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May 19 2008

Ronaldo sews up ESM Golden Shoe

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Manchester United front man Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2007/2008 ESM Golden Shoe, after scoring and unprecedented 31 goals in the Premiership; Real Mallorca player Dani Guiza finished second with 27 goals.

Ajax Amsterdam player Klaas Jan Huntelaar finished third with 33 goals, which average 49.5 (each goal at the Eredivisie has a value of 1.5 points). This means that, even though Huntelaar scored more goals than Cristiano (31) and Guiza (27), he finished third for each goal scored at the Premier League and at the Spanish Liga has a value of 2 points.

 

The same happens for the German Bubdesliga, the Italian Serie A and the French Ligue 1.Something similar happens at the Welsh League too, for Rhys Griffiths scored 40 goals, but they value just one point. Fernando Torres (Liverpool) and Luis Fabiano (Sevilla) finished fourth with 24 goals each, which gives them 48 points.

The complete list of the players qualified for the “Golden Shoe” are below.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Manchester United) 31 goals (62 points)
2. Daniel Güiza (ESP/Real Mallorca) 27 goals (54 points)
3. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (HOL/Ajax Amsterdam) 33 goals (49.5 points)
4. Emmanuel Adebayor (TOG/Arsenal FC) 24 goals (48 points)
5. Luis Fabiano (BRA/FC Sevilla) 24 goals (48 points)
6. Luca Toni (ITA/FC Bayern Munich) 24 goals (48 points)
7. Fernando Torres (ESP/Liverpool FC) 24 goals (48 points)
8. Alessandro Del Piero (ITA/FC Juventus) 21 goals (42 points)
9. Karim Benzama (FRA/O. Lyon) 20 goals (40 points)
10. Rhys Griffiths (PDG/Llanelli) 40 goals (40 points)
11. David Trezeguet (FRA/Juventus) 20 goals (40 points)

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May 16 2008

Ronaldo to propose to Girlfriend

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Manchester United winger, Cristiano Ronaldo, the top scorer in the Premiership, is to ask his girlfriend’s step-dad for her hand in marriage according to reports from the gossip magasine Now.

Cristiano’s girlfriend, Nereida Gallardo, is a model based in Majorca. Apparantly Ronaldo is getting fed up with trying to hold down a long term relationship.

Nereida, 24, is expected to move into his £4million mansion in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, now the football season has ended.

‘He needs stability and has always relied on the strong back-bone of his family and relatives,’ a source tells the Daily Star.

‘He looks at so many of his teammates who head off to their loved ones, and that’s what he now wants.

‘He is really missing that special someone. With Nereida moving over here to be with him, it’s going to make the pair of them so much happier.’

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May 03 2008

Neighbours object to Ronaldo new mansion

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Cristiano Ronaldo has fallen out with his neighbours – over his new £4m mansion in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.

Locals reckon the 3-storey, 5-bedroom property is ‘ugly, offensive, brutal and insensitive’.

Neighbourhood group the Edge Association have accused him of demolishing ‘perfectly good houses’ to build the huge home.

The plush pad has a swimming pool, sauna, cinema, media room, and landscaped gardens.

The association failed to block permission for the 23-year-old Manchester United star to erect the building.

But they hope to put a stop to anyone planning to do the same.

‘We don’t like the principle of demolishing perfectly good houses and putting up huge mansions,’ spokesman Martin Sinker tells the Daily Star.

‘We’ve got nothing against footballers like Mr Ronaldo, but the house is very big for the site it’s squeezed onto.’

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