Ronaldo's second-half penalty was the first time he had scored in a World Cup knockout-stage game in his glittering career ...

Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo answers to journalists during a press conference at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington. Pic: Paul ELLIS / AFP via CR7 x MD-1 is, apparently, an equation with its own ...

The 41-year-old superstar has earned more during his playing career than any other athlete in history and now enters the World Cup as the newest member of the three-comma club, alongside his longtime ...

The 2026 World Cup is Christian Ronaldo's sixth and final time playing in the soccer tournament Joyann Jeffrey is a reporter at People. Her work has previously appeared on the TODAY Show, NBC News, ...

With history on the line, Cristiano Ronaldo had a tepid first game at the 2026 World Cup. All he needed was one goal, and Ronaldo would become the first man to score in six World Cups. It didn't come ...

Cristiano Ronaldo flatly refused to answer a question about Lionel Messi after Portugal’s victory over Uzbekistan on Tuesday, cutting off the reporter with a shout of “vale”—go on—as soon as the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six World Cup campaigns and silenced his critics as the Portugal captain struck twice in a 5-0 annihilation of Uzbekistan. The big win in Houston ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s future wife, Georgina Rodríguez, has been cheering on Portugal during the World Cup. The couple has had a lot to cheer about in recent months, both on and off the pitch. Ronaldo ...

Cristiano Ronaldo was not in the mood for comparisons. The Portuguese striker did not want to talk about Argentina’s Lionel Messi after his country’s 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan on Tuesday in the ...

HOUSTON -- Why does Cristiano Ronaldo still start for Portugal? Here, in Houston, was your answer. In a FIFA World Cup defined so far by big names -- with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling ...

For some fans, following Cristiano Ronaldo eclipses supporting his team Nick Miller/The Athletic Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app The air is thick with ...

“This is far from over,” Cristiano Ronaldo warned after a deeply frustrating World Cup opener against DR Congo. As ever, the insatiable scorer proved to be right, scoring twice in Portugal’s breezy ...