A U.S. judge has slapped a Las Vegas lawyer with a $335,000 penalty for pressing a bid to force international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than a hush money settlement he paid to a Nevada woman who claimed Ronaldo raped her in Las Vegas in 2009Ronaldo Rape Lawsuit Vegas (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy notice A Las Vegas lawyer has been hit with a $335,000 penalty for pressing a bid in U.S. courts to force Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions…
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Rodrygo has revealed he had an agreement to join Barcelona before he opted to sign for Clasico rivals Real Madrid. The Brazilian youngster made his name in his homeland with Santos before joining Los Blancos in 2019 for around £40m. He has since won seven trophies with the club, including Champions League and La Liga titles. While he has enjoyed success at the Bernabeu in recent years, Rodrygo has claimed only a late move from Real prompted him to join the Madrid giants over the Catalans. He told Goal: “When my father told me the news…I always tell this story. I…
Speaking to Sky Sports, Harry Maguire said: “To play 400 games as no.1 for this club, in probably the most scrutinised position in world football. “That just shows how good he has been over the years. He is an absolute legend of this club and he is still performing at the highest level. He is world-class and he has proven that again this season and will keep doing that. It is a pleasure to play in front of him.” De Gea made his 400th Premier League appearance for Manchester United at the weekend, helping the Red Devils keep a clean…
“I have more belief than I had before the game, with the performance and the level the team put in against City. They wanted to play a different game than the one we played and with the crowd we have we can do it,” Mikel Arteta told Amazon when asked if he has the belief that Arsenal will go on to win the title. “They still have it [the belief], I can sense it. They feel they can do it. “The difference was in the boxes, they had three chances and they put them away. We had chances and we didn’t put them away.” City…
JAKARTA – Jelang Piala Dunia U-20 yang digelar Mei mendatang Timnas Indonesia terus menempa diri dalam pemusatan latihan yang digelar di Stadion Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta. Pada sesi latihan ini, Ketua Umum PSSI Muhammad Iriawan datang untuk memberikan semangat serta dorongan moril kepada skuad Garuda Nusantara. Ada 21 pemain yang ikut serta dalam latihan kali ini, sedangkan sembilan pemain lain yang terdiri dari tiga pemain Persib Bandung, empat pemain Persija Jakarta dan Marcelino Ferdinand serta Ronaldo Kwateh yang berada di luar negeri belum bergabung. Ketua Umum PSSI Muhammad Iriawan mengungkapkan harapannya agar pemain yang belum hadir dapat segera bergabung dalam satu…
Jude Bellingham percaya bahawa Dortmund tidak boleh subjektif walaupun mereka baru sahaja memenangi perlawanan pertama pusingan 16 Liga Juara-Juara. “Kami akan ke Stamford Bridge dan perlu mendapatkan satu lagi keputusan positif. Kami boleh berpuas hati dengan permainan dan pertahanan pasukan pada separuh masa kedua. Walau bagaimanapun, seluruh pasukan perlu memahami bahawa perkara-perkara belum berakhir. Chelsea akan cuba bangkit pada perlawanan kedua,” kata Jude Bellingham selepas Dortmund mengatasi Chelsea di laman sendiri dengan jaringan 1-0 pada subuh tadi (16 Februari). Karim Adeyemi menjaringkan gol tunggal pada minit ke-63 untuk membawa kemenangan Dortmund. Kedua-dua kelab akan bermain perlawanan kedua pada 8 Mac. Bellingham berkata mengenai kemenangan…
Real Madrid comfortably won their game in hand in La Liga on Wednesday night to reduce Barcelona’s lead at the top of the table back to eight points. Los Blancos blew away last place Elche, who remain 12 points from safety, in the first half at the Bernabeu, scoring three times before the interval. Real peppered the Elche goal with shots throughout the night – Karim Benzema had 10 of them himself – and were duly rewarded with the handsome win. Still missing Thibaut Courtois in goal, Carlo Ancelotti even took the opportunity to rotate his team. There were only…
Vincent Aboubakar was offloaded by Al-Nassr following the statement signing of Cristiano Ronaldo in January. By RYAN TAYLOR15:48, Wed, Feb 15, 2023 | UPDATED: 15:48, Wed, Feb 15, 20230BOOKMARK Cristiano Ronaldo tried to stop Vincent Aboubakar from leaving Al-Nassr (Image: GETTY) We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Vincent Aboubakar has revealed how Cristiano Ronaldo unsuccessfully attempted to block the Cameroon international striker’s Al-Nassr departure, despite being the main reason behind his…
JAKARTA – Pelatih Tim Nasional (Timnas) Indonesia, Shin Tae-yong mengetahui dua faktor yang harus diperbaiki jika ingin sepakbola Tanah Air meningkat dan dapat berprestasi. Dua faktor yang dimaksud adalah memperbaiki kualitas kompetisi Liga 1 dan memfokuskan pembinaan dari usia dini. Bagi Shin Tae-yong, pembinaan pemain sejak usia dini amat penting. Sebab ketika para pemain sudah diajarkan dasar-dasar bermain sepakbola yang baik, maka saat dipanggil ke Timnas Indonesia ia hanya akan fokus mematangkan strategi dan akhirnya bisa fokus mengincar prestasi. Kendati demikian, pada kenyataannya masih banyak pemain yang dianggap masih kurang bagus dalam hal permainan dasar sepakbola. Tak ayal pemusatan latihan (TC) yang panjang pun…
Manchester United face Barcelona in the last 32 of the Europa League, with both sides having struggled to reach the heights expected in recent years, but now both impressing on the field under Erik ten Hag and Xavi Hernandez Erik ten Hag hailed tonight’s showdown between European giants Manchester United and Barcelona as a match worthy of the final. Yet the fallen giants, who are both trying to find their way back to the top table after tough times, are facing off to decide which one makes it to the Europa League last 16. United have made huge progress under Ten Hag,…
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta oversaw Wednesday night’s 3-1 Premier League defeat to Manchester City, in a result that turns the tide of the title race. Arsenal v Man City: Pictures 0 seconds of 42 secondsVolume 0%This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Arsenal saw their hopes of winning a first Premier League title…
Pemilik Chelsea, Todd Boehly dilaporkan terbang ke Perancis untuk bertemu dengan presiden Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi berhubung potensi perjanjian untuk Neymar Jr. Menurut Le Parisien, pemilik dari Amerika Syarikat itu bertemu dengan presiden PSG mengenai masa depan Neymar di kelab itu. Ia hadir selepas beberapa laporan mencadangkan pemergiannya pada penghujung musim. Pada 2017, pemain Brazil itu menjadi pemain bola sepak termahal sepanjang zaman selepas melengkapkan perpindahan £200 juta dari Barcelona ke Paris. Meskipun telah mencatatkan 117 gol dalam 172 perlawanan, dia gagal untuk memenuhi jangkaan dan gembar-gembur perpindahan mewahnya. Kejayaan Kylian Mbappe menyebabkan Neymar dalam bayang-bayang di Parc des Princes…
LEGENDA sepakbola Jepang, Keisuke Honda baru-baru ini diketahui tengah berada di Malaysia. Menurut media lokal di sana, Makan Bola, Keisuke Honda melawat ke Malaysia untuk mengunjungi salah satu klub Negeri Jiran yaitu Selangor. Dalam laporannya, Makan Bola menyampaikan bahwa eks pemain AC Milan itu sengaja mengunjungi Selangor untuk melihat fasilitas tim tersebut. Hal itu pun mengundang dugaan publik, apakah Keisuke Honda bakal menjadi pelatih Selangor nantinya. (Keisuke Honda ketika berkunjung ke Indonesia) Di sisi lain, hal tersebut menimbulkan spekulasi, apakah Keisuke Honda lebh tertarik dengan sepakbola Malaysia ketimbang membantu Shin Tae-yong di Timnas Indonesia? Ya, sekadar diketahui, pada medio Januari 2023, Keisuke Honda…
Guru-guru dan pelajar-pelajar Jurulatih Graham Potter baru saja melanjutkan siri kekecewaan apabila tewas 0-1 kepada Dortmund pada perlawanan pertama pusingan 1/8 Liga Juara-Juara pagi tadi. Tetapi Encik Potter masih percaya pada isyarat positif, dan berfikir bahawa Chelseanya sedang bergolak, jadi sukar untuk bermain dengan hebat. Chelsea melanjutkan siri hari yang tidak dapat dilupakan dengan kekalahan 0-1 di Dortmund. Kalah di tempat lawan, menentang kelab yang mencatatkan kemenangan berturut-turut 7 perlawanan, mungkin bukan masalah besar. Tetapi bagi Chelsea, ia benar-benar membimbangkan. Mereka melakukan 21 pukulan tetapi gagal menjaringkan gol. Kekalahan ini memanjangkan hari membosankan kelab melabur hampir 1 bilion pound. Chelsea hanya menang 1 daripada 9…
Carlo Ancelotti is known for his man-management skills and that seemed to be one of the biggest reasons why he was able to get the best out of this Real Madrid squad last season, and guide them to a Champions League and La Liga double against all expectations. Things are not going as smoothly in this campaign though and it looks like not everyone is happy with the Italian coach. Real Madrid broke their transfer record in the summer of 2019 in order to sign Eden Hazard from Chelsea. It was considered as a great signing back then. The Belgian had established…
With Ronaldo moving from Europe to the Middle East, Messi has the opportunity to claw his way towards some of Ronaldo’s feats and topple some of his most impressive records in the UEFA Champions League. Here, Sports Brief takes a look at Ronaldo’s Champions League records in Messi’s sights. Most Assists Perhaps, this is the first record in Lionel Messi’s sights. He has provided four assists in the 2022/23 Champions League season so far. He notched two of them in Paris Saint-Germain’s 7-2 thrashing of Israeli side Maccabi Haifa. He also laid on one assist in their final group match…
Pemain Bolivia Leonel Justiniano (kiri) saat menghadapi bintang Senegal Sadio Mane di pertandingan persahabtan. (Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) Bolatimes.com – Timnas Indonesia terancam batal lawan Bolivia di FIFA Matchday Maret 2023. Beda halnya dengan Tajikistan yang sudah memastikan siap menghadapi Skuad Garuda. Direktur Teknik PSSI Indra Sjafri menuturkan pihaknya terus melakukan nego dengan Bolivia. Terlebih lantaran negara ranking 82 dunia itu mendapat tawaran ‘match fee’ atau upah pertandingan yang lebih besar dari negara lain. Menurut Indra Sjafri, jumlah match fee menjadi salah satu penentu ketika mengundang negara yang berperingkat 100 FIFA atau di atasnya seperti Bolivia. Andai negara tersebut tak bersedia, PSSI pun mengusahakan lawan…
Chelsea seri 1-1 dengan West Ham United pada hari Sabtu di Stadium London. Bagaimanapun, blues dinafikan peluang jelas untuk memenangi ketiga-tiga mata pada minit ke-89 apabila pemain tengah West Ham United, Tomas Soucek menggunakan tangannya untuk menghalang rembatan Conor Gallagher daripada menjaringkan gol. Walaupun pengadil berunding dengan rakan sejawatnya di dalam bilik VAR, penalti tidak diberikan kerana perlawanan dibenarkan berjalan. Ramai peminat dan pakar telah menggunakan media sosial untuk melepaskan kemarahan mereka terhadap keputusan pengadil yang tidak memberikan penalti kepada Chelsea. Bekas bintang Liga Perdana dan kini pakar Joe Cole dan Rio Ferdinand telah menyelar keputusan pengadil dan VAR untuk…
Cristiano Ronaldo shared sweet tribute to his partner Georgina Rodriguez as he celebrated Valentine’s Day on Tuesday. The footballer, 38, cosied up to his love, 29, in the throwback photo and admitted he was ‘so lucky’ to have Georgina in his life. In the image shared to Instagram, Cristiano flashed a huge smile and wore a knitted Dior jumper with a signature glitzy earring. Georgina looked as glamorous as ever in a charcoal turtleneck and wrap around woll coat. She styled her brunette hair straight and opted for a subtle palette of makeup, topping off her outfit with a pair of statement crystal earrings. Cute: Cristiano…
City are seeking to win the title for the fifth time in six seasons under Guardiola Pep Guardiola has delivered an ominous warning to Arsenal ahead of Manchester City’s visit to the Emirates tonight, declaring that the Premier League leaders will have to prise the title out of his defending champions’ hands. City are seeking to win the title for the fifth time in six seasons under Guardiola, and the seventh in the past dozen years of Abu Dhabi ownership. But City have had to bounce back from a mid-season dip in form that allowed Arsenal and Guardiola’s former lieutenant…
Manchester United starlet Alejandro Garnacho is enjoying a breakthrough season. Manchester United youngster Alejandro Garnacho has been told he could struggle for first-team starts when Casemiro and Christian Eriksen return to the side. The 18-year-old is enjoying a break-out season at Old Trafford and netted against Leeds last weekend. Garnacho has made 23 appearances in all competitions scoring four times and contributing a further six assists. Many of his minutes have come from the bench with Erik ten Hag utilising him as a dangerous impact option. His goals in the Premier League have come at crucial moments with his first against Fulham proving…
Carlo Ancelotti has ruled out the possibility he will walk out on Real Madrid to take the Brazil national team job with Zinedine Zidane now a candidate for the role Zinedine Zidane has emerged as a candidate to coach the Brazil national team Carlo Ancelotti has poured cold water on reports that he will take over as Brazil manager and insisted he will only leave Real Madrid if he is sacked. The Brazil national post has been vacant since the South American nation’s World Cup quarter final exit to Croatia on penalties – with former boss Tite not renewing his contract which expired in…
Suara.com – Sebelum lepas dari jabatan Ketua Umum PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan atau Iwan Bule dapat tawaran jadi pengurus klub Liga Indonesia. Rabu ini hari terakhir Iwan Bule jadi Ketua Umum PSSI. Hanya saja Iwan Bule belum tahu apakah bakal tetap aktif di sepak bola setelah lengser dari PSSI. “Sudah banyak teman-teman nawarin di klub. Tapi, saya lihat dahulu perkembangannya yang jelas tetap saya ada di dunia sepak bola nanti, dari dulu memang saya suka dunia sepak bola,” terang Iwan Bule di Lapangan A Senayan, Jakarta, Rabu (15/2/2023) siang. Iwan bule mengaku bangga menjadi bagian dari sepak bola Indonesia “Tetap saya akan berada di dunia sepak bola dan…
Jose Mourinho sedang mengintai musim ketiga di Chelsea. (Imej: Getty) Chelsea mahu Jose Mourinho mengembalikan zaman kegemilangan ke Stamford Bridge, seperti yang dilaporkan. Jika ia berlaku, pengurus Portugal itu akan menyertai The Blues buat kali ketiga untuk menguruskan kelab itu. Laporan mencadangkan bahawa bos Roma itu sedang mempertimbangkan masa depannya dan mungkin menyertai kelab Inggeris itu. The Special One sedang menguruskan AS Roma selama satu setengah tahun dan membantu mereka memenangi Piala Persidangan UEFA yang julung kali diadakan. Ini menamatkan kemarau trofi Roma selama 15 tahun. Tetapi Mourinho mahu melihat sama ada pasukannya layak ke Liga Juara-Juara dan jika…