RonaldoBrilliant Balkans can capitalise on Ronaldo saga
On the surface at least, Portugal’s beleaguered boss, Carlos Queiroz, is philosophical about Cristiano Ronaldo's absence from the World Cup qualifying playoff with 5-1 outsiders Bosnia-Hercegovina. Real Madrid had strongly insisted that Portugal’s talismanic captain was not fit for service, yet Ron...
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 | Teams that have done a Wimbledon
Plus: Planespotting; Nikita Khrushchev, Scottish football fan?; and scoring with a rabona. Send your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk"German side TSG Hoffenheim and Italian side Como have played in the top five tiers of their respective national league systems in this decade alon...
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 | Fifa gets its wish as big boys scrape in
There will be no complaints from Fifa, TV broadcasters or fans that the best nations qualified for South AfricaMost of the leading countries have made their way to the 2010 World Cup finals, even if some took a devious route. France have probably got over the sense of shame, assuming there ever w...
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Ronaldo remains on track for Real Madrid return
Tests on Cristiano Ronaldo's injured ankle have shown the Real Madrid winger's recovery is going according to plan and he should be back in full training on Friday, the La Liga club said.
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Ronaldo remains on track for Real Madrid return
Tests on Cristiano Ronaldo's injured ankle have shown the Real Madrid winger's recovery is going according to plan and he should be back in full training on Friday, the La Liga club said.
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 | Ronaldo returns to Real training
Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has trained with Real Madrid for the first time since injuring his ankle during a UEFA Champions League tie.
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