Ronaldo says ex-Chelsea defender was his most difficult opponent

- Ronaldo reveals the toughest defender he has ever faced in his career

- The Juventus talisman has dominated European football for a decade

- The Portugal international has had a stellar career in England and Spain

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed former England international Ashley Cole as the toughest defender he has ever faced.

While playing under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, Ronaldo came up against Cole on a regular basis in the early stages of his career

Ronaldo joined the Red Devils from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, having impressed in a pre-season friendly played between both sides.

The Portuguese star spent six years at United between 2003 and 2009, back when the Premier League trophy was a three horse-race between United, Arsenal and Chelsea.

Cole had a successful spell with Arsenal in the 2003/04 season, before the 107-cap England star moved to rivals Chelsea, where he secured league titles in the 2004/05 and 2005/06 seasons, ahead of Ronaldo's United.

Speaking to Spanish talk show El Chiringuito TV (via the Daily Mail), the presenter asked the 33-year-old to name his toughest defensive opponent and Ronaldo pointed his early duels with the Englishman in their early years

PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone'

Cole signed for Chelsea in 2006 from London rivals Arsenal in a controversial circumstance. He made a total of 229 appearances for the Blues at Stamford Bridge before joining Roma as a free agent in 2014.

He then spent two seasons in Rome and left for the MLS to play for LA Galaxy in 2016, where the 37-year-old is still playing.

On the other hand, has continued to dominate European football having scored 43 goals for Real Madrid this season.

PAY ATTENTION: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng

Ronaldo will be looking to further add to his tally on Saturday when Los Blancos face Liverpool in the Champions League final in Kiev.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported the Portuguese captain said that he should not be in anyway compared with Liverpool striker Mohammed Salah.

NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng We have updated to serve you better.

Rio Ferdinand admires Okocha, reveals why he quit boxing and problem with Man United | Legit TV

Source: Legit.ng

from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on LEGIT.NG 24/7 http://bit.ly/2GyVl6T
via EDUPEDIA24/7

Comments

Nigerian Academy Of Science Inducts First Female President

The Nigerian Academy of Science has inducted a professor of Parasitology/Epidemiology, Ekanem Ikpi Braide, as its 19th President on Thursday. In a statement issued by Oladoyin Odubanjo, the Executive Secretary of the Academy, Braide is the Academy’s first female President in 44 years of existence. It read, “Braide was a member of the national committee that achieved the laudable feat of guinea worm eradication in Nigeria. “She has a rich professional experience as a researcher and an administrator. In July 2010, Professor Braide was honoured by the President of Nigeria with the award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) for her contribution to disease control in Nigeria. “She was nominated by the Honourable Minister of Health to serve in the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Health Sector Response (MEACoC-HSR). “Professor Braide served as Vice-Chancellor, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar, Nigeria (2004 to 2009) and as P...

NLNG Signs Letter Of Intent On Delayed Gas Expansion Project

The Nigerian Natural Liquefied Gas LTD has signed a letter of intent for the engineering, procurement and construction of its long held up Train Seven project. In a statement released by the company on Wednesday, it said that the $10bn project will be executed by a consortium of Italian firm Saipem, Japan’s Chiyoda and South Korea’s Daewoo. The statement reads, “The project will form part of the investment of over $10bn including the upstream scope of the LNG value chain, thereby boosting the much needed Foreign Direct Investment profile of Nigeria.” Managing Director of NLNG, Tony Atta, said in 2018 that the Final Investment Decision would be made in the fourth quarter of that year. This did not however, materialize. According to the release, the project will have a four to five-year execution time after the signing of the FID. The project is expected to add an extra 8 million tons per annum of gas to the 22 mtpa currently exported by the company. Oil News AddThis :...

Former Maritime Agency Boss, Buba Galadima, Accuses AMCON Of Witch-hunt After Property Takeover

A former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Agency, Buba Galadima, has accused the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria of witch-hunt after the agency took possession of his business and assets on Tuesday in Abuja. Galadima, an ardent critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, claimed that he did not borrow money or have unpaid debt with Unity Bank, which lodged a complaint against him and occasioned AMCON’s move on Tuesday. The properties taken over include House No. 15, Addis Ababa Crescent, Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and House No. 4, Bangui Street, Wuse 2, also in Abuja. Reacting to the situation, Galadima said, “This is an attempt to disgrace and break me down. This is injustice and an attempt to humiliate me. "But I am unbreakable and they can never silence me. They sacked me and over 50 people that sleep in the apartment. "We don’t know where to go. We will remain on the streets. We will remain on the streets until God provi...

EDUPEDIA247

Search This Blog