Ask Ronaldo, and he will tell you that he only wants to play in the Champions League.

To qualify for the most prestigious club competition on the planet, Juventus had to snatch a victory from Bologna on the last day of the season while hoping that their opponents would not let them down. Ronaldo is always good in such high-profile games, but for some reason, coach Andrea Pirlo dismissed him.

Allegedly, the Portuguese are “tired”, having taken part in five matches in 19 days. Maybe so, but even at the age of 36, Ronaldo is the standard of physical form, always perfect. Even when he’s exhausted, he’s a threat.

As we now know, Torino managed without him. But even then, there was nothing to celebrate — this is the end of the campaign except as a failure for the grandee can not be called. A change was needed, and a change came in the face of the returning Massimiliano Allegri, who had been well-rested for two years. He’s a master at working with the stars, but we still don’t know if he’ll ever want to hang out with Ronaldo. There are many indications that the Portuguese superstar’s time in Italy has come to an end. “Having achieved what I have achieved, I can say that I have achieved my goal, which I set before moving to Italy.”

Andrea Agnelli says he has never regretted his decision to break the Serie A transfer record by signing Ronaldo for 105 million euros. You can understand it.

The mere fact of signing Ronaldo praised Juve’s status. It immediately became clear that the “old signora” really returned to the peak of its importance because even one of the two leading stars of the planet agreed to the transition.

Ronaldo believed that if not Real Madrid, then Juventus. Torino fought in the LCH every year, but they needed a leader. He was the missing link that would have made it possible to achieve real success in the fields of Europe. Not surprisingly, as soon as he appeared in Turin, the fans began to chant, “give us the Champions League”.

And whatever he did in Italy, it all came down to one thing — the LCH. The Scudetto is the concern of Higuain, Mandzukic and Dybala, and others will handle the Italian Cup. But the European Cup is a challenge for the real titans. And if we judge Ronaldo’s time only by his success in the LCH, then there is nothing to be happy about. Well, Agnelli’s feint ended in a fiasco: with each new season, Juve was eliminated from the tournament earlier and earlier. And who knocked it out? Ajax, Lyon and Porto.

It didn’t help, of course, that along with the transfer, a period of instability began when three coaches were replaced in three years. And the further away, the weaker Juventus was. But you have to blame everyone, not just one person. Especially when this one person was doing his best, this season, Ronaldo is the fastest ever to reach the 100 goal mark in Italy. In three years, he has won every trophy that can be won. Well, in Italy. If he were anyone else, we would say that the transfer was more than successful.

But was it worth it, given that Torino had to pay 31 million directly to Ronaldo in addition to the high price tag?

The club says yes. That ticket sales have picked up, and better sponsorship deals have been made with Adidas, Jeep and Allianz, not to mention an increased number of fans on social media.

If you round it up, on average, Ronaldo costs Juventus 80 million euros each year. And even after all the players agreed to the reduced salaries, the figure remained more than impressive.

So what’s next?

Ronaldo is well aware that his contract does not expire until next year. And he has many reasons not to rush to leave.

Recently, vice-president Pavel Nedved said that ” Pirlo is staying — just like Ronaldo.” One is already gone, waiting for the second? Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez also said something like that: when asked if her boyfriend was leaving, she said briefly, ” Se Queda.” It remains.

But who will pull Ronaldo’s salary? This is precisely the reason that will motivate him not to rush to leave. But we can’t tell what the striker is thinking. If not Juventus, then who?

Real Madrid again?

Whether it is essential or not, think for yourself that the other day a truck with expensive supercars of a football player made a 16-hour trip from his home in Turin to another house in Madrid.

Uncertainty over whether he will stay at Juventus cannot fuel further speculation that he is interested in returning to Real Madrid, where he has scored 450 goals and won 16 trophies, including four Champions Leagues, in nine seasons.

This summer, the budget of Perez will be reduced by 100 million euros, in connection with which the team will leave such prominent people as Sergio Ramos. Given that Real Madrid is always trying to save on wages, we are unlikely to see Cristiano in Madrid. He goes it is understandable: in the city centre, he has a hotel and a luxury specialized clinic. His girlfriend’s family lives there, too.

What about going back to Manchester?

After 2009, Manchester United thought a lot about how to get their pupil back. The commercial benefits are apparent, and Ronaldo himself remains a top player. And even though he’s soon 37, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wouldn’t mind giving him a chance. After all, he was only “in favour” of inviting 34-year-old Edinson Cavani.

The Norwegian himself respects Ronaldo, who played with him in the same team in the 2003-04 season. In his opinion, he is the coolest teammate of his career, just above even Paul Scholes. And the coach is still communicating with the Portuguese, who advised him to pay attention to his compatriot Bruno Fernandes.

United also have the money for such a move. The transfer cost may be moderate since Juve will only get rid of the player with the most significant salary.

Pension in France

A move to France seems logical — that’s where Ronaldo hasn’t played yet. He has already played — and won-in England, Spain and Italy, and it remains only to win the French trophies. Here, too, there is a money club in the face of PSG.

However, we know that Parisians do not plan to spend much. Even the Qatari sheikh-owned club has suffered from the effects of the pandemic and doesn’t want to take any chances. Therefore, in recent months, the Parisians have only thought about extending the contracts of their main stars like Neymar. And in the summer, the primary “transfer” will be a new agreement with Kylian Mbappe.

There is information that last summer, PSG already received the opportunity to buy Ronaldo but refused. Jorge Mendes, the footballer’s agent, often attends Paris Saint-Germain games, but his relationship with President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has soured slightly in recent years.

Return to Sporting?

After Ronaldo scored the 700th goal of his career, Sporting President Federico Varandas proposed to rename the stadium “Jose Alvalade” in honour of the five-time winner of the Golden Ball.

This year, the club won the championship for the first time since Ronaldo left for Manchester in 2003. Varandas spoke on national television, saying that he believes that the return of the striker is possible.

“Cristiano was one of the first to congratulate me on my victory. But for now, he has an agreement with Juventus, where he wants to win the league. Everything depends on him, but he is not only a great player but also a Sporting fan.

Cristiano’s mother also promised to talk to him: “I will try to persuade him to come back and try on the colours of Sporting,” she said on TVI 24.

This development is quite possible, because Sporting is an exciting team, with players like Pedro Goncalves and Nuno Mendes. And coach Ruben Amorim is considered a rising star.

But the player’s agent was quick to dash the hopes of the Portuguese fans: “At the moment, Ronaldo has no plans to return. He is proud of Sporting’s achievements, but his mind is elsewhere.”

Cristiano Ronaldo: What's next?

 

He the best forward of his era and one of the best in the history of football. And many generally consider him the best player of all time. The opinion is controversial, but it also has the right to exist. In this article, we will take a detailed look at Ronaldo’s club career.

Ronaldo was born in Rio de Janeiro, the third child in a poor Brazilian family. However, poverty also has its criteria – the family of Nelio and Sonia Nazario never lived in the favelas. I also worked in a telephone company.

It was primarily thanks to him that Ronaldo became a football player since his mother did not encourage this hobby of his son, and his father, on the contrary, tried to support him in this.

At the age of 10, the boy began to study in a futsal club but then moved to a large field.

Cruzeiro 1993-1994

Ronaldo did not enter, and he broke into big football. Having signed his first professional contract in his first season, he scored 20 goals in 21 matches for Cruzeiro! And these are only official games, and in friendly matches, Ronaldo scored eight more goals.

“Phenomenon” – so the fans called him, and there was something for it. Excellent starting and distance speed, excellent technique, physical power, strong shots from both legs – there were no weak points in the forward’s game.

I always admired his passes, especially the way “Toothy” (another nickname of Ronaldo, associated with his appearance) could dramatically change directions at speed. Neither before nor after it, nothing like this was observed.

PSV 1994-1996

The Dutch ” PSV ” had a great experience of successfully acquiring Brazilian forwards because, before the arrival of Ronaldo, the club left Romario, who moved to Barcelona.

The “phenomenon” completely replaced the famous compatriot, already in the first season with 30 goals, becoming the top scorer of the Dutch championship, with the second-placed Patrick Kluivert trailing by 12 goals. Ronaldo started the 1995-1996 season with the same impact, scoring 19 goals in 21 official matches. But then a knee injury followed, and in February 1996, the striker underwent surgery, after which the season was virtually over for him.

Barcelona 1996-1997

Despite his health problems, Ronaldo moves to Barcelona, which paid PSV $ 20 million. In Catalonia, the Brazilian spent only a season, but this season was one of the best in the career of a football player.

In the Spanish league, Ronaldo scored 34 goals, becoming his top scorer, and his accurate shot from the 11-meter mark in the final of the Cup Winners ‘ Cup brought Barcelona this trophy.

And at the end of 1997, Ronaldo, being already a player of Inter, received his first “Golden Ball”.

Inter 1997-2002

Ronaldo could have been at Inter much earlier – back in early 1995, and the club signed a contract with PSV and the priority right to buy out the player. However, a year earlier, Massimo Moratti did not interrupt the price of “Barcelona”, considering it too high.

Indeed, a miser pays twice. Moratti gave Barca $ 25 million, which at that time was a football transfer record.

By and large, Ronaldo spent only one entire season at Inter, his first at this club. Then he scored 34 goals in all competitions, and “Nerazzurri” became the second in the championship and took the UEFA Cup.

But in the 1998-1999 season, the team began to feel feverish – during the season, Interchanged four coaches and took 9th place in the championship. And Ronaldo himself began to worry about his knee again. He missed many matches and was far from optimal shape. As a result, another knee operation and a long recovery followed.

Ronaldo entered the field on April 12 2000, in the first final match of the Italian Cup against Lazio, but after 20 minutes left the area on a stretcher. The photo of Ronaldo holding his knee with his face twisted in pain then went around the whole world and left few people indifferent.

2>Real Madrid 2002-2007

After the triumph of the Brazilians on the fields of Japan and South Korea, Ronaldo moves to Real Madrid, where the concept of “galacticos” by Florentino Perez was in full swing – Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane already played in the team.

In Madrid, Ronaldo finally becomes the champion, which he did not manage to do in previous clubs. In the goalscoring race, he is second only to Roy McKie from Deportivo. His goals that season included a goal scored at El Classico against his former team and a hat-trick at Old Trafford in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final. “Real” then lost 3:4, but thanks to the result of the first match (3:1) passed on.

In the following seasons, Ronaldo continued to delight the Madrid fans with his goals (in the 2003-2004 season, he became the top scorer of the championship) and his game. But the club was left without titles time after time. It was not Ronaldo’s fault. It was just that the Galacticos model did not justify itself – in the Real Madrid attack, there was an apparent overkill of the highest-level performers, with a relatively average selection of defensive performers.

This team could break anyone in a single match but at the same time lost a lot of” their ” points. As a result, the club’s president changes, and Fabio Capello comes to the coaching bridge – a well-known fan of tough tactical schemes, in which the” Phenomenon ” did not find a place. Ronaldo still received his second medal of the champion of Spain, but to call his contribution to its conquest, not something that would be decisive but simply significant, will not work.

2>AC Milan 2007-2008

Ronaldo moved to Milan in January 2007 and spent the second half of the season quite productively, having managed to score seven goals before the end of the championship, including against Inter, his former club.

Before starting the following season, Carlo Ancelotti expected the Brazilian to become the central forward of his team. However, at first, Ronaldo’s season was plagued by minor injuries. When it seemed that he had solved all his problems, it happened again.

On February 13, 2008, Ronaldo came on as a substitute in a match against Livorno, and 3 minutes after the collision with the defenders, he lay on the field, clutching his knee. The diagnosis-a of torn ligament of the left knee sounded like a verdict because “Zubastik” was already 31 years old.

In July 2008, his contract with AC Milan expired, and Ronaldo became a free agent while considering retirement.

Corinthians 2008-2011

And in December 2008, the football world sighed with joy – Ronaldo announced his return to big-time football. However, he signed a contract with another Brazilian club – Corinthians. A scandal broke out – the bosses of “Flamengo” said that they were disappointed with the decision of the player, he explained this by the fact that during four months of training at the club “Flamengo” did not offer him a contract.

But Ronaldo’s fans, of whom there are many worldwide, did not care much; most importantly, the “Phenomenon” was back on the field. Even if it was a different Ronaldo-plump, slow, trying once again not to go into the joints, the genius remained a genius – in two seasons in 65 matches for the club, Ronaldo scored 35 goals and finally won the titles of his homeland-the Sao Paulo state championship and the Brazilian Cup.

By the way, here the” Phenomenon ” was haunted by injuries – on July 26, 2009, in a match of the Brazilian championship, Ronaldo broke his arm, unsuccessfully landing on it during a fall.

And on February 14, 2011, at a specially assembled press conference, Ronaldo announced his retirement from football.

Looking back at Ronaldo’s career, it is unfortunate that he missed too much due to injuries. But when he was healthy, Ronaldo was the best in the world. After all, he is a phenomenon without any quotation marks.

Football legends: Ronaldo

 

The eternal battle between two prodigious football players is still on. Ronaldo vs Messi – is there a more capturing title to follow? Both in the pitch and in real life, two most talented football stars are taking part in an endless race. And no one knows, who will take the lead next time.

Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays in Real Madrid as well as in the Portuguese international team. Hailing from Argentine, Messi is to oppose Cristiano’s football manner with his own unique style that one will hardly ever repeat. Lionel Messi is the FC Barcelona and Argentinian International tea, captain. When it comes to the age of Messi and Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar is a bit older. It means he had more time to score more goals and win more trophies. However, Messi fans have nothing to worry about. They fav is approaching Cristiano as fast as possible.

Messi vs Ronaldo – Strong Skills

Ronaldo threats any defender despite his position on the pitch. It seems like Cristiano does not actually care about the distance between him and the goal. Just a bit of footwork on boot in addition to high speed and we have a player who can beat any defender and make a whipped cross inside the box. His free kicks are overwhelming and appear to be the major asset for both club and international team. Messi boasts an opposite manner although he is also unbelievable at high speed and ball control. He looks less powerful on the go but agiler. This fact makes it impossible for the defender to tackle Messi. He keeps the ultimate balance between speed and ball control. His free kicks are also a threatening weapon for any team, which plays against Argentina or Barcelona.

Messi vs Ronaldo – Weak Sides

Ronaldo occasionally looks to hopeless when the defender’s resistance is intensive enough. It results in his occasional falling down. Cristiano likes it to go to the ground effortlessly. His tricks are sometimes useless. Maybe, replacing them with a pass or cross would look like a greater idea. Messing up too much scoring opportunities is also a problem. Remember the first quarterfinal with Juventus where he could easily make the score 4-0. But he missed. As for Messi’s weaknesses, he looks perfect although Lionel sometimes seeks more scoring opportunities instead of assisting his partners in a beneficiary scoring position. He is smaller if compared with typical defenders. This fact makes it easier for them to push forward away from the ball when he approaches the net.

Early Life and Age of Messi and Ronaldo

Hailing Madeira, Portugal, Ronaldo is two years older than Messi. He was born in 1985 on February 5. Eight years later he started his football career and joined beginners youth football team called Andorinha. The year 1995 appeared to be defining for a promising young player. Ronaldo joined local club Nacional. Later Sporting CP signed Cristiano and introduced him to the global audience. Rosario, Argentina is a home place for Lionel Messi. He was born in 1987 on June 24. Although he is younger if compared with Cristiano, Messi started playing football three years earlier at the age of five. He used to play on a team where his father was also a coach. It is hard to believe but Messi could be away from the pitch for the rest of his life in 1995 after doctors diagnosed a growth hormone deficiency. Luckily for him and the global football community, Messi was given a trial by Carles Rexach, a former Barcelona manager, and got his place in the glorious team.

Messi vs Ronaldo – Top Scorers

The year 2018 appeared to be more successful to Lionel Messi. The FC Barcelona superstar has already scored 20 goals in all tournaments in addition to 9 assists. He made overall 24 appearances in all competitions. While the situation in La Liga loos rather promising for his team, the defeat from AC Roma is a total disaster considering the 3-goal lead after the first match. Cristiano Ronaldo is unstoppable this year. He scores in every European match and shows outstanding results making 16 appearances and scoring 24 goals in addition to 6 assists. Real Madrid continues its way in the Champions League after the toughest challenge from Juventus. It means more scoring chances for CR7.

Messi vs Ronaldo – Personal Life

Although Ronaldo is not married, he is already a father of an 8-year-old son. The football superstar has been dating Russian top model Irina Shayk for a long time. However, they broke up. Ronaldo decided to concentrate on charity and football instead of relations. He often visits poor countries like Indonesia to donate to reconstruction after disasters. Cristiano helps disabled people and children.

Messi’s soul mate and wife’s name is Antonella Roccuzzo. She gave a birth to two of his sons named Tiago and Matteo. Leo also takes part in different charitable events. In 2007, the footballer established Leo Messi Foundation to provide financial and educational support to vulnerable and disabled children.

Messi vs Ronaldo: Age, Careers, Scores and Personal Life

 

Here is the complete list of Real Madrid top goal scorers of all time in history of professional football. The club is also known as the vikings, Los Blancos, the whites as their nicknames. In 2014 the club becomes the first club to complete the dream of La Decima [won 10th European champions league title]. Real Madrid plays in Spanish top division football league known as La Liga against 19 teams. Check out the list of all time top goal scorers of Real Madrid.

Top 10 Highest Goal Scorers of Real Madrid

At the top spot there is former Spanish football Raul who is still all time top goal scorer of Real Madrid club de Futbol. Raul scored 323 goals for his club after played 741 games with goal scoring ratio of 0.44. At the second spot, there is another legend Alfredo De Stefano who took the club to new heights. Stefano netted 305 times in 392 matches with goal scoring ratio of 0.78. Have a look on other players of this list below. Read also: All trophies won by Real Madrid

No.	Player	Goals	Matches	Ratio
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	325	312	1.04
1	Raul	323	741	0.44
2	Alfredo Di Stefano	307	396	0.78
3	Carlos Santillana	289	645	0.45
4	Ferenc Puskas	242	262	0.92
5	Hugo Sanchez	208	282	0.74
6	Francisco Gento	179	599	0.3
7	Pirri	171	561	0.3
	Emilio Butragueno	171	463	0.37
8	Amancio Amaro	155	471	0.33

Top Goal Scorers in Different Competitions

After this list, let’s have a look on most goal in various competitions. Given below is the list of top goal scorers in different tournaments.

• Top goals scorer in La Liga: Cristiano Ronaldo [230]
• Most goals scorer in FIFA Club World Cup: Nicolas Anelka [3]
• Most goals in intercontinental cup: Ferenc Puskas [2]
• Most goals in Copa del Rey: Ferenc Puskas and Carlos Santillana [49 each]
• Top goal scorer in UEFA Champions League: Raul Gonzalez [66]
• Highest goal scorer in Supercopa de Espana: Raul Gonzalez [7]
• European cup top scorer: Alfredo Di Stefano [49]
• Most goals scored in UEFA Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo [2]

Single Season Records

• UEFA Champions League top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo [17, Season 2013-14]
• La Liga most goals in one season: Cristiano Ronaldo [46, season 2011-12]
• Most goals in all competition in one season: Cristiano Ronaldo [60, 2011-12]
• Copa de la liga top scorer: Carlos Santillana [4, 1982-83]
• UEFA Cup Winners Cup: Carlos Santillana [8, season 1982-83]
• Copa del Rey: Ferenc Puskas [14, season 1960-61]

Note: This list of Real Madrid all time top goal scorers was last updated on 1 October 2015. Real Madrid also holds the record of winning most La Liga [32] and Champions League [10] titles. Former club captain Raul played most number of games [741] from 1994 to 2010.

 

This is about Real Madrid vs Cordoba preview with time and TV telecast channels of upcoming match of La Liga 2014-15. It is the first new season match of both teams which will be played at home ground of the vikings Santiago Bernabeu. After losing final against Atletico Madrid in final of Supercopa, the European champions are looking for perfect start of new season of La Liga. The match is schedule to kick off on 24th January 2015 at 8:30pm according to Indian Standard Time.

Real Madrid vs Cordoba 2014 Time & Telecast

Competition	La Liga 2014-15
Date	24 Jan [GMT & IST]
Time	3:00 pm [GMT] & 8:30 pm [IST]
Stadium	Estadio Nuevo Arcangel
Seating Capacity	21,822 spectators
Home team	Los Califas
First Team	Los Blancos
Match week	First
Telecast & Broadcast channels	Canal+ Liga / HD, Star Sports 4 beIN sports en Espanol, beIN sports USA

Watch this match on Canal+ Liga / HD, GOL T, Canal+ Yomvi in Spain. US citizens can watch it on beIN sports en Espanol, beIN sports USA. Given below is the list of telecast channels of this match in other nations. Spain: Canal+ Liga / HD, GOL T, Canal+ Yomvi, C+ Liga Multi India: Star Sports 4, Star Sports HD 1 United States: beIN sports en Espanol, beIN sports USA United Kingdom: NOW TV, Sky Sports 5 / HD, Sky Go, Sky Go Extra South Africa: Supersport Maximo 2, Supersport 5, Supersport 5 Africa Germany / Austria: LAOLA1.TV Canada: beIN sports connect Canada, beIN sports Canada China: Star sports China, QQ sports Live, CCTV 5+ VIP Finland: C More Sport HD France: beIN sports connect, beIN sports 1 Japan: WOWOW Netherlands: Sport 1 select HD Norway: C More fotball, C more sport HD Singapore: Fox sport Plus HD Singapore, Star Sports

Real Madrid vs Cordoba 2014 Preview

Although the vikings are the defending European champions, but they are not looking in dominating form. Los Blanocs have won just one game [Final of UEFA Super Cup] & lost 3 games with 1 draw out of last 5. Their opponent have better record of winning 1 game & 4 draws out of last 5. Last Five Matches Results Real Madrid: WDWLL Cordoba: DWWLD After loss against against Atletico Madrid, the club manager Carlo Ancelotti spoke about new season of Primera division. “The new season is going to be interesting for us, said Ancelotti, who has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Monday’s clash. We have a side full of quality and we are going to try and do what we did last year. None of us have spoken about winning six titles.“ Cordoba promoted from Segunda division of Spanish football league in a dramatic way in play off final term amid chaotic scenes and pitch invasions. After a break in play, Los Califas got the away goal they needed against Las Palmas to ensure promotion to face a tough task at the Bernabeu. The man of the mach of UEFA Champions league Angel di Maria is highly linked with Manchester United move. There are no confirmations about his presence in this match.

Real Madrid vs Cordoba Match Preview, Time, Telecast

 

Today, football is at its peak level & it’s just because of football fans who made this game world’s most popular. Now, we are going to made a discussion about the top 10 rivalries in football of all time. As the game consists of lots of great players & clubs, they have selected name for a particular rivalry. Every season, these rivalries are waited with huge craze & madness. Lets start our discussion out this top 10 list.

Top 10 Rivalries of Football

10. Clasico De Avellaneda [Club Atletico Independiente Vs Racing Club]
	At the tenth spot, there is an Argentina rivalry which belongs to Argentina. The club Independiente was formed on first of January 1905 & the second clubs was found on 25 March 1903. The Racing club dominated the amateur era of Argentine football, winning more trophies than any other surviving club. Clasico De Avellaneda is held 205 times in which Independiente won 84 games with loss of 64 matches. Their rivals Racing club won 64 games with 84 losses. The remaining 64 games were draws. On 24 March, 1974 during the Matropolitano, Independiente won an El Cilindro with final score of 5-1. They also repeated 5-1 away win less than one year later on March 2, 1975 in the Metropolitano 1975.
9. Derby D’Italia [FC Inter Milan Vs Juventus]
	It is an Italic football derby which is played between Inter Milan & Juventus. This term was coined back in 1967 by the famous Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera. The first match between these 2 teams was played on 14 November 1909 & in this Rivalry, Juventus made more victory than its rival.Football club Inter Milan made largest victory over its rival with 6-1 on 26 November 1911 & again on 4 January 1913. The zebras made big victory Inter by 9-1 on tenth June 1961 & by 7-2 on 14 December 1913.
8. Kitalararasi Derbi [Fenerbache SK Vs Galatasaray SK]
	In the list of top 10 rivalries, The Turkish derbi called Kitalararasi Derbi is there. The English name of this derbi is Intercontinental Derby which is played between Fenerbache SK & Galatasaray SK. The first game between 2 sides was a friendly game on Sunday, 17 January 1909.On 21 September 2003, these 2 clubs played the Super Lig game in front of 71,334 spectators. That was the highest audience recorded in this derbi. That game was ended with a draw of 2-2. The biggest win is achieved by Galatasaray by 7-0 in which only 7 players were playing in 12 February 1911.
7. Clasico dos Milhoes [Flamengo Vs Vasco da Gama]
	The English meaning of this rivalry is Derby of Millions. Since its first year of derbi, it capitalized on the already existing rivalry in rowing. But it took a whole new scales as football opened to the masses. It is named since its beginnings in the 1920 after the 2 largest fan bases from Rio state.First match between these 2 teams was played on 29 April 1923. Out of all games between these 2, Flamengo record highest wins with total of 130 wins over its rivalry. The largest victory is made by Vasco de Gama over Flamengo by 7-0.
6. Old Firm [Celtic Vs Rangers]
	Old Firm is a Scotland football rivalry which is the top rivalry in Scotland. The 2 clubs are the most successful clubs in that nation. The clubs have large support bases around Glasgow but also have supporters clubs in most towns throughout Scotland & in many cities around the world.Both teams played 399 games so far against each other in which Rangers recorded most wins with 159. The largest victory in this derbi is made by Celtic with 7-1 which was played on 19 October 1957. Out of these 399 games, 144 matches won by Celtic & remaining 96 games were draws.
5. Derby della Madonnina [Inter Milan Vs AC Milan]
	In this list there is one more rivalry of Italy which is called Derby della Madonnina. In this rivalry, Inter Milan & AC Milan football clubs are included. On 16 December 1899, Alfred Edwards & other founded the Milan Cricket & football club. Edwards, a former British vice consul in Milan & a well known personality pf the Milanese high society, was the club’s first elected president.First Derby Della Madonnina was took place on 18 October 1908. In this Derby, AC Milan made highest victory over Inter Milan by 6-3 on 30 April 1911. And, Inter Milan recorded highest victory over AC Milan by 5-0 on second February 1910 in Serie A Competition.
4. Clasico Del Futbol Uruguayo [Nacional Vs Penarol]
	2 top football clubs of Uruguay which are Club Nacional de Football & Club Atletico Penarol are included. As of 2012, these 2 soccer clubs won 90 of the 108 Uruguayan Primera division combined & lots of International competitions.The first meeting of these 2 teams was organized on 15 July 1900 & Since 1900, they faced each other 511 times. Out of these 2 clubs, Penarol is the oldest club which was founded as Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club [CURCC] in the year of 1891.
3. Liverpool F.C. Vs Manchester United F.C. Rivalry
	So here is an English rivalry which is at third spot in our top 10 most rivalries of football. One club belogs to city Liverpool & the other belongs to Manchester. These are also one of the most successful teams in England football. Long serving Manchester United player Ryan Giggs claimed that Liverpool against Manchester United is “probably the most famous fixture in English football.First head to head between these 2 teams was played on 28 April 1894. Till now they played 186 games against each other. The long serving Man United player Ryan Giggs played most matches in this rivalry. The largest victory was held by Liverpool on 12 October 1895 by 7-1.
2. El Superclasico [Club Atletico Boca Juniors Vs Atletico River Plate]
	At second position, El Superclasico is there which involves clubs called Boca Juniors & Atletico River Plate. The Superclasico is known all over the world for its fierceness, competitiveness & the passion it awakens among the supporters & the players alike.In the year of 2004, an English newspaper, The Observer put the Superclasico in Boca’s Bombonera atop a list titled “50 Sporting things you must do before you die.” A peculiar aspect of this rivalry is the origin of these 2 teams.
1. El Clasico [Real Madrid C.F Vs FC Barcelona]
	So here is the most popular football rivalry which has two top football clubs. The rivalry between Real Madrid & Barcelona is top rivalry of football which is called El Clasico [The Classic]. This is a Spanish rivalry & these 2 teams plays in domestic league La Liga. Originally it refereed only to those competitions held in the Spanish Competition, but nowadays, in order to satisfy marketing needs, the term El Clasico has been generalized.First match between Real Madrid & Barcelona was played on 13 May 1902 which was a semi final head to head of Copa de la Coronacion between these two clubs. Out of all games, Real Madrid recorded highest wins ie 92 wins against Barcelona. The largest victory between these 2 clubs was made by Real Madrid with goal score of 11-1 on 13 June 1943 in Copa del Generalissimo 1943.

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Real Madrid is one of the top professional football club of Spain which plays in Domestic league La Liga. The club was founded in 1902 & is commonly known as Royal Madrid football club. In Spain, the name real redirects to Royal which was given by the King Alfonso 13 in the year of 1920. So far the club has won 32 times domestic league titles & 9 times the UEFA Champions league trophy. So here is the complete wiki with history, home ground & team squad of Real Madrid football club.

Real Madrid
	Full Name	Real Madrid Club de Futbol
	Date of Formation	6 March 1902 [Madrid Football club]
	Nicknames	Los Blancos [The Whites] Los Merengues [The Meringues] Los Vikingos [The Vikings]
	Home Stadium	Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
	Audience Capacity	85,454
	Current Manager	Carlo Ancelotti
	President	Florentino Perez

Real Madrid Football Club History

The game of football in Madrid was introduced in Madrid by the graduates of Oxford & Cambridge university. In the year of 1897, they founded a club which was called as Football Club Sky. Thereafter in the year of 1900, the founded club was divided into Club Espanol de Madrid & Foot-Ball de Madrid. Then on 6 March 1902, the Madrid FC was officially founded by the new president Juan Padros. In the year of 1905, the club won its first title of Spanish Cup after defeating Athletic Bilbao. Then the king of Spain, Alfonso 13 changed the name of the club to Real Madrid which is called as Royal Madrid. The domestic football league of the nation i.e. La Liga was formed in 1929, the club the first title of La Liga & in the season of 2012-13, they finished 2nd after the champions Barcelona. The club won by a huge margin against his biggest rivalry by 11-1 the second leg of Semi final of the competition Copa del Generalisimo. The tournament was then renamed to Copa del Rey.  

Real Madrid Home Stadium Details

The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is the home ground of Real Madrid. The name of the ground is selected to honor the president Santiago Bernabeu Yeste. On 14 December 1947, the ground was opened for the national & international matches. Manuel Munoz Monasterio, Luis Alemany Soler, Antonio Lamela are the architect of Santiago Bernabeu. Right now, the home stadium has total capacity of 85,454 & dimensions of 107m x 72m. Real Madrid celebrated its first La Liga title in front of 22,500 audience. Santiago Bernabeu stated that the ground is not enough to manage the huge of amount audience gathering. Earlier it was designed with a capacity of 120,000 capacity, but it number reductions were made. The reduction was done due to regulation of UEFA to remove stands. The last change was made for increase in 5,000 audience & rose to 85,454. The home stadium has also hosted lots of big games. The final matches of 1964 UEFA Champions league, 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1957, 1969, 1980 European Cup & 2010 Champions league final. Santiago Bernabeu has its own railway station which is Madrid Metro.  

Most Popular Rival Teams of Real Madrid

El Clasico: The Spanish club has two most popular rivalries which are Barcelona & Atletico Madrid. The first rivalry against Barcelona is the El Clasico which is the most popular rivalry of Spain. So far, the Vikings has won 81 games in which the club faced 76 losses & 39 matches are draws. Almost in every season, the El Clasico records the highest audience attendance.     El Derbi Madrileno: Atletico Madrid is second most toughest rivalry of Real Madrid which is also most famous rivalry in Spain. Every match against Atletico Madrid is called as El Derbi Madrileno. Years between 1961 & 1989 are called as Madrid years in which Atletico Madrid was the only club which was the toughest opponent & won La Liga titles in 1966, 1970, 1973 & 1977.

Current Team Squad of The Vikings

Player	Nationality	Position
Iker Casillas [C]		Goalkeeper
Raphael Varane		Defender
Pepe [Vice Captain]		Defender
Sergio Ramos [V-C]		Defender
Fabio Coentrao		Defender
Sami Khedira		Midfielder
Cristiano Ronaldo		Forward
Karim Benzema		Forward
Gareth Bale		Midfielder
Marcelo [VC]		Defender
Jesus Fernandez		Goalkeeper
Xabi Alonso		Midfielder
Daniel Carvajal		Defender
Casemiro		Midfielder
Alvaro Arbeloa		Defender
Nacho Fernandez		Defender
Luka Modric		Midfielder
Jese		Forward
Alvaro Morata
Angel di maria		Midfielder
Isco		Midfielder
Asier Illarramendi		Midfielder
Diego Lopez		Goalkeeper

Titles, Awards & Honors of Real Madrid

Real Madrid is leading the domestic league competition La Liga with 32 total titles. Also, the club has won 9 times UEFA Champions League. The first 5 tournaments of Champions league were won by the Vikings. Given below is the list of titles won by Real Madrid

Domestic Tournaments 1st & 2nd Place

• La Liga 32 Times Champions & 21 times Runners up
• Copa Del Rey 18 Times Champions & 20 times Runners-up
• Supercopa de Espana 9 times winner & 4 times runner up
• Copa Eva Duarte 1 time winner
• Copa de La Liga 1 time winner & 1 time runner up

European Tournaments 1st & 2nd Place

• UEFA Champions League 9 times winner & 3 times Runner up
• UEFA Cup 2 times winner & 2 times Runner up
• UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup 2 times Runner up
• UEFA Super Cup 1 time winner & 2 times Runners up

Worldwide Tournaments 1st & 2nd Place

• Intercontinental Cup 3 times winner & 2 times Runner ups

 

The El Clasico is the Spanish word which means The Classic. This name is given to battle between 2 top Spanish clubs Real Madrid & Barcelona. Here you will find the history behind this competition. Real Madrid and Barcelona are also 2 largest cities of Spain. This name is selected due growing craze among these two professional football clubs. Both of these plays for Spanish League La Liga & still plays for it. Their first meet was held in 13^th May 1902 which was competition of Copa de la Coronacion, that was won by Barca by 3-1.

EL CLASICO DETAILS
First match	13th-05-1902 (Copa de la Coronacion)
First result	Barcelona: 3 – Real Madrid: 1
Most wins	Blaugrana: 105
Total wins	Barca: 105 – Vikings: 90
Total head to head	257 matches
Last match	The Vikings: 2 – Blaugrana: 1
Next match	26th-Oct-2013 (Camp Nou)
Largest Victory	Real Madrid: 11 – Barcelona: 1
Top goal scorer	Alfredo Di Stefano: 18 (RMA)Lionel Messi: 18 (FCB)
Highest Appearances	Manuel Sanchis: 43 (RMA)

Except UEFA Champions League, this is the most watched competition in football sport. These are not at top positions in game but in terms of value also. RMA is the world’s richest football club admitted by Forbes. Forbes placed this club in top spot this year. In official matches, The Vikings won 90 matches & The Catalans won 86. But in competition of winning titles, The Catalans won 81, whereas Marca won 76 trophies. This rivalry is the world biggest clash in football all over the world.

History of The Classic

In 1930, a reputation of symbol of Catalan Pride was developed by Barcelona which was opposed to Real Madrid. Fransisco Franco, who was arrested & executed without any trial by troops of Franco. After communists, independentists & anarchists, Barca was at top in organization’s list. During the period of dictatorship of Franco, people were against regime. The author of Morbo: Phill Ball, calls El Clasico which was called as a re enactment of Spanish Civil War. An American author Robert Coover describe FC Barcelona & Real club Deportivo Espanyol as more like a reenactment of Spanish civil was than athletic event. During the dictatorship if Fransisco Franco & Miguel Primo de Rivera, all identities as well as languages were frowned upon & restrained. During this time, The Blaugrana got motto which was “More than a club.” The relations between senior RMA legislative body & Francoist were incontestable. Some Catalans called RMA as the establishment club. Further, both club’s reputation was again affected by birth of Ultras groups. This was formed in 1980 as far right learning followed in 1981. The craze of this rivalry continued to increase time to time. Some players of club transferred to other club. Like Bernd Schuster who played for Barcelona moved to RMA in 1988. Luis Enrique moved from RMA to FCB in 1996 as a captain. He was also the manager of his new team in years of 2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11.

Which is the most following & popular?

A survey which was Centro de Incestigaciones Sociologicas was held in 2007. At that time, The Vikings had largest number of followers with 32%. In second place, The Blaugrana voted with 25% followed by Valencia with 5% of votes. But in competition of most popular team, Barcelona won this battle. They got 44% votes followed by RMA with 37%. Atletico Madrid, Real Betis, Valencia & Athletic Bilbao were among the top 5 list. One more survey was conducted in 2010 by German research market called Sport + Market. It unveiled that FCB has 57.8million fans, whereas RMA has 31.3million fans in Europe. Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player in this tournament who scored in 6 back to back matches against FCB. His scored his first goal in this series in first leg of 2011-12 Copa del Rey & last in 2012-13 in La Liga. This is not battle between top 2 clubs but also between top 2 football players. World’s number 1 rivalry which is Lionel Messi Vs Cristiano Ronaldo is the most following clash in football. Both are the top professional players & they are the one which La Liga is getting huge fame.

All time Head to head match results

• Barcelona wins: 86
• Real Madrid Wins: 90
• RMA Goals: 378
• FCB Goals: 361

Awards statistics of both teams

Championship	Real Madrid	Barcelona
FIFA World Cup	0	2
UEFA Intercontinental Cup	3	0
UEFA Champions league	9	4
UEFA Europa League	2	0
UEFA Super Cup	1	4
UEFA Cup Winners cup	0	4
Inter Cities fairs cup	0	0
La Liga	32	22
Copa del Rey	18	26
Supercopa de Espana	9	11
Copa de la Liga	1	2
Copa Eva Duarte	1	3
Small club world cup	2	1
Latin Cup	2	2
Liga Mediterranea	0	1
Copa de Oro	0	1
Copa Iberoamericana	1	–
Pyrenees Cup	–	4