Sunderland have reportedly agreed to make Jermain Defoe their highest paid player on about £70,000 a week for the next three and a half years in a swap deal that sends underperforming Jozy Altidore to Toronto FC. This a long time and a lot of money for an injury-prone 32-year-old. The following is a transcript of how that decision was made.
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Ronaldo — the Brazilian one who won the Ballon d’Or in 1997 and 2002 and not the Portuguese one who won it in 2008, 2013 and 2014 — was unveiled as a minority owner of the NASL’s Fort Lauderdale Strikers at a press conference on Wednesday. And to ensure his new investment in the U.S. second division gets that added bit of publicity, he said that he’s going to try and play for the club at some point.
David Moyes will eat your chips but won’t touch your nuts
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s son was excited to meet Lionel Messi at the Ballon d’Or gala
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With a powerful beat of his heart, Zlatan propelled the ball passed the goal line in the 72nd minute for the match’s only score. Have a look…
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Several possible explanations for Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or mating call
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