Tag: Manchester United

Ronaldo Not for Sale, Remains in Manchester United’s Plans, Ten Hag Says

BANGKOK—Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale and is very much in the club’s plans this season, new manager Erik ten Hag said on Monday, stressing he had “a really good talk” with the Portuguese forward before going on tour. The 37-year-old’s future at Old Trafford is the subject of intense speculation after he…


English Premier League Football Stars to Light up Perth

Four English Premier League clubs will spark soccer fever in Western Australia (WA) when they play in Perth this July as part of a pre-season tour down under. Leeds United will meet Crystal Palace on  July 22, while Manchester United will square off against Aston Villa on Saturday, July 23, both at the iconic Optus…


Manchester United’s Ronaldo Scores 50th Hat Trick in 3–2 Win Over Norwich City

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 50th club career hat trick, in Manchester United’s 3–2 victory over Norwich City at home, Old Trafford, on Saturday, keeping the team three points from the top four clubs for Champions League qualifications. It was Ronaldo’s third hat trick for his current club, Manchester United, where his career climbed to stardom,…


Liverpool Keep up Chase With City, Ronaldo Hat-Trick Hero

MANCHESTER, England—Liverpool kept up the chase with Premier League leaders Manchester City by winning 2–0 at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday while Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–2. Luis Diaz connected with a fine ball from Joel Matip to head Liverpool ahead in the 19th minute before Mohamed…


Manchester United Labors to Worrying First Loss Under Rangnick

MANCHESTER, England—Ralf Rangnick is beginning to understand just how big a job he has taken on at Manchester United. His players are already becoming dispirited, too. Rangnick fell to his first loss as United manager after Joao Moutinho’s 82nd-minute strike earned Wolverhampton a 1–0 win in the English Premier League on Monday, and his team’s…


Soccer Star Rashford Honored for Fighting Child Poverty

LONDON—Soccer star Marcus Rashford has received an honorary award from Prince William for his successful campaign to get the British government to provide free meals to disadvantaged children during the pandemic. Rashford, 24, was made an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, on Tuesday during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The…


Solskjær Gets Vital Win for United; City, Liverpool Setbacks

LONDON—After all those doubts about his future at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjær achieved what Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp couldn’t do on Saturday: Win in the Premier League. It just needed United to face a Tottenham side devoid of any attacking ingenuity that allowed Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani—with a combined age of 70—to…


Court Says Ronaldo Rape Lawsuit in Vegas Should Be Dismissed

LAS VEGAS—A federal magistrate judge in Nevada is siding with Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers against a woman who sued for more than the $375,000 in hush money she received in 2010 after saying the international soccer star raped her in Ronaldo. In a scathing recommendation to the judge hearing the case, Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts on…


Ronaldo Leapfrogs Messi in Forbes List of Top-Earning Players

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot in the list of the world’s highest-paid soccer players from Lionel Messi, according to Forbes. Ronaldo, 36, rejoined United from Juventus in August after 12 years away, while Messi has swapped boyhood club Barcelona to join Paris St Germain. Forbes said Ronaldo, among the world’s most…


Ronaldo Takes United Top as City Win and Spurs Slump

MANCHESTER, England—Two goals from returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo sent Manchester United top of the Premier League after early season pace-setters Tottenham Hotspur fell to a surprise 3–0 loss at Crystal Palace. Champions Manchester City made it three wins out of four with a 1–0 win at Leicester City while Arsenal got their first victory of…