Posts Tagged ‘ronaldo’
World Cup favourites Brazil look a tempting bet to beat Portugal in this afternoon's glamour tie, but punters may want to hold fire given that the Portuguese have kept ten clean sheets in their last 11 matches. Portugal v Brazil had looked like a group stage match to savour, but given that Portugal are effectively through, both teams will probably settle for a point.
Posted in Soccer, Sports, World Cup on June 25, 2010 @ 12:42 pm
Portugal humiliated South Korea today in Cape Town, thrashing their inexperienced opponents 7-0 and justifying their odds of 4/11 (bet £110 to win £40) to win the match. North Korea were as long as 10/1 with Coral, with the draw at 4/1 with Stan James.
Posted in Soccer, Sports, World Cup on June 21, 2010 @ 2:32 pm
Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal take on the Ivory Coast today in Group G. Portugal are 6/5 favourites for the game, leaving the Ivory Coast at 3/1, with the draw at 12/5 with Ladbrokes.
Posted in Soccer, Sports, World Cup on June 15, 2010 @ 2:52 pm
There is no higher aspiration for a goalscorer than to win the coveted Golden Boot in football's biggest competition. This summer, in South Africa, the world's greatest players will shoot it out as they look to lead their country to World Cup success.
Posted in Soccer, Sports, World Cup on June 9, 2010 @ 2:27 pm
Portugal will look to avoid another embarrassing setback to their World Cup preparations as they face Mozambique in their final friendly before this summer's tournament gets under way in South Africa.
Posted in International Friendly, Soccer, Sports on June 8, 2010 @ 2:38 pm
As the planet's's greatest footballers head to South Africa looking for World Cup glory, many of them will have another goal in the back of their minds. Winning the golden boot in the sport's biggest competition is something only a very select few can accomplish and whoever wins it this year will be in exclusive company indeed, with the likes of Paolo Rossi, Gary Lineker and Brazil's Ronaldo.
Posted in Soccer, Sports, World Cup on @ 12:15 pm
The World Cup is now only 23 days away, and already the tension and excitement are rising. Germany were dealt a huge blow yesterday, as their influential captain Michael Ballack was ruled out of the competition. The English squad, who will be looking to emulate their cricketing counterparts, have flown out to Austria to begin their altitude training.
Posted in Soccer, Sports, World Cup on May 18, 2010 @ 4:06 pm
Real Madrid look to keep their title chances alive as they travel to Almeria tonight in La Liga. After losing to Barcelona in the famous 'El Clasico' on Saturday Real find themselves chasing their rivals and they are now three points from top with an inferior goal difference. The race is far from over but it would almost definitely be too much to overcome if Madrid drop points tonight and after crashing out of both the Champions League and the Spanish Cup Manuel Pelligrini is in real danger of finishing the season with nothing, failing to justify his team's extraordinary summer expenditure.
Posted in La Liga, Soccer, Sports on April 15, 2010 @ 6:00 pm