Cristiano Ronaldo is the 'Michael Jordan of football', says Jesse Lingard
Football | July 28, 2020 18:40 ISTManchester United's Jesse Lingard compares Cristiano Ronaldo to NBA legend Michael Jordan, saying that he is the "real icon" of football.
Manchester United's Jesse Lingard compares Cristiano Ronaldo to NBA legend Michael Jordan, saying that he is the "real icon" of football.
Ronaldo, who scored the opening goal in this encounter, took to social media to express his happiness after winning back-to-back league titles in Italy.
Ronaldo's 10 goals after the lockdown are more than any other player has scored in Europe’s top five leagues, with Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski each scoring nine.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the go-ahead goal and Juventus beat Sampdoria 2-0 Sunday to secure the Turin club’s record-extending ninth straight Serie A title.
Ciro Immobile boosted his hopes of finishing the season as the league’s top scorer with the winning goal in Lazio’s 2-1 victory against Cagliari.
Ronaldo scored twice in Juve's 2-1 win over Lazio to become the fastest player to score 50 goals in the Serie A.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first footballer in the history of the sport to score 50 plus goals in Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A.
With four rounds remaining, Juventus moved eight points clear of Inter Milan, nine ahead of Atalanta, and 11 in front of Lazio.
If anyone still doubted Atalanta’s credentials in Serie A or the Champions League, a 2-2 draw at eight-time defending Italian champion Juventus on Saturday showed just how competitive “the Dea” can be.
Rivaldo spoke about Messi potentially joining Juventus in Italy and playing alongside competitor Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scored Juve’s third goal to take his tally to 25 league goals this season, four behind Lazio forward Ciro Immobile who leads the Serie A goalscoring charts.
Chasing a record-extending ninth straight Serie A title, the victory restored Juventus’ four-point lead over Lazio, who won 2-1 at Torino earlier Tuesday.
Ronaldo has featured in all four matches since Juventus returned to the pitch after coronavirus stoppage. As for striker Paulo Dybala, he too has started every match since the resumption of football in the country.
Ronaldo had struggled since football resumed in Italy, but his return to form pushed Juventus seven points clear of second-placed Lazio
The record comes at a good time for Ronaldo as he was recently criticised following his indifferent performance in Juventus' Coppa Italia final defeat at the hands of Napoli.
Cristiano Ronaldo had already given Juventus an early advantage by converting a penalty when Dybala doubled the lead with a splendid, curving effort in a 2-0 win at Bologna.
Luca Toni criticised Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo after his team were beaten by Napoli in Coppa Italia final recently.
La Liga president Javier Tebas has said that the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid made no impact on the league's brand.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to find the back of the net in back-to-back matches and Sarri stated he didn't say anything to the players after the game as he was disappointed just like them.
Arkadiusz Milik converted the decisive spot-kick in a penalty shootout as Napoli won their sixth Italian Cup following a 0-0 draw with Juventus on Wednesday.
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