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Far from football: Ronaldo breaks a record on "Instagram" quickly racked up over 500 million likes

  It seems that records are known by Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, a Manchester United striker, even if they are far from football. Cristiano Ronaldo has broken every record on social media by becoming the first person in the world to reach 500 million followers on three powerful platforms: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter the early hours of this Monday. Argentina and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi ranks second behind Ronaldo in that list, with 375 million followers on Instagram. Ronaldo faces an unclear future with Manchester United, following his interview with journalist Piers Morgan, in which he attacked the club and the board of directors, as well as a number of his colleagues within the team. It is worth noting that Ronaldo is currently in Qatar to lead the Portugal national team in its 2022 World Cup campaign, which will start on Thursday against Ghana in the framework of Group H of the tournament. But the pair broke the internet on Saturday night, one day ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as they posted an advert on Instagram playing chess on a Louis Vuitton briefcase.

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The story is over. Ronaldo's poster was removed from Man United’s home stadium, Old Trafford!

In a new development that reveals the end of the relationship between the two parties, the English club Manchester United decided on Wednesday to remove a poster of the legend Cristiano Ronaldo from the walls of the "Old Trafford" stadium in Manchester. A poster with Cristiano Ronaldo on it has been removed from Manchester United’s home stadium, Old Trafford. Ronaldo’s poster, which is located above the megastore, was torn down on Wednesday on the same day the first part of Ronaldo’s bombshell interview with Piers Morgan will be broadcast. However, UK Sky Sports reports that the poster, which also has former stars, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham, as well as Man United Women’s forward Ella Toone on, was always due to be removed this week.

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Chelsea legend Gary Cahill announces his retirement from a football career

Former Chelsea center-back Gary Cahill and England defender Gary Cahill has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36. The former England international who also played for Aston Villa, Bolton, Crystal Palace, and Bournemouth confirmed the news in a post on social media. Cahill's best success came at Stamford Bridge where he won every major trophy including the Champions League and Premier League. Cahill played for various clubs in the English Premier League, such as Chelsea, Aston Villa, Burnley, Sheffield United, Bolton, Crystal Palace, and finally Bournemouth. During his career with these clubs, he featured in 587 games in various competitions, including 290 matches in the Chelsea shirt, and during his career, he scored 45 goals and provided 18 assists, and he was crowned with the Blues with 8 titles, including the Champions League title in the 2011-2012 season, and the league title. English twice. Gary Cahill appeared in the England national team shirt in 61 international matches,  Gary Cahill made 61 appearances for England and featured in three major international tournaments while also winning the Champions League, scoring 5 goals.

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Chelsea is seriously interested in Barcelona's winger Ousmane Dembele'

Sport, the Spanish daily sports newspaper based in Barcelona revealed that Chelsea has returned interest in obtaining the services of French winger Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona. The newspaper indicated that the 50 million euro penalty clause in Dembele's contract with Barcelona encourages Chelsea a lot to sign the French winger next summer. The newspaper explained that Barcelona will try next summer to renew the contract of its French star, but will not increase his salary despite the fact that the player is indispensable for Xavi. Barca renewed Dembele's contract last summer for a period of two years. During the current season, Dembele' featured in 20 matches in various competitions, scoring 5 goals and providing 7 assists.

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Ecuador's final 26-men roster for Qatar World Cup squad 2022 revealed

Ecuador Head Manager Gustavo Alfaro has announced his official final 26-man roster for FIFA World Cup 2022, which Qatar will host from November 20 to December 18, in 8 different stadiums. Ecuador will play in the tournament-opening fixture against Qatar on November 20 — the only game on opening day. The match comes in the first group competitions, which includes the Netherlands and Senegal, teams. Major absent from the squad of the Ecuadorian national team was Peron Castillo, the player who raised the crisis by demanding the exclusion of Ecuador from the World Cup on charges of forgery in his papers, and who was injured in the last friendly match against Iraq. The list of Ecuador's final squad is as follows:

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Man United extremely disappointed with Ronaldo, decided to punish him for his offensive comments

Hours after Cristiano Ronaldo exploded statements following his status Man United about the head coach Ten Hag, Manchester United Board decided to fine the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, due to his recent offensive statements to the club’s management and coach Eric Ten Hag, according to UK press reports. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner tells Piers Morgan in a TalkTV interview he doesn't respect United's head coach Erik ten Hag, and that the club had "a lack of empathy" for him when his baby daughter fell ill last year. Ronaldo revealed he did not respect boss ten Hag, saying: "I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me. Ronaldo indicated that there are some persons in the administration plotting against him for his departure, with the team's lack of ambition to win titles as it was in the past, pointing to the existence of the dressing room crises. According to the English newspaper “Metro”, Man United Board imposed a fine of one million pounds on Ronaldo, because of the statements he made in his interview with journalist Brice Morgan. According to the Telegraph, an urgent meeting will be held between Man United management and coach Eric Ten Hag, to take some decisions regarding Ronaldo's recent statements about the club. The English newspaper, the Evening Standard, revealed that Chelsea FC is now the most likely destination for Ronaldo and a January move may be in the near future.

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Ronaldo could potentially join Chelsea in January as his second Man United spell looks to be over

UK press reports predicted the potential candidates that Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo could sign in the upcoming January transfer window. The Portuguese international's journey at Man United appears to be coming to an end, after an attack-filled interview with journalist Piers Morgan, who attacked the club and coach Eric Ten Hag so fiercely, that many fans called for the veteran striker to be expelled from Old Trafford immediately.

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Cristiano explodes: "I feel betrayed at Man United; I don’t have respect for Erik ten Hag"!

The Portuguese star and Manchester United striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has exploded with very exciting statements, and it seems that things will not be the same again with the Red Devils after the World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo has finally spoken out about his attempts to leave Manchester United and after months of silence he did not hold back. One of the world's most renowned football players, Cristiano Ronaldo in an exclusive interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored TV program said that he felt "betrayed" by Manchester United and that team's top officials including manager Erik ten Hag are trying to force him out of the club. Asked if he felt like they were trying to get rid of him, Ronaldo’s response went as follows. “Honestly I should not say that. I don’t know. I don’t care. People should always listen to the truth. Yes, I feel betrayed and I felt that some people don’t want me here [at Manchester United]. Not only this year but last year too.” He went on to say this about Erik ten Hag: “I don’t have respect for Erik ten Hag because he doesn’t show respect for me,” Ronaldo said. “If you don’t have respect for me, I will never have any for you.” “Since Sir Alex Ferguson left I saw no evolution in the club, the progress was zero,” Ronaldo added. The 37-year-old player said, "I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me." He added, "Not only has the coach but another two or three guyed around the club. I felt betrayed." Ever since Hag became manager, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has played just a supporting role.  Ronaldo wants out after the World Cup and the timing of this interview is perfect as he will now go away with Portugal for the next six weeks and he will want his future and a move away from United sorted by the time the January window opens. Ronaldo is expected to leave Manchester United after the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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Liverpool approached by the eighth-richest man in the world with the takeover bid

The English newspaper "The Mirror" revealed that the Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has entered the race to bid for world-renowned English football club Liverpool FC's takeover, after 12 years of its acquisition, according to a report published in a leading English daily. Mirror Sport exclusively revealed that Liverpool has been approached by the eighth-richest man in the world, with the club's FSG owners open to selling up. Press reports had indicated the desire of the current Liverpool Board to obtain a large amount estimated at 5 billion euros for the sale of the club. They are reportedly willing to sell for £4 billion and that would not be an issue for Ambani, who has a net worth of around £90 billion, although he is likely to face huge competition. It is not the first time Ambani has been linked with Liverpool. News of the sale of Liverpool received great attention from several prominent names, led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the richest man in Britain, with an estimated fortune of 15 billion pounds, as well as Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, with 175 billion euros.

Scores list

Player Team Goals
E. Haaland Manchester City 12
B. Mbeumo Brentford 8
Mohamed Salah Liverpool 8
C. Wood Nottingham Forest 8
C. Palmer Chelsea 7
Y. Wissa Brentford 7
L. Delap Ipswich Town 6
N. Jackson Chelsea 6
D. Welbeck Brighton & Hove Albion 6
L. Díaz Liverpool 5
Matheus Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers 5
O. Watkins Aston Villa 5
H. Barnes Newcastle United 4
Evanilson AFC Bournemouth 4
J. Durán Aston Villa 4

Teams

Liverpool Manchester City
Chelsea Arsenal
Nottingham Brighton
Fulham Newcastle
Aston Villa Tottenham
Brentford Bournemouth
Manchester Utd West Ham
Leicester Everton
Ipswich Crystal Palace
Wolves Southampton

Standings

Rank Games Goals Pts
Pl W D L F A +/-
Liverpool 11 9 1 1 21 6 15 28
Manchester City 11 7 2 2 22 13 9 23
Chelsea 11 5 4 2 21 13 8 19
Arsenal 11 5 4 2 18 12 6 19
Nottingham 11 5 4 2 15 10 5 19
Brighton 11 5 4 2 19 15 4 19
Fulham 11 5 3 3 16 13 3 18
Newcastle 11 5 3 3 13 11 2 18
Aston Villa 11 5 3 3 17 17 0 18
Tottenham 11 5 1 5 23 13 10 16
Brentford 11 5 1 5 22 22 0 16
Bournemouth 11 4 3 4 15 15 0 15
Manchester Utd 11 4 3 4 12 12 0 15
West Ham 11 3 3 5 13 19 -6 12
Leicester 11 2 4 5 14 21 -7 10
Everton 11 2 4 5 10 17 -7 10
Ipswich 11 1 5 5 12 22 -10 8
Crystal Palace 11 1 4 6 8 15 -7 7
Wolves 11 1 3 7 16 27 -11 6
Southampton 11 1 1 9 7 21 -14 4