HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo rebounded from a lackluster start to his sixth World Cup and led Portugal to a dominant victory over Uzbekistan on Tuesday, June 23, renewing hope that the team is a contender for the title. Ronaldo scored two goals to help Portugal roll to the 5-0 win and move on...
HOUSTON (AP) — Portugal coach Roberto Martínez wouldn’t say if Cristiano Ronaldo would start Tuesday’s World Cup match against Uzbekistan after the superstar 's forgettable performance in the team’s opener. “I can’t inform you about the starting 11 because I haven’t informed my...
HOUSTON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a pretty forgettable performance in the first match of his sixth World Cup. After Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland all scored in their opening matches, the 41-year-old Ronaldo couldn’t find the net Wednesday, June 17, in Portugal 's...
HAMBURG (AP) — France’s heartache in penalty shootouts is over. So is Cristiano Ronaldo’s last-ever European Championship. Portugal's goalkeeper Diogo Costa, Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo, from left, react after losing a quarter final match between Portugal and France at the Euro 2024 soccer...
HAMBURG (AP) — Kylian Mbappé described Cristiano Ronaldo as a “footballing legend” and “one of a kind” as the superstars prepare to meet in the European Championship quarterfinals. France's Kylian Mbappe (AP) For many, the major subplot of the Portugal vs. France match in Hamburg on...
HAMBURG (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Kylian Mbappé. A clash of soccer icons. A clash of generations. They’ll go head to head when Portugal plays France in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals on Friday, July 5, and this heavyweight meeting might have got just that little bit bigger. France's Kylian...
FRANKFURT (AP) — No one does high drama in international soccer to such an operatic extent as Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during a round of sixteen match between Portugal and Slovenia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 1. (AP...
GELSENKIRCHEN (AP) — A pre-game chat with Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georgia to one of the biggest upsets in European Championship history on Wednesday, June 26, beating Portugal, 2-0, and advancing to the last 16. Georgia's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores his side's first...
DORTMUND (AP) — Portugal coach Roberto Martinez plucked out statistics to defend his continued selection of Cristiano Ronaldo after the striker’s capacity to handle the physical intensity of the European Championship was questioned on Friday, June 21. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after a...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make a record sixth appearance at the European Championship with Portugal’s squad. Ronaldo was among the 26 players picked for the tournament in Germany by coach Roberto Martínez on Tuesday, May 21. The 39-year-old Ronaldo first played in the...
PARIS (AFP) -- Portugal finished its Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a 100-percent record by beating Iceland 2-0 on Sunday, Nov. 19, after Serbia booked its place at next year's finals in Germany and Romelu Lukaku scored four goals for Belgium. Portugal's midfielder Ricardo Horta (left)...
ZENICA (AFP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice as Roberto Martinez's relentless Portugal thrashed Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5-0, on Monday, Oct. 16, in Euro 2024 qualifying. Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the team's first goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group J qualification...
