Cristiano Ronaldo

Fabio Quagliarella Recalled Back to the National Team for Euro 2020 Qualifiers

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Sam pdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella has been a player reborn in the last few months, as he has been scoring goals for fun. Interestingly, the striker is at the tail end of his career at 36 years of age. The incredible form shown by the forward in the 2018-19 Italian Serie A campaign has not only seen him go toe-to-toe with Cristiano Ronaldo for the Golden Boot title but it has also resulted in the striker being an impressive choice for the Italian national team ahead of Euro 2020 qualifiers. Italy have two major qualifying matches coming up in March and Roberto Mancini has decided to includeQuagliarella much to the surprise of fans.

This marks a return to international football for the 36-year-old after almost a decade. He was last seen with the Italian national team back in 2010 and this can provide a very short spell with the national team for the striker, as he only featured for three years since making his debut in 2007. The forward made only 25 appearances for the national team with a return of seven goals. The striker has been well travelled throughout his career and he has represented clubs like Sam pdoria, Udinese, Napoli, Juventus, and Torino. However, he has been making his name only in his second spell with Sampdoria.
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Ronaldo Asks Messi To Join Him In Italy

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Cristiano Ronaldo, the Juventus forward has extended a challenge to Lionel Messi to join him in Serie A. He says that it is Messi who misses him. Ronaldo didn’t only end his 9-year-old association with Madrid this summer but also his rivalry with the football superstar of Barcelona, given that the contest and dominate the podium of Ballon d’Or podium.

He has stated that he is the best group that he has been a part of. He believes that there they are a team. According to him, there are some players who feel bigger than all the other players playing for the club but the simple fact is every player is rowing on the same boat. All players are humble and they all want to win.
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Juventus director aiming Champions League glory with Cristiano Ronaldo

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Juventus director Pavel Nedved has revealed that the club are looking forward to offering a strong challenge for the Champions League crown, now that they have Cristiano Ronaldo in their ranks. The Portuguese superstar made the shock move to Turin from Real Madrid during the summer transfer window and Nedved is delighted to have the attacker on board to enhance their European ambitions.

Speaking to reporters, he said: “We are very happy that we could welcome to our team such a world class player like Ronaldo. As a club we have made a step forward and we want to make it count in the Champions League, which has been set as our objective in the next few years. Some might have thought it was crazy… We, Juventus, are in position where it is very difficult to buy players who are better than those in our XI.It was the right decision to get Juventus where the club belongs. We want to win the Champions League, so it was a good move.”
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