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Croatia go fourth in FIFA ranking, Spain stay top
ESPN staff | April, 11 2013Croatia moved into fourth place in the latest FIFA World Ranking as Spain led an unchanged top three ahead of Germany and Argentina.
Article | ConversationSuspended Ronaldo to travel to Azerbaijan
Dermot Corrigan, Spain Correspondent | March, 25 2013Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo is travelling to Azerbaijan with the rest of the squad for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier even though he is suspended for the game.
Article | ConversationEngland climb to fourth in FIFA world rankings
ESPN staff | February, 14 2013England have moved up to fourth in the FIFA World Rankings after their friendly 2-1 victory over Brazil last week.
Article | ConversationMadrid forward Ronaldo: I'm not at my best
Dermot Corrigan, Spain Correspondent | February, 5 2013Cristiano Ronaldo has said he intends to play in Portugal's friendly against Ecuador on Wednesday, although he admits that he is not 100% at the moment.
Article | ConversationBento recalls three in squad to face Gabon
November, 9 2012Portugal manager Paulo Bento has recalled Silvio, Paulo Machado and Hilder Barbosa for the friendly match against Gabon next week after suffering a number of withdrawals.
Article | ConversationItaly replace England in FIFA Rankings top five
ESPN staff | November, 7 2012Italy have replaced England in the top five of the FIFA World Rankings.
Article | ConversationNI delight at Portugal draw
ESPN staff | October, 16 2012Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill hailed his side's "huge result" as they claimed a 1-1 draw against Portugal in World Cup qualifying.
Article | ConversationBento wants business as usual from Ronaldo
ESPN staff | October, 15 2012As he prepares to win his 100th cap for Portugal against Northern Ireland on Tuesday, Cristiano Ronaldo has been told to play his normal game by coach Paulo Bento, who is not expecting 'anything special' from one of the world's best.
Article | ConversationO'Neill out to spoil Ronaldo celebrations
ESPN staff | October, 15 2012Michael O'Neill wants his Northern Ireland players to spoil Cristiano Ronaldo's night as the Real Madrid forward wins his 100th cap for Portugal at the Estadio Dragao.
Article | ConversationRonaldo cleared to join up with Portugal squad
Dermot Corrigan, Spain Correspondent | October, 8 2012Cristiano Ronaldo has been given the green light by Real Madrid to join up with the Portugal squad to prepare for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers after tests showed the shoulder injury picked up during Sunday night's 2-2 Clasico draw at Barcelona was not serious.
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