Saturday, 28 May 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo scored Real Madrid’s winning penalty after 1-1 draw with Atlético
• ‘We showed that our team had most experience’

Cristiano Ronaldo described the Champions League final as “a fantastic night” after he scored the winning penalty as Real Madrid won the European Cup for the 11th time with a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over their city rivals Atlético at San Siro.
Sergio Ramos tapped Gareth Bale’s flick home from close range after 15 minutes. Early in the second half, Antoine Griezmann struck a penalty for Atlético against the bar but the Belgium winger Yannick Carrasco levelled after 80 minutes to see the scores level at 1-1 before a goalless extra-time period.
Juanfran missed Atletico’s fourth spot-kick as the scores were 4-3 before Ronaldo slotted past Jan Oblak with the winner to hand Zinedine Zidane’s men the trophy they last took home two years ago, when they beat the same opponents 4-1 after extra time.
Ronaldo told BT Sport Europe: “You know that the penalty is always a lottery. You never know what’s going to happen. But we showed that our team had most experience and we showed that we scored all the penalties so it was unbelievable – a fantastic night.”
With concerns over many players on both teams suffering from cramp, Ronaldo stressed it had been a long season. The Portugal forward added: “It’s difficult, it’s the end of the season, people are not fit any more. We have to rest now.”
Bale was successful as he fired in Real’s third penalty, after Lucas Vázquez and Marcelo were on target and before Ramos slotted the fourth. The 26-year-old former Tottenham forward was pleased with the victory as he and his Real team-mates battled through the cramp for the win. He said: “What an amazing feeling. It was difficult in extra-time with a lot of people getting cramp. But we showed our resilience, we showed what we’re made of and we won in the 11th [hour].
“I had cramp after it [the penalty], thank God it wasn’t before. I actually wasn’t too nervous – I was nervous after it. I don’t know why. They were brilliant penalties from everyone.
“It’s an amazing feeling, I can’t describe how it feels. It’s amazing and the boys gave everything. The club, the fans have been amazing on this journey and they deserve it.”
On beating their city and Primera División rivals, for the second Champions League final in three seasons, he added: “That’s the most important thing. Obviously they gave us a great game and we’re obviously feeling a little bit sorry for them but a final is a final and you have to win.
“Everyone was struggling … I spoke with a few of their players who were struggling. We tried not to show it too much but we just kept going and I can’t wait to lift that trophy again.”
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Sergio Ramos lifts the trophy above his jubilant Real Madrid team-mates after their penalty shootout victory over Atlético Madrid in the Champions League final at San Siro. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
It was another epic encounter between these old rivals, featuring some of the best and worst traits of Spanish football, and when everything was done Cristiano Ronaldo’s top was off, his muscles were flexed and the European Cup was back in the hands of the club that likes to think of this trophy as their own possession.
Real Madrid have won it 11 times now and a club with their haughty self-regard will no doubt like the fact Barcelona, Manchester United and Juventus have not even managed that amount altogether. Gareth Bale played a considerable part, just as he did at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon two years ago, and Zinedine Zidane can be added to the small, distinguished list to have won Europe’s most cherished club competition as a player and coach, alongside Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti, Frank Rijkaard and Pep Guardiola.
At the same time, only the flint-hearted would not sympathise with Atlético Madrid after the effort they put in before the game’s brutal climax. Diego Simeone’s team showed it is possible to excel and to lose. They ended up on their knees, distraught and beaten, but it was spontaneous applause at the end from the loud, boisterous supporters on Curva Sud where, before kick-off, a giant banner was unfurled with the message: “Tus Valores Nos Hacen Creer.” It translated as “Your Values Make us Believe” ‚ and those are the values every football club should want: the desire to stretch every sinew, a refusal to bend for anybody and an exceptional form of togetherness.
They will not want the tag of gallant losers but the players in red and white gave everything, as they always do, before the agonies of a penalty shoot-out when Lucas Vázquez, Marcelo, Bale, Sergio Ramos and, finally, Ronaldo all scored for Real in the same corner. Antoine Griezmann, Gabi and Saúl Ñíguez converted the first three for Atlético but Juanfran’s shot came back off the post and, ultimately, it did not matter that Ronaldo had been on the game’s edges for most of the night. He had the chance to deliver the winning kick, show off that chiselled torso and reiterate his heroic status – and that is just the way he likes it.
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The deja vu will stab at Atlético when they also reflect on Griezmann firing a penalty against the crossbar early in a second half when Yannick Carrasco changed the match with his pace, trickery and directness. Carrasco, a half-time substitute, menaced Real’s defenders and scored the goal that took the game to extra time, celebrating it by running to the front row and – a first for the European Cup – smooching with his girlfriend.
At that stage, Atlético looked the more likely winners. They ran a staggering 9.5km more than their opponents during normal time and, as the game went into extra time, there had to be questions about Zidane’s decision to use up all his substitutions by the 77-minute mark. At one point a simple pass rolled Ronaldo’s way and he let it go under his foot and out for a throw-in. Luka Modric could be seen pulling out of a 50-50 with Gabi. Carrasco looked in the mood for some more romancing and, though Real ultimately took the glory, it has to be said that some of their players tarnished the event with their behaviour.
The biggest night of Mark Clattenburg’s refereeing career was certainly a challenge, to say the least, and it is just a pity that neither Real nor Uefa will probably think it necessary to punish Pepe for his various bouts of faux agony. There were two occasions when Pepe tried to get opponents sent off with shameless play-acting – first Juanfran and then Carrasco – and Clattenburg really ought to have sent off the Real defender. The referee looked down at Pepe rolling on the floor at one point and shook his head disdainfully.
Otherwise, Clattenburg can reflect on a reasonably competent night in difficult circumstances even if his assistant, Simon Beck, ought to have raised his flag to disallow Ramos’s 15th-minute goal. Ramos, who also strayed dangerously close to a red card, was offside when he turned in Bale’s flick-on, from a Toni Kroos free-kick, but it was not punished and it took a while for Simeone’s players to shake their heads clear from the early setback.
Bale, in particular, looked determined from the start to leave a favourable impression on the final. Modric was outstanding in the first half and, however strong the suspicion that Ronaldo might not be at the maximum point of fitness, Zidane must have been encouraged by the way his team stretched their opponents in that part of the game.
Yet Carrasco’s introduction gave Atlético new impetus and, however galling it was for them to see Griezmann’s penalty go to waste, at least it reminded them that the lead was only fragile. Pepe’s challenge on Fernando Torres might have turned the match in Atlético’s favour but it was a wild effort from Griezmann, in stark contrast to the composure he showed during the shoot-out.
The equaliser arrived in the 79th minute when the inspirational Gabi dinked a delicate little up-and-under into Juanfran’s path. The cross was delivered beautifully, volleyed across the six-yard area, and Carrasco was the quickest to react, rifling his shot high into the net. After that, both teams had chances to win, neither settling for penalties. Juanfran, who had been one of the outstanding players, was a few inches out with his kick and, with Ronaldo next in line, that mistake was always likely to be fatal.

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As the fireworks go off and Real Madrid lift that lovely big-eared trophy, that’s that from me. Thanks for your company, your emails and your tweets. Be sure to stick around on site for all the reports and reaction.
I’ll leave the last word to Thomas Jenkins: “Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 120 minutes and at the end, Cristiano Ronaldo always takes his shirt off.”
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Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid

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Football news for today

Manchester united insiders are becoming increasingly confident that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will follow Jose Mourinho to Old Trafford.
The striker is looking for a club who can afford his £220,000-a-week wage demands after leaving Paris Saint-Germain with four Ligue 1 titles in as many seasons.
Mourinho knows the signing would go down well with United fans, and sources claim it is close to being a done deal after the Portuguese sounded out the 34-year-old.
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New manchester united manager Jose Mourinho




Jose Mourinho says he "cannot wait" for the start of the new season, after being Jose Mourinho appointed manchester united manager and vows to give "absolutely everything" in his new role.

 Mourinho posted a photograph of the contract soon after his appointment was confirmed

Mourinho has been out of work since being sacked as boss of Premier League rivals Chelsea in December.
"His track record of success is ideal to take the club forward," said Woodward.
"He has won trophies and inspired players in countries across Europe and, of course, he knows the Premier League very well, having won three titles here."
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Friday, 27 May 2016

Football news for today

Jose Mourinho has been officially confirmed as Manchester United manager and has signed a three-year contract.
He replaces Dutchman Louis van Gaal, who was dismissed on Monday, two days after the club's FA Cup win.
"Jose is quite simply the best manager in the game today," said United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
Mourinho, 53, said: "To become Manchester United manager is a special honour in the game. It is a club known and admired throughout the world."
He said he had always "felt an affinity with Old Trafford" and claimed he has "always enjoyed a rapport with the United fans".
He added: "I'm looking forward to being their manager and enjoying their magnificent support in the coming years.

"There is a mystique and a romance about it which no other club can match."
Mourinho has been out of work since being sacked as boss of Premier League rivals Chelsea in December.
"His track record of success is ideal to take the club forward," said Woodward.
"He has won trophies and inspired players in countries across Europe and, of course, he knows the Premier League very well, having won three titles here."
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Monday, 2 May 2016

Football news

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has been chosen as the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
The England forward got 36% of the vote from 290 journalists, ahead of team-mates Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante.
Vardy, 29, has scored 22 Premier League goals this season, including netting in a league record 11 games in a row.
The Foxes need two more points to guarantee their first top-flight title and will win it today if Tottenham fails to beat Chelsea.
Leicester forward Mahrez won the the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award last month.
The last time two different players from the same club won both awards was 2004-05 when Chelsea's John Terry (PFA) and Frank Lampard (FWA) were the winners.
Vardy will return from a two-game ban against Everton on Saturday 7 May, having been sent off for diving against West Ham and accepting a charge of improper conduct for verbally abusing referee Jon Moss.
Team-mate Danny Drinkwater is suspended for the Everton game following his sending off in Leicester's 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday.
However, the Football Association will not be taking any further action against Drinkwater. It had been suggested in some reports that he appeared to swear at referee Michael Oliver before leaving the field in the 87th minute and could face further sanction.
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