming and funny.’

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Ronaldo Never Said he was The Best Player in the World

"I never said that I was the best player in the world...I always said that I was well-placed to win the Ballon d'Or. I have always had a lot of respect for the other players...It is not necessary to say who is the best best player in the world, but who has an advantage, and I was carried along by this hope...All the players nominated had the possibility of winning this prize. Me, I have had this possibility and this privilege, but all the nominees had the qualities to win the award.''

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Ronaldo finally gets his hands on beautiful Ballon d'Or

“I'm very moved, very happy and I'd like to take this opportunity to dedicate this trophy to my family, they've helped me get here...The trophy is splendid, marvellous, very beautiful. I've waited for this.”

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Ronaldo misses the beach

"I know Manchester from side to side, whereas I spend most of my time at home...It is pretty much different from Portugal. I am missing the beach, the sun and the sea...I am used to living here, which does not mean I like it."

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Cocky Ronaldo says he would wink at Rooney again

It's surprising that he would want to discuss this topic again but the Best Player in the World, Cristiano Ronaldo, says that he would wink at Wayne Rooney again if it meant gaining an advantage for his country:

"If I had to do it again, I would do it again. I was defending my colours, my country. What I did was normal...When I came back to England after the World Cup there were a lot of people who booed me. That strengthened me. It was like a test of my character: I learned a lot from that story."

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Sir Alex Ferguson defends Ronaldo's walkout

"Cristiano had a kick on the hip. Wayne Rooney had something similar last season and it can be very painful. We'll see how he is on Monday morning, but we have Aalborg on Wednesday and Spurs at the weekend, so we will freshen it up...There was no need for him to come to the bench, though. The best thing is to get treatment straightaway. It was the sensible thing to do."

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Sir Alex Ferguson believes Ronaldo deserved Ballon d'Or

"It is brilliant for Ronaldo to win the Ballon D'Or...I will be going to see him receive his award on Sunday and it is well deserved...The percentage of votes he got made it an almost unanimous decision...It is good to know he wants to improve. I think he will improve."

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Wenger almost signed the Best Player in the World for Arsenal

"I'm disappointed that I seduced only Ronaldo's mum...I had Ronaldo at the training ground, I showed him around and I gave him a shirt. It has got his name on the back...At the end of the day I wanted him to be here, but most important is he makes a career. He went to Man United and made a career, he would have done that here."

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Nike want Best Player in the World to go to Inter

Goal.com reports that:

"...Nike are trying to push Ronaldo to sign for Inter and a mega sponsorship deal for both club and player is on the cards.The sports company want to pair Zlatan Ibrahimovic with the Portugal international in an attempt to create a dream pairing at the club as both players are sponsored by them.Nike are looking at the potential benefits in terms of a marketing strategy as they sponsor the Nerazzurri and it would be a major coup if the company had two Nike-sponsored players playing for a team who also carry the famous swoosh logo.The Italian club's main sponsors, Pirelli, have pumped more money in to help with their plans for Ronnie and, if Nike begin to push, the United star could soon be wearing the black and blue jersey."

Ribery agrees with Ronaldo selection but...

Bayern Munich's Franck Riberry thinks he should have ranked higher in the Ballon d'Or voting:

“Frankly, I am disappointed by my ranking. I should have deserved better...Last year, I finished seventh having played six months for Marseille and six months at Bayern, without having won any titles...Here, I am 16th in the list at the end of a massive season with Bayern. We were champions of Germany, won the national cup and reached the semi-finals of the Uefa Cup...I also picked up a number of individual awards, for example the best player in the Bundesliga."

But Ribery still backs Ronaldo's selection:

“I would have voted for him.”

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Mourinho doesn't think Ronaldo is The Best Player in the World

"I have no praise for Ronaldo... I would have preferred one of my own foreign players to have won the Ballon d'Or."

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Ball Boy threw ball at Ronaldo

A Man City ball boy has been accused of throwing the ball "at" rather than "to" Cristiano Ronaldo in last weekend's Manchester derby.

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Ronaldo will never be one of the greatest players ever

He was clearly The Best Player in the World for 2008 but Sports Illustrated's Gabrielle Marcotti thinks it's unlikely that Cristiano Ronaldo will become one of the greatest players of all time:

"But there's something else that's missing, something intangible. Ronaldo has the look, the physique and the skill to be the greatest. Yet, somehow, it doesn't all add up. To be the greatest, people have to like you, at least to some degree. The "other" Ronaldo had a toothy grin that could melt icebergs. Ronaldinho has a permanent smile on his face. Even Zidane, in his own tough-guy way, oozed charisma from every pore."

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Puyol thinks Messi is The Best Player in the World

Barcelona teammate Carlos Puyol thinks that Lionel Messi is The Best Player in the World:

“I congratulate Ronaldo for winning, but for me, Messi is the best player in the world... I enjoy watching him every day, just like how all the fans enjoy watching him play."

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Cannavaro voted for Ronaldo

Real Madrid and Italy star Fabio Cannavaro says that he voted for Cristiano Ronaldo, even though he didn't have a good Euro 2008 tournament:

"He fully deserves the Ballon d'Or but he was off the boil at the Euros... However, that didn't matter too much because of what he did before. A Premier League, a Champions League and 42 goals, he didn't have to do anything else... I voted for Cristiano Ronaldo, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic and Iker Casillas. The best player of the year and the other two are good friends of mine."

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Ancelotti says Ronaldo deserved Ballon d'Or

Mlian manager Carlo Ancelotti says that Cristiano Ronaldo deserved to win the Ballon d'Or trophy voted on by the world's journalists:

"Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best and most spectacular players in the world...The Ballon d'Or depends on the trophies you win while the Champions League also plays an important role... Kaka has already won it while Ibrahimovic is destined to win it in the future."

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Journalists Agree - Cristiano Ronaldo is... The Best Player in the World

We have been tracking the talk in the media all year and now what has been spoken has come true:

The journalists of the world have come out and said that Cristiano Ronaldo is the winner of the Ballon d'Or and deserves to be called The Best Player in the World.

Of course, the FIFA World Player of the Year award is still to come but based on our research we cannot see how the managers and captains of the world will not vote for Ronaldo.

Congratulations to Cristiano. Two awards down (Fifpro, Ballon d'Or) and one to go.

Here are the results of the Ballon d'Or voting:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), 446 points 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 281 pts 3. Fernando Torres (Liverpool), 179 pts 4. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), 133 pts 5. Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona), 97 pts 6. Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg), 64 pts 7. David Villa (Valencia), 55 pts 8. Kaka (Milan), 31 pts 9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale), 30 pts 10 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), 28 pts

Robson thinks Messi will be best player in the world in 2009

Ex-Barca manager Bobby Robson has told The Sun that Man City need to sign Lionel Messi:

“He is the best young player in the world and there aren’t many clubs that can afford to make a signing such as this...It’s an opportunity that cannot be missed and if City want to be the best team in the world, then they need the best player in the world.”

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Frey says Messi is the Best Player in the World

Despite all the hype about Ronaldo winning the Ballon d'Or tomorrow, Fiorentia keeper Sebastien Frey believes that Barcelona's Lionel Messi is The Best Player in the World:

"Messi is sensational and he belongs in another category. When I played against Barcelona he impressed me so much. Seeing him play is a pleasure."

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Clarification - Ballon d'Or is now a global award

For those - especially those in the media who should know - the Ballon d'Or is awarded to The Best Player in the World as voted by the Media.

Here's what Wikipedia says:

"Prior to 2007, the player had to be a member of a club based within UEFA's jurisdiction in order to qualify for selection; and until 1995 a player also had to be of European nationality to be eligible. The 2007 change in rules saw players from Qatar, the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina named on the shortlist alongside those from European clubs.[1][2]
Since October 2007, 96 football journalists from around the world have decided the winner from a shortlist of 50 compiled by France Football; prior to this 52 European journalists chose a winner, who needed to play for a European club.[3] Each voter chooses five players from the list of nominees, and awards them between one and five points. The winner is determined by the total number of points; players who finish second and third in the voting are awarded silver and bronze medals.[2]"

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Laporta says Messi is The Best Player in the World

All the talk around footballing circles in recent times has been about the identity of the world's best player, and Joan Laporta has wasted no time in nailing his colours firmly to Lionel Messi's mast. Speaking after the match, Laporta said, "He is the best in the world. He is the most decisive player."

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Ibrahimovic votes for Ronaldo and Casillas

“I think Ronaldo will win the Ballon d'Or because he did really well last season, but then if you think about the Euros then [Iker] Casillas deserves to win it.”

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