GIGGS BACKS ROONEY

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The Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has said that he sees Wayne Rooney as the heartbeat of the Manchester United team in a way that Cristiano Ronaldo was when he was at Old Trafford. The England international Wayne Rooney was recently criticised by the manager Sir Alex Ferguson for not scoring as many goals as the striker Robin van Persie. After arriving in the summer for £ 24 million, the Dutchman has already scored 14 goals in all competitions for the club. Rooney has not been prolific in front of goal this season, but has now scored four goals in the last two matches for the club.

He scored two goals in the recent Manchester derby that helped the team win the match 3-2. This also helped them open a six-point advantage over Manchester City at the top of the table. Ryan Giggs has said that it is not important that Rooney finds himself often on the scoresheet because he is much more than just scoring goals. According to Giggs, Rooney is a player who can not only score goals, but also create them as well. He has compared this period with the time when the Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo was at the club. Ronaldo scored the goals for United while Rooney set them up.

“Wayne is the kind of player who can score goals, but if someone is scoring more he’s not too bothered. He’s quite happy setting goals up and pitching in with important goals like he did on Sunday. It’s like when Cristiano was here, he scored a lot of goals. It’s similar with Wayne, he’s not just an out and out goalscorer. He’s more than that. He’s the catalyst to everything good that we do,” said Ryan Giggs after the 3-2 win over Manchester City during the weekend.

KARANKA BACKS RONALDO

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The Real Madrid assistant manager Aitor Karanka has said that the club are extremely satisfied with the performance of the Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo in the match against Athletic Bilbao during the weekend, despite the fact that he did not score. Real Madrid enjoyed a 5-1 win over their opponents during the weekend, but strangely, Cristiano Ronaldo was not on the scoresheet. However, he was involved in every goal scored by the Spanish champions. After the match, the assistant manager said that he did not feel Cristiano Ronaldo was not good in the match just because he do not score.

Ronaldo has already got 19 goals for the club this season in all competitions, but was unable to add to the tally in this comfortable victory for the club. Karim Benzema, Mesut Ozil, Sergio Ramos, and Sami Khedira were the scorers for Real Madrid on the night. Even though Madrid won comfortably in the match, they still remain eight points behind leaders Barcelona in the table. Karanka has said that Ronaldo was extremely generous in the match despite the fact that he did not score. The assistant manager also paid tribute to the performances of the summer signings Michael Essien and Luka Modric.

“We have already spoken too much about Cristiano’s importance to the team. He may not have scored today but he was still generous as ever. Modric is very talented and is growing each day. Essien has played in almost every position for us, now we need to find his best one,” said the assistant manager. The sentiments of the assistant manager was also echoed by the striker Jose Callejon, who said that Cristiano Ronaldo was an extremely important figure in the match due to his quality. Jose Callejon also noted the numerous assists made by Ronaldo in the match.

GRANADA LOSE TO REAL

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Real Madrid has defeated Granada by 3-0 in a La Liga encounter played at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid. The Madrid team demolished Granada in the match. The Portuguese superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, scored 2 goals for Madrid, but, surprisingly, he didn’t celebrate any of those goals. In the post match press conference, he said that he is upset about something and that’s why he decided not to celebrate those goals. However, Ronaldo made it clear that his sadness should not be linked with the money that he is getting from the club. The money is not the issue, it’s something else that has made him upset.

Ronaldo started the match for Madrid and looked in sublime touch right from the 1st minute. He scored the first goal for his team in the 26th minute. Callejon passed the ball to Ronaldo who was at an awkward angle from the net. It was not easy to put the ball into the goal post from that angle. But, Ronaldo did it expertly. He played a brilliant left footed shot and took his team ahead in the match. There was so much power in the shot that the Granada goalkeeper, Tono, couldn’t do much. The Granada defenders didn’t let Madrid double the lead in the first half.

Ronaldo doubled the lead of his team in the 53rd minute of the match. Di Maria set up the goal for Ronaldo who deflected the ball towards the goal post, but, Tono blocked his shot brilliantly. However, the Granada goalkeeper wasn’t able to prevent the goal as the Portuguese superstar latched on the rebound to find the net. That was the 150th goal of Ronaldo for Madrid. Gonzalo Higuain gave Granada the third blow in the 76th minute by capitalizing on the opportunity created by Karim Benzema. The Granada team didn’t manage to find the net in the remaining time and lost the match. Madrid will play its next match against Sevilla.

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RONALDO A WORTHY WINNER

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Portuguese legend Luis Figo has said that Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo has the capability of being a worthy winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or award this season should he received one. The 27-year-old has been spoken of as one of the contenders for the award due to the fact that he scored more than 50 goals in all competitions for both club and country last season. It would have been enough to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or award in any other season, but due to the fact that Lionel Messi managed to overcome his achievement by getting 73 goals means that it is not all over for the Argentine.

Yet, the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo has not only won the league title with his club team Real Madrid, but also the fact that he has been able to get the Portuguese national team into the semifinals of the competition make him a worthy winner of this award. FIFA Ballon d’Or award is a major award given to an exceptional athlete during a season. Luis Figo is one of the few Portuguese players who have lifted this award, with Cristiano Ronaldo being another. However, it has been many seasons since the former Manchester United star lifted this award.

“Ronaldo matches all the criteria to win the Ballon d’Or for everything he did last season, but these choices are always subjective, because some 100 people will vote. However, it is clear that Ronaldo had a wonderful season,” Figo told reporters. After being granted an extended holiday pay the manager José Mourinho, Cristiano Ronaldo will be joining the rest of his teammates in the pre-season tour of the United States. Lionel Messi has won the coveted Ballon d’Or award for the last three times in succession and it would be historic if he receives his fourth this season.

CASILLAS WARNS SPAIN

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Spanish goalkeeper and captain of the national team Iker Casillas has said that his teammates should be warned enough about the danger posed by his Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. The 27-year-old Portuguese will be lining up against the Spanish in the semifinals of the Euro 2012. Even though the Real Madrid attacker did not have the best start to the competition, he has come to form at just the right stage in the competition. He almost single-handedly helped Real Madrid win the la Liga title this season, while he was crucial to Portugal’s success against the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals of the competition.

Even though he created a number of opportunities in the match against the Czech Republic, he was unable to convert most of them due to bad luck. It is the recent form that is extremely threatening for Spain according to goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who has also said that he is extremely sure that Ronaldo is yet to hit his peak form. Ronaldo is one of the top scorers in the competition after having scored three goals till date. They will know that he can single-handedly help Portugal reach the finals of the competition.

‘His season at Madrid was incredible in terms of the way he played, the goals and the records. I don’t think that right now he is at his best level. It doesn’t quite reach those extremes but if you give it a good whack it always swerves in a deceptive way. I’ll have to be on my guard,” said Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Meanwhile, Spain will be looking to hand athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente a surprise starter in the match against Portugal. Llorente impressed in the quarter-final match against France after coming on as a substitute for Fernando Torres.