Published
5/21/2011 4:44:27 PM
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Shane Barrow
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Cristiano Ronaldo notched his 39th and 40th goals of the Spanish La Liga season as in Real Madrid routed hapless Almeria 8-1 on Saturday. The whopping 40 goals sets a Spanish league record of 40 goals in a single season.
Ronaldo poked in Sergio Ramos' header at the far post after four minutes played to break the old record before adding to the tally with an impressive strike in the 77th minute at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Ronaldo shared the previous mark of 38 with Athletic Bilbao's Telmo Zarra and Madrid's Hugo Sanchez, the league scoring leaders from the 1950-51 and 1989-90 seasons.
Ronaldo danced with his teammates in celebration after netting the record-breaking goal as Madrid coach Jose Mourinho smiled on the bench. The Portugal winger's second goal increased his season tally to 53 in all competitions, including 11 in the last four games. Ronaldo and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi are the first Spanish league players to score at least 50 goals in all competitions in one season.
Published
5/19/2012
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Shane Barrow
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Despite being outplayed all evening Chelsea rallied to win the Champions League title in penalty kicks over a stunned Bayern Munich.
Published
4/27/2012
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Roberto Garcia
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A terrible end to a terrible run for Barcelona as their coach Pep Guardiola is stepping down citing a need to rest.
Published
4/25/2012
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Shane Barrow
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Bayern Munich became the first team to advance to a Champions League final it is hosting, beating Real Madrid 3-1 on penalty kicks Wednesday night.
Published
4/24/2012
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William Montero
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A stunning rally and a stunning result on Tuesday as Chelsea went to Spain lost John Terry to a red card and rallied to eliminate Barcelona.
Published
4/21/2012
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William Montero
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Cristiano Ronaldo finally got a word in his rivalry with Lionel Messi as he scored the winner in Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Barcelona.