Ronaldo

Stopping Ronaldo is United's focus

Graham Chase, Manchester Real Madrid looms large but Manchester United is still looking after business at home.

United skipper backs Old Trafford return for Ronaldo

Mark Ogden, London Real Madrid forward's return could precede a more permanent one in the summer.

Champions League

Hat-trick for Ronaldo

Pirate Irwin, Paris Real Madrid and Malaga coasted to second successive wins in the Champions League.

Soccer

Last-minute Ronaldo strike sinks Man City

Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo struck a last-minute winner as Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-2 in a thrilling Champions League clash that saw all the goals come in a nerve-wracking final 22 minutes.

Soccer

Messi, Ronaldo and Iniesta up for award

Paris Lionel Messi named among three finalists in the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

Soccer

Ronaldo fumes as German's late winner downs Portugal

Moments before he was supposed to be taken off, Mario Gomez headed in the winning goal for Germany.

Ronaldo, Messi brilliant

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi carry Real Madrid and Barcelona to victory.

Chelsea chases Ronaldo

Chelsea considering whether to launch €100 million bid to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain.

Soccer

Ronaldo's goal in El Clasico ends Barcelona's hold over Real Madrid

Dermot Ledwith Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed his 54th goal of the season as Real Madrid moved closer to the La Liga title with a 2-1 win at Barcelona that stretched their lead to seven points with just four games left.

Ronaldo voted best player by fans

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted the world's best player in a survey of 32,000 fans from 185 countries.

Ronaldo is FIFPro player of the year

Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted player of the year by his fellow professionals at FIFPro.

Ronaldo and Messi Golden Ball favourites

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi are the frontrunners to win this year's Golden Ball, awarded to Europe's top player.

Ronaldo transfer saga frustrates Real

Real Madrid players have become frustrated with the constant speculation over Cristiano Ronaldo's possible transfer from Manchester United.

Alex Ferguson warns Ronaldo to stay

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has warned Cristiano Ronaldo that moving to Real Madrid would be "the worst thing" for his career.

Man U 'ready to discuss Ronaldo deal'

Manchester United may finally be ready to talk about selling Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, the Spanish sports newspaper Marca reported.

Real won't pay 100m euros for Ronaldo

Ramon Calderon has dismissed talk that Real Madrid would be willing to pay 100 million euros ($A163.29 million) to sign Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo wins libel damages from tabloid

Cristiano Ronaldo has won libel damages from a UK newspaper over claims he was fined by Manchester United for using a mobile phone during a training session.