Bearing three FIFA World Player of the Year awards, Portuguese footballer winger for Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, is the highest paid footballer athlete in history. In 2013, he launched his luxury CR7 underwear line in Madrid, and billboards of his chiseled abs and form-fitting briefs are popping up everywhere. With millions of followers on social 

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It was a somber day for Manchester United when Cristiano Ronaldo was sold. The club may have got a world record 80 million fee for selling him, but he is simply irreplaceable. According to ex-player, Patrice Evra, he said that Alex Ferguson was 99% sure that the Portuguese forward would return at some point to 

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The January transfer window may still be many weeks away but Arsenal have already been linked with a move for yet another striker.   All eyes on the Real Madrid graduate Jese Rodriguez has yet to establish himself as a first team regular since making the permanent switch from Real Madrid Castilla in 2013 and 

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The most telling part about Arsenal’s transfer deadline day was the planned protest outside the club’s Emirates Stadium over their failure to do more business over the summer than their £10 million capture of Petr Cech. Come the evening, after the 6pm deadline had passed with Arsenal quiet, the scene outside the ground was desolate. 

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Awkward start Mateo Kovacic did not get his Real Madrid career off to the best start when he chose the Catalan language to greet onlookers during his unveiling. It is not sure whether he was set up by a new teammate or made a genuine mistake, but it certainly added an awkward atmosphere to the 

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A Product of La Real’s Academy After rising through the ranks at Real Sociedad’s highly-regarded youth academy in Zubieta, Asier Illarramendi soon became recognised as one of Spanish football’s hottest prospects. Therefore, it came as no surprise that on the 12 July 2013, the talented youngster became the most expensive Spanish player in Real Madrid’s 

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It has been just over two years since Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United. In that time the club has dropped out of the top four for the first time in 22 years, recruited and sacked David Moyes, recruited Louis van Gaal, spent over €370m on players and scraped back into the top four. Long 

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Despite being the most-capped Argentine goalkeeper of all time, Sergio Romero has struggled for attention at club level over the past couple of years. Now, a free-agent after being released by Sampdoria, the Argentina number one is being courted by some of the biggest club sides in Europe. The 28-year-old needs a decent transfer and 

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He might not be much of a household name given he is yet to make his senior debut at club level yet, but if River Plate and Argentina’s young goalkeeper Augusto Batalla makes the strongly rumoured switch to Real Madrid then expect to hear a lot more about the 19-year-old.   Who is Augusto Batalla? 

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Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea’s proposed move to Real Madrid looks set to drag on as the clubs remain at odds over the financial details of the deal. With pre-season just around the corner, the former Atletico Madrid man was not expecting to have to report back for duty after previously saying his goodbye 

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The rumour mills have been going wild this summer with rumours of a blockbuster transfer on the cards. Sergio Ramos, the world class defender with an appetite for the unpredictable, is rumoured to be Louis van Gaal’s latest big money signing. But would it work? And what would the implications be for Real Madrid?   

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