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2016 a year of football milestones

On the field of play, 2016 was a year of milestones.

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Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or on night Real Madrid are drawn against Napoli in Champions League last 16

Ronaldo’s Golden Gong There were no surprises for this year’s Ballon d’Or – quite literally after France Football (founders of the award)unwittingly leaked the result with images of the player holding

World News

Football leaks: Ronaldo and Mourinho agent hits back at tax evasion claims

Football super agent Jorge Mendes has hit back after claims two of his biggest clients, Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo took part in a multi-million euro tax avoidance…

World News

Ronaldo and Mourinho defend tax arrangements

Two of the top names in football, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho, have strenuously denied suggestions based on leaked documents that their financial arrangements may have amounted to tax…

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Dortmund dish up first defeat for Bayern as Real Madrid win final derby at Vicente Calderon

Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid finally put their derby ghosts to bed whey they thrashed city rivals Atletico 3-0 at the Vicente Calderon.

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Ronaldo pens new contract at Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a new contract at Real Madrid that will keep him at the club for the next five years and until the age of 36.

Sport

Full Champions League draw results, Ronaldo is 2016 UEFA best player

It's time for Europe's biggest football competition, the UEFA Champions League. 32 European teams have been drawn on Thursday at the UEFA headquarters in Monaco.

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Portugal crowned European Champions after Ronaldo was forced off injured in the first half

The European Championships of surprises ended with a surprise.

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Watch: Ronaldo loses it and throws microphone into lake

For a few days now, reporters have been wondering whether Cristiano Ronaldo was cracking under the intense weight of expectation at Euro 2016.

Sport

Portugal warm up for Euro 2016 with 7-0 thrashing of Estonia

Portugal tuned up nicely for the European Championship that begin on Friday after thrashing Estonia 7-0 in their final friendly before Euro…

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Champions League final: Ronaldo limps out of training but insists he'll be fit for finale

Real Madrid have suffered a scare ahead of their Champions League final against city rivals Atletico de Madrid after star scorer Cristiano Ronaldo limped out of training on Tuesday with a thigh…

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The Corner: Arsenal boost title ambitions as Juventus complete remarkable return to Serie A summit

Arsenal boosted their chances of a first league title in 12 years when they beat surprise pacesetters Leicester 2-1 at the Emirates – a result that

Sport

A Real hammering, a slip up at the San Siro and a French Euro '84 victory on home turf - all this and more in The Corner

Real Madrid re-wrote the La Liga history books on matchday 16 against Rayo Vallecano. Not in 55 years has a team in the Spanish topflight scored 10

Sport

Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar make Ballon d'Or shortlist

Usual suspects Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been joined by Neymar as the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or world footballer of the year award

Cinema

Ronaldo launches self-titled doc in London

To the delight of fans, Ronaldo has launched his self-titled film in London. Hundreds gathered at Leicester Square to catch a glimpse of the

Sport

Klopp's Liverpool heap further misery on Mourinho

Jurgen Klopp finally got off the mark in the English Premiership while the writing on the wall appears to spell the end of Jose Mourinho’s second

Sport

Ronaldo equals Real Madrid's scoring record

Real Madrid have honoured their star player Christiano Ronaldo, who has equalled the club goalscoring record previously held by Raul. There is a bit

Sport

Barcelona star Messi faces two months on the sidelines

Lionel Messi could be out for up to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury just minutes into Barcelona’s match with Las Palmas on Saturday. The

Sport

Messi, Suarez and Ronaldo shortlisted for Best Player in Europe Award

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo are the finalists for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2014/2015. The La Liga trio topped a

Sport

PSV secure Eredivisie title

Welcome to The Corner, our weekly programme covering the world of football. PSV Eindhoven outclassed SC Heerenveen on Saturday to seal their 22nd