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...Toon recalls sitting in the back of a black London cab in 2021 when the driver told him, “Did you hear about Ronaldo? They’ll play much better now, don’t you think?...
...Ronaldo and Messi are generational talents — the Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic of football....
...The Messi-Ronaldo rivalry has a parallel in the almost simultaneous and equally enduring rivalry in men’s tennis, between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal....
...“Riswold and early Wieden work stood out like a middle finger aimed at traditional advertising,” said Andrew Miller, who has worked on Nike ads with tennis star Naomi Osaka and footballer Cristiano Ronaldo...
...We use the distressing incident to take a look at the ups and downs of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell‘s tenure, as well as assess the implications for the way the league operates....
...Other stars including football’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, tennis’s Roger Federer and golf’s Tiger Woods have amassed fortunes away from their sports through endorsements and investments....
...Perennial champions and top-ranked players Serena Williams, Ashleigh Barty and Roger Federer took their curtain call last season....
...Messi and Ronaldo also lost weight after shifting to radical long-term diets....
...Data released this week shows concussions increased 18 per cent during the 2022 season, an uptick that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell attributes to improved diagnostics....
...Messi and Ronaldo belong to the cohort of modern greats who have defied ageing thanks to improved professionalism, nutrition and medical care: tennis stars Roger Federer and Serena Williams are 39, while...
...The financial effects of Ronaldo’s disapproval are hard to calculate....
...Plus, the FT’s race and equalities correspondent, Taylor Nicole Rogers, explains why some black Americans take a dim view of America’s newfound embrace of the Juneteenth holiday....
...But the club is confident of a return to revenue growth, allowing it to invest in players this summer including the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo....
...In late March, Ronaldo Caiado, the conservative governor of the central state of Goiás and a one-time ally, said the president’s approach was “totally irresponsible”....
...Among those in the photo are legendary footballer Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , Fifa head Gianni Infantino and former England manager Fabio Capello....
...(FT) Ronaldo pay back Cristiano Ronaldo has coughed up €18.8m in unpaid taxes and accepted a 23-month suspended jail sentence in Spain to end his long-running tax fraud case....
...Viewers in Mumbai or Shanghai, used to a weekly diet of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester City, may be aghast....
...On Thursday, shares in football club Juventus rose 9 per cent on rumours that footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was considering a transfer to the Italian league champions, with investors believing the Portuguese...
...Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the twin towers of 21st-century football, do not have a memorable quote between them....
...I know a grown man with not one but two framed images of Roger Federer in his house, the larger of which shows the sweatless Swiss revving up for a cross-court forehand that makes you all but duck in the...
...Tennis star Roger Federer earned more in endorsements than any other athlete, with nearly $60m, in addition to about $7.8m from tennis winnings....
...When you watch Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo play football, they are running and kicking a ball, which more or less anyone can do — only they do it much better....
...Cristiano Ronaldo has made himself the best header of the ball in the game by the simple expedient of practice, rather like making free throws in the gym....
...Cristiano Ronaldo has – after the singer Shakira – the second-most followers, 103m, on Facebook in the world....
...roger.blitz@ft.com Twitter: @rogerblitz...
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