Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial second spell at Manchester United is to end with "immediate effect", the Premier League giants announced Tuesday.

The biggest names in world football will be eyeing the ultimate glory of winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, but it will also be the last one for some of the legends of the game who have enthralled us with their timeless football skills, leaving a void that will be hard to fill.

For over 15 years, the footballing world has been split in two. It had become almost impossible to not compare the genius of two players christened by each’s fanbase as the greatest of all time, fondly abbreviated to ‘GOATS’: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Cristiano Ronaldo believes his explosive TV interview, in which the Manchester United forward said he had been betrayed by the club and was being forced out, had not been a distraction in the Portugal changing room in the World Cup.

Ronaldo will be 'phenomenal' at World Cup, says Neves Cristiano Ronaldo enters the World Cup under a cloud of controversy but his Portugal team-mate Ruben Neves believes the forward will have a "phenomenal" tournament.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have just broken the internet after appearing in a photoshoot together.

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo believes his country has an excellent group of players and they are capable of doing well in the World Cup in Qatar.

A-League boss Danny Townsend has made a bid to lure Cristiano Ronaldo to the Australian top flight, while admitting it might not be able to compete financially with rival offers for the disaffected Manchester United star.

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he was close to signing for bitter rivals Manchester City last year but former manager Alex Ferguson asked him not to.

Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo is suffering a stomach bug and will be left out of the team's World Cup warm-up friendly against Nigeria on Thursday, according to his coach Fernando Santos.

Cristiano Ronaldo say Manchester United's owners the Glazer family "don't care" about how successful the Premier League giants are on the pitch in another salvo against the club.

Manchester United said on Monday they were "considering their response" to an interview given by star forward Cristiano Ronaldo where he said he felt "betrayed" by the club.

Cristiano Ronaldo said he felt "betrayed" by Manchester United as he claimed manager Erik ten Hag and other senior executives are trying to force him out of the club in an explosive interview on Sunday.

Barcelona and Manchester United will meet in the Europa League play-offs for a place in the competition's last 16.

South African pacer Wayne Parnell brought out Cristiano Ronaldo's new goal celebration during the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2022 match between South Africa and Team India at the Perth Stadium on Sunday. With Rohit Sharma's men suffering a rare batting collapse in their crucial Super 12 encounter against the Temba Bavuma-led side, the onus was on in-form Suryakumar Yadav to stage India's comeback in the low-scoring encounter at Perth.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to first-team training with Manchester United for the first time on Tuesday since his refusal to come on as a substitute against Tottenham last week.

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen defended ‘BOSS’ Cristiano Ronaldo amid rising tension between the footballer and Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag.

Ronaldo's antics is beginning to taint his stature as a club legend.

Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday and that he is now training away from the first-team squad.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag wants his players to focus on their performances and not be distracted by contract talks, with Cristiano Ronaldo, David de Gea and Marcus Rashford among those in the final year of their deals.