Cristiano Ronaldo gets gold CR7 Nike boots after winning fourth Ballon d'Or

• Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo won his fourth Ballon d'Or on Monday
• He beat off competition from Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to win award
• Nike have released a new 'CR7' boot following his hugely successful year
• Ronaldo won the Champions League before helping Portugal to Euro 2016 win
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• Cristiano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi: How do the great rivals' career hauls compare?
• Read: Ronaldo insists 'I always knew I was different' after winning Ballon d'Or

Nike have congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo on his fourth Ballon d'Or triumph by releasing a commemorative football boot after the Portuguese was named the world's best player. 

Only 777 pairs of the Mercurial Superfly CR7 Vitorias will be released in the new year on Nike's website as the American sports brand celebrate his recent achievements.

Ronaldo led Real Madrid to a Champions League final win over neighbours Atletico Madrid before helping Portugal to defy the odds by winning Euro 2016. 

Nike have released a new boot following Cristiano Ronaldo's fourth Ballon d'Or win

Only 777 pairs of the Mercurial Superfly CR7 Vitorias will be released in the new year

The boot is mainly white but has a gold plating at the bottom in a nod to Ronaldo's success

The boot has Ronaldo's 'CR7' branding on the side and has the word 'victories' on it 

The 31-year-old has rounded off a fine year by beating Lionel Messi and Antonie Griezmann to the Ballon d'Or award. 

His new boot features his 'CR7' branding and has gold plating on the bottom to commemorate his outstanding year. 

Nike have named the boot 'vitorias' as the Portuguese word translates to 'victories' in English. 

Ronaldo, who is currently in Japan for the FIFA Club World Cup, said of his fourth Ballon d'Or win: 'In my head, I have always considered myself to be different from the others. 

'So, I believed that I could be the best player in the world. 

'But a trophy of this magnitude is dependent on multiple factors. I could not have been certain of anything, because it did not entirely depend on me.

'I thought that I could win it once, not four times.' 

Ronaldo has been named the world's best player for the fourth time

The Real Madrid star poses with the Ballon d'Or trophy in photos shot before he left for Japan

Ronaldo was joined by his mother Maria and his son Cristiano Junior at another landmark

2016 BALLON D'OR RESULT

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Real Madrid) 

2. Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona) 

3. Antoine Griezmann (France / Atletico Madrid) 

4. Luis Suarez (Uruguay / Barcelona) 

5. Neymar (Brazil / Barcelona) 

6. Gareth Bale (Wales / Real Madrid) 

7. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria / Leicester City) 

8. Jamie Vardy (England / Leicester City)  

9. Pepe (Portugal / Real Madrid) 

9. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy / Juventus) 

11. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon / Borussia Dortmund) 

12. Rui Patricio (Portugal / Sporting Lisbon) 

13. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden / Manchester United) 

14. Arturo Vidal (Chile / Bayern Munich) 

14. Paul Pogba (France / Manchester United) 

16. Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich) 

17. Dimitri Payet (France / West Ham) 

17. Luka Modric (Croatia / Real Madrid) 

17. Toni Kroos (Germany / Real Madrid

NOTE: Of France Football's 30-man shortlist, 11 players received no votes. They were: Aguero, De Bruyne, Dybala, Godin, Higuain, Iniesta, Koke, Lloris, Muller, Neuer and Ramos. 

Real Madrid top Deloitte Money League list featuring 17 Premier League clubs in top 30

Real Madrid stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale

More half of the top 30 highest-earning football clubs in the world play in the Premier League - but Spanish sides Real Madrid and Barcelona lead the way.

Premier League analysed

How do the PL's top five performing clubs fare

The 2016 Deloitte Football Money League - detailing the 2014/15 season - measures a club's earnings from matchday revenue, broadcast rights and commercial sources, and ranks them on that basis.
Real Madrid retained their place at the summit for the 11th year in a row, having generated £439m.

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The club actually saw a £4.3m fall in broadcast revenue but significant gains in commercial revenue and matchday income made up for the loss.



Manchester United remain the top-earning Premier League club, bringing in £395.2m. However, that total is £38m down on their 2013/14 figure and the Old Trafford outfit have slipped one place in the overall ranking to third.
United's absence from the 2014/15 Champions League contributed to them being overtaken by that competition's winners, Barcelona (£426.6m, up £21.2m).
Manchester United have been tipped to top the Money League next year, though. Tim Bridge, Senior Manager at Deloitte, said: "Despite a reduction in revenue year-on-year, the fact that Manchester United remain in the top three of the Money League demonstrates the underlying strength of the club's business model.

It would not be surprising to see Manchester United top next year's Money League for the first time in 12 years, with the club forecasting revenues of around £500m.

Tim Bridge, Senior Manager at Deloitte

"The return to Champions League football [in 2015/16], as well as the commencement of a number of significant commercial partnerships, will only strengthen the business in 2015/16. With this in mind, it would not be surprising to see United top next year's Money League for the first time in 12 years, with the club forecasting revenues of around £500m."
Chelsea (£319.5m) also fell one place to eighth after a decrease of £4.9m in earnings, but Arsenal (£331.3m) climbed to seventh after adding £30.8m to their 2013/14 figure.

Manchester City (£352.6m, up £4.3m) and Liverpool (£298.1m, up 42.3m) maintained their sixth and ninth places, respectively.
There were also three Premier League clubs making their first appearance in the Money League top 30 - with Leicester City (£104.4m), Crystal Palace (£99.5m) and West Bromwich Albion (£96.3m) joining the elite.
In total, there are 17 Premier League teams in the top 30, including West Ham (£122.4m), who rose to 20th place.
Overall rise

The 20 highest-earning football clubs in the world generated £5bn of revenue last season, an increase of eight per cent on the previous year.
Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, points out that the list is dominated by clubs from Europe's leading leagues: the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.
"The 2014/15 Money League has been another year of growth for the 'big five' European leagues," he said. "However, we have also seen a slowdown of growth from the top five clubs, with revenues growing by just four per cent year on year, compared to 11 per cent in the previous edition.
"It may be hard for new clubs to break into the top 10 in the short term, given the €43.3m revenue gap between 10th and 11th place."

Ronaldo idam julang Euro 2016

Ronaldo mahu membawa Portugal muncul juara Euro 2016.

 

PEMAIN terbaik dunia, Cristiano Ronaldo mempunyai impian besar untuk membawa negaranya, Portugal muncul juara Euro 2016.
Menurut penyerang Real Madrid itu, membawa pasukannya menjulang piala berprestij Eropah itu akan menjadi pelengkap kariernya.
“Bersama kelab, saya sudah banyak memenangi piala namun tidak bersama pasukan kebangsaan.
“Jika menang Euro, ia merupakan puncak karier yang hebat. Saya harap 2016 adalah tahun untuk Portugal,” katanya.
Portugal sebelum ini pernah beraksi di pentas final Euro 2004 tetapi kecundang di tangan Greece.
Di bawah kendalian Fernando Santos, Portugal sekali lagi melangkah ke saingan Euro di Perancis selaku juara Kumpulan I.
“Kami mempunyai jurulatih yang bagus dan luar biasa. Generasi muda juga memainkan peranan yang penting untuk kami mengorak langkah,” kata Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo has a £1BILLION release clause

• Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes says his client would cost £1bn
• Mendes: 'He’s the world's most expensive player because he’s the best'
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Cristiano Ronaldo would cost £1billion to lure away from Real Madrid, according to his super agent Jorge Mendes, who believes he will see out his career with the Galacticos.

The Real Madrid star is not only better than Lionel Messi, he is the best sportsman in history claimed Mendes, who has brokered some of the biggest transfers in European football.

‘He’s the most expensive player in the world because he’s the best footballer, the best sportsman ever in the world,’ Mendes told the BBC’s Dan Roan. ‘It’s impossible to say his worth. Cristano Ronaldo? One billion. His buyout clause one billion, so it is one billion. 

Cristiano Ronaldo will never leave Real Madrid for another club, insists the forward's agent Jorge Mendes

Mendes rates Ronaldo as worth £1billion and believes he will never return to Manchester United

‘If for any reason they decided to sell him tomorrow for £300m, someone would pay. He loves the Manchester United supporters because he was there six years he but he will finish his career at Real Madrid, for sure.’

Portuguese Mendes has risen from a DJ bar owner in Porto, where he became friends with many footballers, to one of the most powerful men in the game who has reportedly taken charge of transfers worth more than £1bn in total. 

He negotiated Angel di Maria’s £59.7m move to Manchester United and Diego Costa’s £32m purchase by Chelsea last summer. He also represents Jose Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez and David de Gea. 

Mendes pictured with his most famous client Ronaldo earlier in the Real Madrid forward's career

Ronaldo's super agent Mendes has other players such as Radamel Falcao (right) on his books

But Ronaldo, who moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid for £80m in 2009 is his most important client. 

That was a record-breaking transfer fee at the time but Mendes claimed it would not be long before a club paid £200m for a player.

‘Clubs like Manchester United or Real Madrid, if a player is worth £200m, of course they can do it,’ said Mendes, who also said players are worth even more than clubs are currently paying. 

‘The most important part of the game is the players,’ he said. They deserve the maximum amount possible. Of course there is a limit but you can pay until this limit. I think the limit may be in three years or maybe after that.’

Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid for £80million in 2009

Ronaldo is congratulated by FIFA president Sepp Blatter after winning this year's Ballon d'Or

Mendes claims Ronaldo is the best sportsman in history that it would cost £1bn to lure him away from Madrid

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Real Madrid stars treated to brand new Audi's

• Real Madrid have had a sponsorship deal with Audi for 11 years 
• Each year, the first team squad are treated to brand new Audi's 
• Cristiano Ronaldo chose the fastest option, a 520-horsepower S8 
• The most popular choice was the Q7, which 12 players opted for 

Real Madrid's first-team squad have been treated to complimentary cars by club sponsors Audi at a event on Monday.

Each year, the deal sees the players take home an Audi of their choice, and it comes as no surprise that speed demon Cristiano Ronaldo picked the fastest option available. 

The Portuguese forward opted for the powerful 520-horsepower S8 model, along with defender Sergio Ramos.

Cristiano Ronaldo poses with his brand new Audi S8, the fastest model available to the players

Welshman Gareth Bale opted for the Q7 model, the most popular choice among the Real Madrid squad

James Rodriguez also chose the Q7, with a 245-horsepower, 3 litre TDI engine, but in blue instead

The most popular choice by some way was the Q7, a bigger, SUV car.

Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and Javier Hernandez were among the Real Madrid stars who chose that model, with a 245-horsepower, 3 litre TDI engine.

Summer recruit Toni Kroos was more refined in his choice - the S7 Sportback, a more elegant coupe. 

Raphael Varane, Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Arbeloa plumped for the sporty SQ5, boasting a 313-horsepower twin-turbocharged diesel engine. 

Before they were presented with the keys to their new cars, the Madrid squad were put through their paces with a series of tests - a small price to pay for a brand new Audi.

Divided into two teams, the players mounted stationary bikes to pedal through a relay race, before a keepy-uppy challenge shortly after.

They also participated in a reflex and co-ordination test, before posing with their new cars, some of which worth over 100,000 euros.

Last week, the Barcelona squad were treated to the same choices at a similar event. 

Carlo Ancelotti plumped for a smart black Audi A8 at the sponsorship event in Madrid on Monday

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez (right) poses with a Real Madrid shirt to Audi to celebrate the deal

Karim Benzema (left) and Ronaldo went head-to-head during a keepy-uppy challenge at the event

Luka Modric stands next to his new Audi at the Real Madrid training complex on Monday

Toni Kroos gives a thumbs up as he stands next to his shiny silver S7 Sportback

Pepe receives his new Audi at the sponsorship event in Madrid on Monday

Fabio Coentrao, Ronaldo, and Rodriguez were in good spirits as they participated in challenges

Ramos and Iker Casillas went head-to-head in a stationary bike relay at the car handover

Ronaldo was happy to sit inside his new car, a speedy four-litre Audi S8

£140m Cristiano Ronaldo!

• Manchester United will have to pay £60m fee plus wages of £20m a year to lure Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid
• The 29-year-old was hawked around Europe’s top clubs that summer before eventually signing a new five-year deal at the Bernabeu
• Despite Ronaldo’s success at Real, sources in Spain point to the Portugal forward not feeling loved

The true cost of trying to lure Cristiano Ronaldo back to the Premier League can be revealed to be more than £140million after it emerged that the former Manchester United star’s advisors have been asking for astonishing wages of £20m a year.

Ronaldo is understood to be willing to listen to offers after becoming unsettled at Real Madrid and new United manager Louis van Gaal did not rule out a move for the World Player of the Year last weekend. 

Cristiano Ronaldo scored another hat-trick for Real Madrid this week to take his goal tally to 264

However, any club wishing to buy Ronaldo would have to come up with mind-boggling sums after it emerged that the player’s representatives set the bar at £385,000 a week when they put feelers out regarding their client 18 months ago. 

At that time United were interested in a move for their former golden child as the club’s owners the Glazer family looked to add the ultimate signing to the squad David Moyes had inherited from Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ronaldo was hawked around Europe’s top clubs that summer before eventually signing a new five-year deal at the Bernabeu.

Ronaldo was hawked around Europe’s top clubs that summer before eventually signing a new five-year deal

Ronaldo is understood to be willing to listen to offers after becoming unsettled at Real Madrid

‘It simply wasn’t worth having the conversation at those numbers,’ said one top Premier League source on Thursday night.

Despite Ronaldo’s success at Real — he now has 264 goals for them — he is expected to look to leave once again next summer.

Sources in Spain point to Ronaldo not feeling loved and indicate he may be president Florentino Perez’s one high-profile departure of 2015. 

Manchester United were interested in signing Ronaldo last summer but he opted to stay in Spain

A group of United fans plan to fly a 'come home Ronaldo' banner over Real Madrid's next game

By then Ronaldo will be past his 30th birthday and there are serious questions as to whether United — or anyone in England — could find the money to sign him, even if his wage demands were to drop slightly. 

With Perez sure to want around £60m for someone who continues to produce world-class displays, even a four-year deal for Ronaldo would take the total investment to over £140m — for a player heading towards his 35th birthday by the time that contract ran out.

Last month United did decide to go the extra mile to sign another Real Madrid player, Angel di Maria, in a transfer worth more than £120m.

Ronaldo could be reunited with Wayne Rooney if he decides to return to Old Trafford

They also agreed to pay loanee striker Falcao £265,000 a week between now and the end of the season. 

However, a move for Ronaldo would blow those salaries out of the water and cause potential problems. 

Another Premier League executive said: ‘Even when you have a dressing room full of well-paid players, you are always taking a risk when you introduce a player who earns so much more than the rest.’

United have already flexed their financial muscle to sign Radamel Falcao on loan this season

United did to go the extra mile to sign another Real Madrid player, Angel di Maria

Real bimbang jika Ronaldo tiada

ANCELOTTI mengaku bergantung penuh kepada penampilan Ronaldo (kiri) untuk meneruskan kebangkitan Real dalam Liga Sepanyol.

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MADRID - Pengendali Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti mengakui tidak berniat untuk merehatkan Cristiano Ronaldo biarpun akan mengharungi jadual padat empat perlawanan dalam tempoh 12 hari.

Bintang sensasi The Galacticos itu telah beraksi kesemua tujuh perlawanan musim ini termasuk kejayaan meraih Piala Super Uefa sewaktu menang ke atas Sevilla dan juga kedua-dua perlawanan timbal balik Piala Super Sepanyol.

"Ronaldo tidak memerlukan rehat, kami memerlukannya kerana dia berada pada tahap terbaik ketika ini," kata Ancelotti.

Sebagai rekod, pemain berusia 29 tahun itu telah meledak enam gol dalam empat perlawanan terdahulu termasuk kejayaan hatrik sewaktu membelasah Deportivo 8-2 pada saingan Liga Sepanyol, Sabtu lalu.

Selepas ini, Real akan menentang Villareal pada Sabtu ini sebelum bertandang ke Bulgaria berdepan Ludogorets Razgrad dalam saingan Liga Juara Juara pada 1 Oktober.

Selepas itu, skuad bimbingan Ancelotti itu akan menanti kunjungan Athletic Bilbao di Stadium Bernabeu pada 5 Oktober sebelum rehat panjang bagi memberi laluan kepada perlawanan antarabangsa.

Biarpun berjaya 'meratah' Deportivo minggu lalu, namun Ancelotti menggesa anak-anak buahnya mempamerkan peningkatkan yang lebih tinggi.

"Keputusan menentang Deportivo sangat bagus tetapi ia boleh menjadi berlainan kerana kami masih perlu memperbaiki beberapa aspek dalam permainan kami.

"Kami perlu meningkatkan cara pertahanan kami tetapi saya fikir, kami kini lebih tersusun berbanding pada musim lalu," jelasnya.

Ketika ini, Real menduduki tangga ketujuh liga hasil dua kemenangan dan dua kekalahan sepanjang empat aksi Liga Sepanyol setakat ini.

The Galacticos juga berkemungkinan besar tidak dapat menurunkan dua tonggak pertahanan, Sergio Ramos dan Pepe menjelang aksi liga domestik bertemu Elche hari ini. - Agensi

Real Madrid 5-1 Elche: Cristiano Ronaldo bags FOUR and Gareth Bale gets another

• Real Madrid defeated Elche 5-1 in their La Liga clash at the Bernabeu
• Visitors took a shock lead through Albácar Gallego after a controversial penalty was awarded by referee Carlos Carlos Gómez
• Gareth Bale equalised with a header from James Rodriguez's cross
• Cristiano Ronaldo scored four more goals including a pair of penalties
• Portuguese has now scored 25 hat-tricks for Los Blancos 

Cristiano Ronaldo scored hat-trick number 25 of his Real Madrid career as Carlo Ancelotti’s side made it 18 goals in three games with a thumping win over Elche.

It was Ronaldo’s eighth goal inside a week and after the game he was asked if he was still happy at Madrid.

He said: ‘Things are going well for more on a personal level the team is scoring goals, winning matches and playing well.’ Asked about Jose Mourinho’s recent comments about the pair no longer having a relationship, he added: ‘It’s not for me to talk about things like that I’m just concentrating on what we are doing on the pitch.’ 

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale celebrate after the Portuguese scored his second in the 5-1 victory

Elche forward Edu Albscar (R) scores a controversial penalty past Keylor Navas to open the scoring

Bale wheels away in celebration after bringing Real Madrid back on level terms at the Bernabeu

Ronaldo scored in his 13th consecutive home game after another controversial penalty

Ronaldo sends a kiss to the Bernabeu after completing his hat-trick from thepenalty spot.

MATCH FACTS 

Real Madrid: Navas, Marcelo, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Kroos, Rodríguez, Illarramendi, Bale, Isco, Ronaldo

Subs: Casillas, Coentrão, Benzema, Hernández, Arbeloa, Nacho, Modric

Booked: Carvajal, Marcelo

Scorers: Bale 20', Ronaldo 28', 32', 80', 90'

Elche: Yagüe, Gallego, Pelegrín, Lombán, Cisma, Romero, Corominas, Rodrigues, Mosquera, Morales, Cristian de Jesus

Booked: Gallego

Scorer: Gallego 15' 

Subs: Suárez, Roco, Herrera, Martín, Fajr, Pasalic, Tyton

Ref: Carlos Clos Gómez

At: 65,000

There was crisis talk a week ago at Madrid but five goals against Basle in the Champions League, eight against Deportivo, and five against Elche here have silenced all the gloom.

They will face far tougher opposition in the coming weeks but now, fully in their stride, they will fear no one. Ronaldo even grabbed a late fourth goal from a Gareth Bale pass and that blossoming partnership is another reason for Real Madrid supporters to be full of optimism.

The highlight of the first half was a strange refereeing performance from Carlos Clos Gomez. On 15 minutes he pointed to the spot when Ronaldo looked to clear from inside the area and caught Pedro Mosquera unintentionally. Ronaldo later admitted that it had been a penalty but both Real Madrid and Elche players looked bemused.

Within minutes Gomez had made another very strange decision this time in Madrid’s favour.

Gary Mendes Rodrigues went down under a challenge from Marcelo. It was debatable whether the challenge had been a foul but the contact from Marcelo that brought the Elche forward crashing to ground was inside the area. Clos gave a free-kick on the edge of the area that Elche wasted. 

Albácar Gallego points to the sky after giving Elche a surprise lead from the penalty spot

Bale equalised only four minutes later with a towering header from James Rodriguez's cross

The former Tottenham Hotspur winger issues his trademark 'heart-shaped hands' goal celebration

New signing Keylor Navas (above) makes an acrobatic save while Iker Casillas watched from the bench

Before the next bizarre penalty incident Real Madrid were level with Bale heading in James Rodriguez’ cross. It was his fifth goal in five games - aided by Manu Herrera’s very flat dive.

Then came penalty number two with Gomez pointing to the spot after minimal contact from Mosquera on Marcelo – again players from both sides looked bemused but Ronaldo’s penalty was unstoppable into the top right-hand corner.

Real Madrid extended their lead when Ronaldo scored with another thundering header this time from a Bale cross.

The home side were now in complete control and debutant keeper Keylor Navas was having less and less to do. In for the rested Iker Casillas who is expected to brought back into the side for the weekend’s difficult trip to Villarreal, it was Navas first competitive match since the World Cup.

Casillas was still the centre of attention with cameras focused on the bench as he munched on an apple during the second half. He appears to be a dead man walking in Madrid’s battle of the goalkeepers with Navas unlikely to still be the number two next season. For now however the greatest keeper in Spain’s history retains seniority and this start for Navas was seen as a reward for his patience. 

Ronaldo hangs in the air before planting a bullet header into the bottom left cornerfor his second

Ronaldo strenghthened his reputation as one of the best headers in the game with a bullet second goal

Real defender Sergio Ramos (L) has a headed effort on goal during the first-half

Real Madrid players celebrate with Ronaldo en route to victory in front of their home fans

Ronaldo gets his fourth and final goal of the night after a break away in the dying minutes

Madrid toiled for the fourth goal and Ronaldo came close with a shot drilled towards Herrera’s near post scrambled away by the keeper who then fumbled the resulting corner kick.

Javier Hernandez came on with ten minutes left replacing James. The former Manchester United former had staked his claim for a place in the starting line-up with two goals against Deportivo last weekend but as if to show how difficult it will be for him to get into Carlo Ancelotti’s starting line-up, he was on the bench again despite the debut goals.

Hernandez’s appearance did bring a goal but it came from another former United player with Ronaldo wining another slightly dubious penalty and thrashing it home for goal number four and hat-trick number 25. He and Bale had not finished and there was a late fourth for Ronaldo – his eighth goal inside a week.