Karim Benzema has revealed how Cristiano Ronaldo s departure has allowed him to take on a different role in Real Madrid s attack.
The Frenchman has scored a goal every 1.7 games across all competitions in the two-and-a-half seasons since Ronaldo made a €100million switch to Juventus.
But in their nine campaigns together at the Santiago Bernabeu, Benzema was instead finding the back of the net once every 2.2 games.
And the 33-year-old has now acknowledged that he had to sacrifice certain parts of his game for Ronaldo s benefit not that he has any regrets over the matter.
Cristiano s departure allowed me to play a different role. He scored 50 goals every year and you had to adapt to his game, he told El Pais.
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David Moyes says he has a point to prove at West Ham after failing in three consecutive jobs since leaving Everton in 2013.
The Scot, appointed as the successor to Slaven Bilic at London Stadium, takes over with West Ham in the Premier League relegation zone.
Moyes has been out of work since leaving Sunderland in the wake of last season s relegation to the Championship, while he was sacked by Real Sociedad and Manchester United after lasting less than a year at each club.
The 54-year-old said it was a simple decision to take over at West Ham despite only being given a contract to the end of the season and accepted he will need to rebuild his reputation.
I was in Qatar doing some TV work and was asked if there was interest, said yes very quickly, Moyes to…
Cristiano Ronaldo moved on to 75 international goals for Portugal when he opened the scoring from the penalty spot in Saturday s 4-0 win over New Zealand at the Confederations Cup.
It means, heading into Wednesday s semi-final against Chile in Kazan, the Real Madrid superstar is only two goals behind the great Pele on the all-time list, as the seventh most prolific international player globally and second in European history.
But who are the players Ronaldo is yet to overhaul and how much of a dent can he make in the list if Portugal go the distance in Russia over the course of this week?
Here, Omnisport presents six of the very best goal-getters the world has known.
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Peter Vermes is hoping for a competitive match when Sporting Kansas City face off against rivals Seattle Sounders in the MLS on Saturday.
Sporting KC have struggled so far this season, sitting bottom of the Western Conference on just 11 points after winning just two of their games.
They are currently on a 10-match winless streak, but Vermes wants his team to use past grudges against Seattle to inspire a win.
Seattle have always had a very good team, a solid nucleus, Vermes said. We always have battles with them no matter where we re playing. They re an explosive team that can defend very well. It ll be a tough battle.
We re two very competitive teams that are in the middle of competing for the same things. You end up playing each other a lot and having …
The NFC West hogs the primetime stage in Week 10’s finale, with the San Francisco 49ers welcoming the Los Angeles Rams to the Bay Area for a battle in Levi’s Stadium.
Bookmakers go all out for the Monday Night Football odds, including a massive menu of NFL prop betting options. We’ve combed the Rams-49ers props, alternative odds and derivatives for our favorite betting picks — beyond the spread and total — for tonight’s divisional dance.
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data-mm-id=”_fjssdxs8l”>Paul Pierce will likely be joining FS1's Undisputed and his first appearance could come as earlier as this week, The New York Post's Ryan Glasspiegel reports. The NBA Hall of Famer will join the rotating panel surrounding Skip Bayless that includes Keyshawn Johnson, Michael Irvin and Rachel Nichols among others. Pierce, who hosts The Ticket & The Truth podcast with his former Boston Celtics teammate Kevin Garnett, tends to say the type of stuff that pops on social and sparks conversation so the move makes sense as the NBA season ramps up toward the playoffs. If finalized, it would mark his return to linear television after his high-profile exit from ESPN in 2021. He appeared on Undisputed a few times last fall so everyone should be able to hit the …