Cristiano Ronaldo makes you sick, doesn’t he? He’s got the boyish good looks, he’s got the ridiculous talent, the guy just won two of the biggest trophies in club football with Manchester United and has 42 goals, the highest in his club, including 31 in the Premier League. Oh, and he’s dating a hot model who’s reportedly quite knowledgeable about sex.

Most men would be quite happy to live that dream, won’t they? Ronaldo, however, wants more.

Since hoisting the European Cup last week, Ronaldo has become the biggest transfer target in Europe. Spanish giants Real Madrid have made no secret of their interest in luring the Portuguese superstar away from Manchester, reportedly offering the Red Devils a £100 million transfer fee for him.

As expected, everyone at United is furious. The club is threatening to report Real Madrid to FIFA for tapping up Ronaldo and united’s assistant manager, Carlos Quieroz, even threw out some bizarre rants about the Spanish wanting to “naturalize” Ronaldo like they did with Christopher Columbus. Real president, Roman Calderon, is meanwhile playing down the rumors, saying this is merely an issue between a player and his club.

Seriously, here’s a guy who relishes being the center of attention, and he’s become the central figure in a tug of war between two of the most decorated football clubs in Europe. This story guarantees that he’ll be in the papers all summer, WHY would someone like Ronaldo want to end that? After all, he didn’t commit his future to Manchester United even after the Champions League glory. He probably enjoys sitting back and watching United and Madrid duke it out over him! That’s the ultimate ego stroke in this sport. What egomaniac, in his right mind, would stop that news cycle before it starts?

Ultimately, I think Ronaldo will remain at Old Trafford for now, because he is still attached to Sir Alex Ferguson, who plans to stick around for another three years or so. However, this is where the Webster Rule comes into play. According to that decision, Ronaldo could buy out his contract at the end of the 2009-2010 season for about £12 million and move anywhere he wants. Given that United lost £58 million last season in spite of their success on the pitch, maybe taking Real Madrid’s millions at the end of next season might not be such a bad idea!

And now to add to the saga, his mentor/counselor, Fernao Sousa, who counselled “young Ronaldo” to join Sporting Lisbon and then Manchester United, claims that Ronaldo has made up his mind and will be joining Real Madrid after Euro 2008.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, can end this whole saga any time he wants to. But why would he?

Chelsea Football club has terminated the contract of Henk Ten Cate on the 29th day of May, 2008. The official Chelsea F.C website has thanked Ten Cate, we are not quiet sure for what. Come this way to commiserate with Henk!

A host of European managers have been linked with the Blues to fill up the Stamford Bridge hot seat. Till now, the the most likely candidates are Hiddink, Rijkaard and Mancini. The vice-president of the Portuguese Football Federation claims that Scolari(who is out of contract after Euro 2008) is on Chelsea’s short-list. So, who would it be? Come this way for all your opinions!

Terry-38′ ; Gerrard-59′

Fabio Capello managed England side defeated USA 2-0 at the Wembley stadium, England. The home side went one goal up at half-time thanks to a David Beckham free kick which was headed into the bottom right corner by John Terry in the 38th minute of the game. In the 59th minute of the second half, Gareth Barry’s superb through ball was neatly collected and finished by Steven Gerrard. England’s performance was normal and it can be said that the complexion of the game did change after the introduction of Barry(58′), who replaced Lampard. Come this way for all your comments!

Italian striker Alberto Gilardino has quit AC Milan to join Fiorentina on a 5-year contract. The 26-year-old has spent much of last season on the bench due to the good form of young Brazilian Pato.

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Bayern Munich goal keeper Oliver Kahn ends his football career in front of 1,20,000 fans on 28th May, 2008. “This is a very special moment for me,” admitted the 38-year-old. Kahn was barely tested by the Bagan strike force. Bayern comfortably won the match 3-0. Come this way for all your opinions about the legendary G.K!

Frenchman Didier Deschamps claims he is on the shortlist to become the new Chelsea manager following the sacking of Avram Grant.

The 39-year-old was part of the Blues in the 1999-2000 season when they won the FA Cup and was part of the France team that won both the World Cup and the Euro Cup.

As a manager he has had quite a successful career which includes leading Monaco 2004 Champions League final and leading Juventus back into the Serie A after they relegated following the match-fixing scandal.

However, he resigned in May 2007 and has been out of management since but now he believes he is in the frame to become the new boss at Stamford Bridge.

Deschamps said: “Three or four managers are on the list and I am one of them. It would be hard to refuse Chelsea. I want to return to coaching.

“I needed to rest, but I feel capable of achieving good things now.

“Breaking back into management is complicated because there are not always the opportunities, but the Chelsea position is now free.

“I am flattered to be considered a possible candidate for the role.

“They sacked their manager not because of the results they achieved, but because of their wish to play a more attacking, attractive style of football in the next few years.

“They are a very big club, that I know well.

“We will see over the next few days how it goes but any big-name manager who is available would interest them.”

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The Portugal winger, who has continuously been linked with Real Madrid, in an interview with a Portuguese news paper has mentioned that he would love to stay at United and continue.

“My head is in Manchester because it is the club that, at the moment, puts me in the best condition and that I’m happy at. I have never hid from anyone that I would like to play in Spain one day. It’s a dream, but sometimes dreams don’t happen. I can guarantee that I am happy at Manchester United and that I would love to continue,” said Ronaldo.

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Roberto Mancini’s agent claims that Mancini is very happy with his current club and has denied any talks with the blues. Roberto Mancini’s place at Inter Milan has been under threat for a while now. It is being speculated that he would be replaced by the blues former boss Jose Mourinho within a couple of days in accordance with the Portuguese press. So what’s next for Mancini?

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Who will manage Chelsea F.C after the removal or Avram Grant? Would it be Mancini or Rijkaard or Hiddink or another almost unknown manager like Grant?

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Chelsea Skipper John Terry has written an open letter to all Chelsea fans following his Penalty Miss in the Champions League Final. This letter was written shortly after the termination of Avram Grant’s Contract. JT, addressing the club’s fans, employees and players wrote, “I am so sorry for missing the penalty and denying you the fans, my team-mates, family and friends the chance to become European champions”. JT showed his commitment towards the club by writing, “I am and ALWAYS will be Chelsea through and through. I will give my all on and off the pitch to win this trophy as a player and one day as a manager. And I am sure we will win it”. Terry also mentioned the amazing support he has received from the fans and thanked them for the same.

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Chelsea Football Club has confirmed the termination of contract of Avram Grant on May 24th, 2008. This news would not surprise many! Grant, who replaced Jose Mourihno, took Chelsea to their first Champions League final ever. So, had Grant done enough or did he deserved to get sacked?

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Manchester United were crowned the Kings of Europe in an epic encounter against the blues on May 22^nd, 2008. United have previously won the Champions League twice.

The Final was played in the Ladzinski stadium in Moscow, Russia. The match evolved high drama and emotion which saw the First half being dominated by the eventual winners. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first scorer of the night, followed by Frank Lampard, who was the first Chelsea player to ever score in a Champions League Final. The second half was however dominated by the Blues, who also managed to hit the post, courtesy Didier Drogba. The match then went into extra time where Frank Lampard’s brilliant effort was saved by the post. On the other end of the field, Ryan Giggs shot was saved by John Terry’s brave off the line header. The drama continued and the match went into penalties. The thrilling shoot out appeared to be going Chelsea’s way after Ronaldo’s penalty was saved by Pet’r Cech, but John Terry’s miss opened the doors for Manchester united to clinch their third champions league trophy. United Goalkeeper Van Der Sar emerged as the hero after his save to deny Nicolas Anelka’s spot kick won United the game. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson hailed his side’s “fantastic achievement”. Whereas Avram Grant vowed that his side will return to the big stage after this dissapointment. “What can I say? We dominated the game, we hit the post two times and then we lost on penalties,” the Blues boss told Sky Sports.

In conclusion, it can be said that the match was even and neither of the teams deserved to win or lose. But one gets the glory and the other has to go home disappointed. But Chelsea can surely derive a lot positives from the game.

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