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Chelsea have been urged not to sign Cristiano Ronaldo for the Club World Cup, with Premier League icon Chris Waddle aiming a dig at the Al-Nassr star.

While things have been a little more free-flowing in Europe, United have found goals hard to come by in the league, with the three at Brentford moving us to 42 for the campaign.

Garnacho admits a lot of work is going on behind the scenes, especially with Hojlund, to increase the team’s output going forward.

“I speak with him a lot. We try to help each other,” he added.

“Sometimes, from this side, it’s difficult but we try hard, try harder every game to try to score more of these chances, and the team will improve if we score more goals.

Eldest son of the football legend follows in his father’s footsteps by making a Portuguese junior national team.

Cristiano dos Santos, the eldest son of famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, has been called up to play for the Portugal Under-15 squad for the first time.

The 14-year-old plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia – the same club as his father.

Ronaldo, 40, the all-time leading men’s scorer in international football with 136 goals, shared the squad list on social media with the message: “Proud of you, son!”

Florent Malouda has warned against hyping up Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal, saying Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo comparisons are “too much”.

Florent Malouda has warned against hyping up Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal, saying Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo comparisons are “too much”.

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes is once again in the transfer spotlight, with the Portugal international playmaker subject to a potential record bid from Al-Hilal.

Ben Jacobs reported on Tuesday that the 30-year-old has emerged as a leading target for the Saudi Pro League outfit, who missed out on signing Mohamed Salah from Liverpool as a free agent.

Al-Hilal, therefore, have money to burn. Around €600 million had been earmarked to land the Egypt international.

While there’s no confirmation of how much Man Utd might potentially fetch for Bruno, the fee is expected to be a British record, with claims that there is a €70m exit clause having been dismissed.

The current Premier League record sale is Philippe Coutinho, who was allowed to leave Liverpool for Barcelona in a deal worth a staggering €135m. If Bruno Fernandes is to depart for Saudi, he will likely do so for more than this figure.

And the attraction is clear: the former Sporting CP star is set to be offered a massive contract.

How much has Bruno Fernandes been offered by Saudi?

Bruno Fernandes will be offered a contract in excess of €1.2m a week by Al-Hilal, according to The Telegraph.

His annual salary in the Saudi Pro League would be something in the region of €62.4m, compared to his current salary of €18.3m with Man Utd.

While the riches on offer to Bruno are massive, they still pale in comparison to Cristiano Ronaldo’s world-record deal at Al-Nassr.

His compatriot is thought to earn around €200m annually after becoming the first major star to sign for the Saudi Pro League.

Salah was in line to earn an incredible €590m over three years in Saudi Arabia, BBC Sport reports, while Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior reportedly has a €1bn deal still on the table from the Pro League, although the expectation is that he will not move.

Compared to these figures, Bruno Fernandes is being offered chicken feed by the Saudi Pro League, and it may well be that he is not tempted by the move as a result.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., 14, has been selected for the Portugal team which will take part in the Vlatko Marković International Tournament – a youth soccer tournament – later in May.

Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”

Ronaldo Jr. will be part of the Portugal team which will face Japan, Greece and England, as well as another game in Croatia.

Ronaldo Jr. plays in the youth system at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the same club where his father plies his trade having joined in December 2022.

He has followed in his dad’s footsteps over his nascent soccer career, playing in the youth systems at Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United while his dad played for the first team.

Clips of Ronaldo Jr. mimicking his dad’s famous “Siu” goal celebration have gone viral on social media and, according to reports, he scored 58 goals while he was with Juventus’ youth set-up.

Following the announcement of Ronaldo Jr.’s call-up, the official Portugal team Instagram account posted a picture of father and son together with the caption: “Portugal’s DNA” which Ronaldo reposted on his IG Stories.

Ronaldo, 40, has four other children.

By Ben Morse, CNN

(CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., 14, has been selected for the Portugal team which will take part in the Vlatko Marković International Tournament – a youth soccer tournament – later in May.

Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”

Ronaldo Jr. will be part of the Portugal team which will face Japan, Greece and England, as well as another game in Croatia.

Ronaldo Jr. plays in the youth system at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the same club where his father plies his trade having joined in December 2022.

He has followed in his dad’s footsteps over his nascent soccer career, playing in the youth systems at Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United while his dad played for the first team.

Clips of Ronaldo Jr. mimicking his dad’s famous “Siu” goal celebration have gone viral on social media and, according to reports, he scored 58 goals while he was with Juventus’ youth set-up.

Following the announcement of Ronaldo Jr.’s call-up, the official Portugal team Instagram account posted a picture of father and son together with the caption: “Portugal’s DNA” which Ronaldo reposted on his IG Stories.

Ronaldo, 40, has four other children.

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13 goals takes top spot 

The Champions League final is fast approaching on the horizon with Inter Milan already booking their place in the Munich showpiece. Inter edged out Barcelona in one of the best Champions League semi-finals in history with a 7-6 triumph on aggregate. After a 3-3 draw in Catalonia, Inter scored a late equaliser in the second leg to make it 3-3 with Davide Frattesi netting a famous winner in extra-time.

After securing a 1-0 first leg advantage in North London, PSG are favourite to reach the final as they welcome Arsenal to Paris in the second leg. The French giants quest to win the biggest prize in club football is well-documented and they’ll be aiming to reach their second Champions League final – PSG lost to Bayern Munich in 2020. Stepping up in the biggest games is the hallmark of truly exceptional players but which stars have scored the most goals in the Champions League semi-finals?

Which players have scored the most goals in Champions League semi-finals?

Unsurprisingly, Cristiano Ronaldo is the record goalscorer in Champions League semi-finals – we’ve only used statistics since the 1992/93 season. The Portuguese superstar is the top goalscorer in the competition’s history with 140 goals and he’s netted 13 goals in 21 semi-final appearances for Real Madrid and Manchester United. Karim Benzema has played the joint-third most Champions League semi-final games with 18 and he ranks second with eight goals.

As the graphic above illustrates, Robert Lewandowski takes third spot with seven goals and remarkably four of those arrived in one game for Borussia Dortmund against Real Madrid in 2013. Lionel Messi scored six semi-final goals for Barcelona and takes fourth spot with Jari Litmanen and Alessandro Del Piero tied on five goals.

Raphinha has been the standout player in the Champions League this season, but how does his record compare to Cristiano Ronaldo‘s peak season in Europe? We’ve crunched the numbers.

From an individual perspective, Messi enjoyed his most productive UCL campaign in 2013-14, a season which saw Real Madrid win the competition for the first time in 12 years.

For the purposes of this article, we’ve put Raphinha’s numbers from this season up against Ronaldo’s from his dazzling 2013-14 campaign.

During 2024-25, Barcelona have been one of the most enjoyable sides to watch and that’s largely thanks to the brilliance of Raphinha.

The Brazilian winger was fairly productive during his first two years with the Spanish giants, but he’s reached a completely new level recently.

Across all competitions, the 28-year-old has produced 57 goal contributions with 32 goals and 25 assists in 53 appearances.

Only taking his numbers from the Champions League into account and he managed to conjure 13 goals and nine assists.

Of his 14 appearances in Europe, Raphinha has only failed to produce a goal contribution in just two of those matches.

Despite Barcelona’s heartbreaking semi-final defeat to Inter Milan, Raphinha’s performances in both legs were further proof of why he’s currently one of the favourites to win the Ballon d’Or later this year.

And Raphinha has now equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for goals and assists in a single Champions League season.

Ronaldo was a man on a mission back in 2013-14, firing Madrid to their cherished La Decima as the fulcrum of Carlo Ancelotti’s side.

We’ve taken a closer look at his stats and have compared them with Raphinha’s from this season.

Raphinha’s 2024-25 Champions League stats

Games: 14
Goals: 13
Assists: 9 ⭐
Goal contributions: 22

Penalties: 0

Minutes per goal: 94.2
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 94.2
Minutes per goal or assist: 55.6

Ronaldo’s 2013-14 Champions League stats

Games: 11
Goals: 17 ⭐
Assists: 5
Goal contributions: 22

Penalties: 2 ⭐

Minutes per goal: 58.4 ⭐
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 66.2 ⭐
Minutes per goal or assist: 45.1 ⭐

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