Ronaldo Historic Goal

-

Cristiano Ronaldo scored an incredible NBA-style header, making contact 8 feet off the ground and hanging in the air for 1.5 seconds, to give Juventus a much-needed Serie A win


Ronaldo

  • Cristiano Ronaldo scoSampdoria coach Claudio Ranieri, who used to manage Chelsea and Leicester City, was in awe of the 34-year-old's goal, describing it as something you might see in the NBA.
    "Ronaldo did something that you see in the NBA — he was up in the air for an hour and a half," he said, according to The Guardian. "There's nothing you can say about it. You can only congratulate him and move on."
    Ronaldo himself was slightly more modest about the effort, however, saying, per The Guardian: "It was a good goal, and I am glad to help the team with another three points. I had problems with my knee for a month, but that has gone now, and I feel good physically."
    Paulo Dybala opened the scoring for Juventus in the 19th minute on the night — the Argentine lashing home an equally impressive volley with his left boot from the edge of the area.
    red an incredible NBA-style header on Wednesday that helped secure a vital three points for Maurizio Sarri's Juventus in Serie A.
  • The Portuguese star leaped high into the air, towering above two Sampdoria defenders, before cushioning the ball into the far corner.
  • "Ronaldo did something that you see in the NBA — he was up in the air for an hour and a half," said opposition manager Claudio Ranieri after the match, according to The Guardian.
  • The goal was Ronaldo's 10th this term in the top flight, and it saw Juventus leapfrog Inter Milan into the top spot in Serie A.

Comments

Post a Comment

Recent Posts

Recent Posts Widget

Popular posts from this blog

Liverpool's season so far: August

-
Image
A fruitful August featured a perfect start to the Premier League season and UEFA Super Cup glory for Liverpool. Having begun the month with a penalty shootout defeat by Manchester City in the FA Community Shield, the Reds bounced back immediately to beat Norwich City 4-1 at Anfield on the opening day of the top-flight campaign. An own goal by Grant Hanley and strikes from Mohamed Salah , Divock Origi and Virgil van Dijk - who would be named UEFA Men's Player of the Year later in August - saw Jürgen Klopp's side surge into a four-goal, half-time lead. An eventful first 45 minutes also saw Adrian make his debut for the club just four days after signing, the goalkeeper replacing the injured Alisson Becker for his first of 11 consecutive appearances in the league and Europe. And, five days later, the Spaniard would prove to be Liverpool's hero in Istanbul. Following a 2-2 draw after extra-time, the Reds overcame Chelsea on pe...
Read more

Liverpool FC history of the club - The history of football

-
Image
Liverpool FC S ince they were founded in 1892, the Liverpool Football Club name was synonymous with fame and glory. Both domestically and internationally, Liverpool is the most successful British club of all time; they have won 18 League titles, 8 League Cups, 7 FA Cups, 5 European Cups and 3 UEFA Cups. They are one of the most popular football teams in the world, with over 200 supporter clubs in at least 50 different countries. And yet, their magnificent history will forever be plagued by two of the worst stadium disasters of all time: Heysel and Hillsborough. Liverpool team picture from the club's first season. History Following the moving of  Everton  to Goodison Park in 1892, the club's then-president John Houlding suddenly found himself with the rights to Anfield stadium and no team to play on it. Always a practical man, Houlding quickly decided to circumvent this problem by forming his own club – Liverpool (should not be confused Liverpool Ramblers...
Read more