Cristiano Ronaldo addressed the media after the Real’s victory over Villarreal and had words of support for his countrymen in Madeira.
“Madeira is where I grew up and where all my family is. I am worried. I couldn’t believed it when I watched it on TV. I wish to help any way I can.”
Flood and mudslides in Madeira that killed at least 40 people late last month.
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Barcelona’s Argentine ace Lionel Messi won the 2009 Ballon D’Or, or European Footballer of The Year last week.
Ronaldo, winner in 2008, came in second.
Both player have had a sensational 2008/2009 season; but the Champions League made the difference.
Messi and Barcelona were comfortable winner in the final, with Ronaldo overshadowed completely in Manchester United shirt.
The award could have gone the other way if Ronaldo and MU were the Champions, only IF.
Cristiano Ronaldo will visit Vietnam in the near future, international football broker Jorge Mendes said.
Mendes was in Hanoi with Peter Kenyon, former managing director of the English Premier League clubs Manchester United and Chelsea, to work with Do Quang Hien, chairman of T&T Group. The two sides are talking about investing in a project to develop young football talents.
Mendes said they would probably sign an agreement next month to arrange for Ronaldo to come to Vietnam.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in the Portugal squad for their World Cup play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Real Madrid forward faces a race to be fit for the two games on November 14 and 18 as he has an ankle injury. Medical reports from the Primera Division side yesterday confirmed he would be out of action for at least two more weeks.
Ronaldo has missed Madrid’s last eight matches after suffering an injury to his right ankle during the Champions League match with Marseille on September 30, and then aggravating it while playing for Portugal in their World Cup qualifier against Hungary on October 10.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is doing everything he can to rejoin the (Real Madrid) squad as soon as possible.
A photographic feature in Marca documents the player’s daily recovery routine, based on double sessions, pool work and lots of drive.
The Portuguese player was injured on 10 October with a Grade I-II sprain on the internal lateral ligament of his right ankle and bone edema on the talus bone.
Marca say Cristiano’s goal is to be ready in time to play against AC Milan at San Siro. “I can’t wait to come back,” he says.
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