Rports from El Chiringuito de Jugones suggested that Jorge Mendes met with Manchester United's Martin Ferguson to discuss a potential move for Real Madrid'sCristiano Ronaldo. However, "Cristiano Ronaldo is the cornerstone" of Real Madrid's long-term project and Los Blancosare "not interested in selling him", sources told Managing Madrid.
If Ronaldo and Mendes are indeed planning a move -- something that it's not clear just yet --, it would take a "crazy offer, not just €150 million" to sign him away from Real Madrid. Furthermore, the Portuguese star would need to let the fans know he wants out.
Again, to say that Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid seems like pure speculation. However, it's now clear that Los Blancos do not want to get rid of the reigning FIFA Ballon D'Or winner.
The transfer rumors about Cristiano Ronaldo are not going to stop just yet. According to Alfredo Duro, from El Chiringuito de Jugones, Jorge Mendes had a meeting with Manchester United scout Martin Ferguson to discuss Cristiano Ronaldo's potential transfer to Manchester United. Even if this report was true, Real Madrid would still have a say. If Los Blancos don't want to part ways with Ronaldo, it will not matter how many times Mendes meets other team's representatives.
However, it's becoming more and more clear that there's something going on with Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid. Take this report with a grain of salt, but expect similar reports throughout the rest of the season. Manchester United have been reported to be interested in signing Ronaldo back from quite some time, but the ultimate decision will always be on Real Madrid's hands, meaning that Florentino Pérez will not likely want to go down in history as the man who sold Cristiano Ronaldo.
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The Spanish government's anti-violence commission has asked Barcelona to identify the 200 fans seen on video singing songs calling Cristiano Ronaldo "a drunk" during Sunday's 5-0 La Liga win over Levante at the Camp Nou.
As part of a widespread crackdown on anti-social behaviour by ultra groups, the La Liga authorities asked the government body to punish the offending Blaugrana supporters, who were referring to Real Madrid attacker Ronaldo having celebrated his 30th birthday on the night his team were humbled 4-0 at Atletico Madrid.
The government body -- the State Commission Against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sport -- confirmed the request had been made to Barcelona in a statement following its weekly meeting in Madrid.
Followers of clubs including Madrid, Barcelona, Deportivo, Rayo Vallecano and Granada have previously been cited by the LFP for such offensive chanting, but no direct punishments for songs or chants have yet been imposed.
The government body do regularly take action when there is direct evidence of a specific law being broken, and its most recent report also included a fine of 3,500 euros and a six-month ban from any sporting stadium for a fan who displayed a neo-Nazi symbol during Madrid's 2-0 win over Deportivo at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu last weekend.
Other clubs' fans were also hit with fines and bans for a variety of offences, including wearing a scarf showing a neo-Nazi symbol and throwing a glass bottle at opposition fans (Espanyol), attempting to enter the stadium carrying a knife (Athletic Bilbao) and insulting security staff (Rayo Vallecano).
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring against Schalke in the Champions League last 16.
If only every footballer could look this good in a tasty little pink number. No disrespect, but big Karim Benzema doesn't quite carry if off with the same elan. Who does, apart from metrosexual man? In case us footballer lovers didn't know it, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to look down on others from his throne at the summit of the world game.
Judging by the immaculate condition of him against a game and hardly useless lot representing Roberto Di Matteo's Schalke in Madrid's 2-0 win, he is going to take some shifting.
A Cristiano Ronaldo header and a Marcelo cracker sealed the win against Schalke 04 in a knockout tie that will decided in the Bernabéu.e Champions League returned and Real Madrid demonstrated in the Veltins-Arena that their objective is still to become the first team in the history of the competition to retain the continent's most prestigious title. Against Schalke 04, the Whites recorded their seventh win, a victory that paves their way towards the quarter-finals.
The Madrid players, who dominated the encounter from the kick off, were extremely solid, were able to keep a clean sheet and scored two highly valuable away goals. The first came four minutes before the half-hour mark. Carvajal took on Boateng, cut inside and crossed the ball with his left foot. Cristiano Ronaldo, more alert to the chance than anyone else, made the most of the space that only he could see between the defender and Wellenreuther to beat the German keeper with a deft header.
With his header against Schalke, the Portuguese player equalled Santillana's 290 goal tally.
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to write his name in the Real Madrid history books and is now the club's third top scorer of all time. His header against Schalkebrings the forward's tally with the Whites to 290 goals, thus equalling Santillana's record. The Portuguese star has reached this milestone after 280 games, while the Cantabrian needed 645 matches to do so. The only players ahead of Ronaldo are Raúl (323) and Di Stéfano (308).
Cristiano Ronaldo began demonstrating his eye for goal in his debut on 29 August 2009 against Deportivo, when he got on the scoresheet during a 3-2 win in the Santiago Bernabéu. The ease with which the Portuguese man is able to break records means that, in the space of just six years, his name is already being talked about in the same breath as the club's all-time best players.
