Dani Gil

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‘Playing a World Cup in your own country, defending your national colours, with all your people around you, and then losing 7-1 was indescribably painful’ Marcelo on Brazil’s 2014 thrashing by Germany

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Hosts Brazil were left humbled on home soil in the 2014 World Cup semi-final

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‘Having to play under the pressure of being the new Roberto Carlos, who was also my role model, made joining Real Madrid even harder’ Marcelo opens up on what it’s like to replace an icon

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Marcelo was brought in at the Bernabeu to replace his countryman in 2007

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‘It was an immense privilege to play with Cristiano Ronaldo. He’s an extraterrestrial’ Marcelo on what it’s like to share a pitch with the Portugal icon

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Brazilian full-back was a team-mate with Ronaldo at the Bernabeu for nine seasons

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‘Mourinho was a born winner – he pushed us, he took us to the limit. Real had gone too long without winning and a club of that magnitude couldn’t allow that to happen’ Marcelo on Jose Mourinho’s El Clasico impact at Real Madrid

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Portuguese ended a four-year wait for the La Liga title at Real Madrid

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‘When Ronaldo went off, we thought, ‘We’ve lost our best player, what’s going to happen now?’ But at the same time it also gave us strength’ Nani on Portugal’s historic Euro 2016 win

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Manchester United winger assumed the armband when Ronaldo was injured in the final

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‘When the news arrived of Sergio Aguero’s winner against QPR, that killed us. We would rather have lost the title by several points’ Nani on Manchester United’s infamous 2011/12 Premier League title defeat

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Red Devils missed out on the title to rivals Manchester City on goal difference

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‘Whenever Ronaldo and I cross paths in Portugal, it’s always a good excuse to meet again, have a laugh and relive the moments we shared’ Nani details his relationship with his former club and country team-mate

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Nani and Ronaldo played together for club and country

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‘My whole life flashed through my mind when I went up to take my penalty in the Champions League final. There was no margin for error’ Nani on what it meant step up during the 2008 Champions League final shootout

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Portuguese took a crucial spot-kick during the penalty shootout against Chelsea

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‘My nickname came from my older sister, then when I started going out and dancing, everyone called me Nani too. These little things stick’ Nani reveals the origins of his nickname

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The future Manchester United pair played together at Sporting’s academy as youngsters

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'If Cristiano didn’t win or things didn’t go well, he’d cry’

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The future Manchester United pair played together at Sporting’s academy as youngsters

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‘Manchester United needed a manager who understood the club’s culture. David Moyes arrived with a small-club mentality and made poor decisions’ Nani on why Red Devils struggled after Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Moyes was the chosen one when Sir Alex called time on his 26-year Manchester United career in 2013

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‘There were stories in the newspapers every week, but I hadn’t paid much attention to them’ Nani on his life-changing move to Manchester United

By Chris Nee Published

EXCLUSIVE Nani followed Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting CP to Man United in 2007

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‘He'd often give me little warnings when I wasn't playing well’ Nani on playing under Manchester United icon Sir Alex Ferguson

By Chris Nee Published

EXCLUSIVE Nani won the Premier League and Champions League with Manchester United in the last seasons of Ferguson's management

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‘Playing with Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez at Manchester United was like a PlayStation game’ Nani on being part of the Red Devils’ all-action forward line

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Manchester United had a potent attacking corps between 2007 and 2009

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Cristiano Ronaldo's thousand goal stare

By Chris Flanagan Published

EXCLUSIVE Three years since Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr, he’s laser-focused on hitting another milestone – 2026 will see him play his last World Cup and further his quest to become the first player to officially score 1,000 career goals. As those who know him tell FFT, he won’t be retiring until he’s done it

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‘People wanted Ronaldo banned at the start of the World Cup – it was disrespectful to a player who’s put Portugal on the map. FIFA treated him fairly’ Maniche on Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card controversy

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The ban following Ronaldo’s red card against Ireland was suspended by FIFA

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‘Footballers really are just very normal people, and that’s what I found with him. I had the chance to live and work alongside Cristiano, it was a very pleasant surprise’ Alvaro Gonzalez on what Cristiano Ronaldo is really like off the pitch

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Al Nassr dressing room welcomed Ronaldo to the Saudi Pro League in December 2022

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‘I’d place the Saudi Pro League just behind Europe’s top leagues. Signing Cristiano Ronaldo alone isn’t enough to guarantee titles’ CR-7's former team-mate on the standards he faces at Al Nassr

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Ronaldo made the move to the Saudi Pro League in 2023, but has found silverware hard to come by

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‘Ronaldo is no longer the fast player he once was, but he’s still lethal in the box and that’s what he needs to maximise at the World Cup’ Maniche on how Cristiano Ronaldo can succeed this summer

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Ronaldo's former Portugal team-mate believes the Al Nassr man still has a role to play this summer

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‘Real Madrid wanted me, but I knew they were never going to trigger my release clause’ Gaizka Mendieta on the offers he got to leave Valencia

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Spanish playmaker spent nine seasons at Valencia before his 2001 move to Lazio

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‘Gareth Southgate wasn’t honest with me – he left me on the bench without explanation when he took over at Middlesbrough’ Gaizka Mendieta on falling out with the future England boss

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Spanish playmaker famously fell out with his then-Boro boss

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‘I don’t know if Cristiano understood the ramifications of his meeting with Donald Trump’ Louis Saha on Ronaldo’s White House encounter

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Portuguese icon met with the President of the United States at the White House in November

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‘Ronaldo will reach 1,000 goals easily, I have no doubt. It’s a milestone that matters to him – something he’s had in mind for years’ Nani on Cristiano Ronaldo’s ultimate goalscoring quest

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Ronaldo’s former club and country team-mate knows exactly how driven the goalscoring icon is

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Jeers, protests and moments of brilliance: Barcelona can once again boast a derby of real stature

By Dani Gil Published

Barcelona vs Espanyol is livelier than ever - with rat placards the centrepiece for the biggest game in Catalonia

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‘I can’t imagine myself in any world other than football, though I don’t know in what role. For now, I just want to keep scoring goals’ Pedro on the secrets of his longevity and what next

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Spaniard has won just about everything there is to win in the game

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