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Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo Date of Birth: February 5, 1985 Place of Birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Nationality: Portuguese Height: 185 cm. Weight: 80 Kg. Position: Winger Squad Number: 7 Current Club: Manchester United Biography Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos [...]

Full Name: Lionel Andrés Messi Date of Birth:June 24, 1987 Place of Birth:Rosario, Argentina Nationality: Argentine Height: 169 cm. Weight: 75 Kg. Position: Winger Squad Number: 10 Current Club: Barcelona Biography Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina to parents Jorge Messi, a factory worker and part-time cleaner, and Celia (née Cuccitini). [...]

BORDEAUX, France — Olympique Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time despite losing 1-0 at French rivals Girondins Bordeaux on Wednesday. Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux had only an outside chance of qualifying after going down 3-1 in Lyon last week but Morocco striker Marouane Chamakh kept their hopes alive by scoring from [...]

Anguish remains the hallmark of this fixture. Manchester United, removed from the Champions League on the away goals rule, had appeared to be sauntering to the semi-finals when they led 3-0 and 4-2 on aggregate. The goal that ensued for Bayern Munich only took on real significance when the United full-back Rafael da Silva was [...]