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Cristiano Ronaldo is a football legend. This Portuguese celebrity is the highest paid football player in the world. He currently plays for Real Madrid club and is the captain of Portuguese national team. This man is indeed a legend, probably the most famous name heard in this century. And so is his home. We were able to take a pick into his luxurious house, located in Madrid. Aldo the pictures are not very clear, we can still make an opinion about his personal style. The amazing residence was shown in detail in a TV program called “Supercasas“. Ronaldo worked with architect Joaquin Torres in order to create a fabulous and unique interior design. And they succeeded. The house looks incredible. Lets start with the front door. Big, massive, black with his initials inlaid in the middle. And it`s not just the front door. The superstar told at the TV show that most of the items in his home have his initials inlaid, items like pillows, marble table, the entrance in the master bedroom, a sofa is actually C shaped. The house has 7 bedrooms and it`s incredible luxurious. Every single detail is screaming luxury and glamour, exactly like a celebrity has to have. Just talking about home interior with luxury models and also can support of the hobby player on this one, by relaxing at home is quite spacious and also with good comfort, and equipped with room to relax so they can spend time after a game or practice , of course, a house with a luxurious interior concept is to have everyone in. The most dominant mix colors in the house is black and white, which we can observe in the living room, the master bedroom, the entrance. It`s a simple and elegant style, extremely beautiful. What`s interesting is that most of the luxury furniture has round shapes, lots and lots of curves. This is Ronaldo`s preference. He helped the architect with his personal ideas in every free time he had. (www.homeluxury.net)

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year.
The 23-year-old wins the award for the second successive season after another outstanding campaign that has seen him score 38 goals in all competitions.
"I feel very happy. It is a great moment, it is an honour, a pleasure," said the Portuguese star.
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas picked up the young player of the year award.
Ronaldo beat off competition from Liverpool duo Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, 20-year-old Fabregas and Gunners team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor and Portsmouth goalkeeper David James.

The Portugal international was also in the running to scoop the young player of the year award, a feat he achieved last year, but was pipped to the prize by Spain star Fabregas.
Torres, Micah Richards, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young were the other nominees.
Ronaldo did not attend the event, as he is busy preparing for Man Utd's Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Barcelona on Tuesday night, but was presented with the award by United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
"When you work all season to play good, to do something for the team, and then at the end of the season the PFA give you this award, it is a great motivation to carry on like that, to work more and get better," said Ronaldo.
"I feel very good but it is not just my award, my team-mates have helped me a lot this season.
"They give me good passes to score goals - and I score - but it is a good moment for me."

Ronaldo revealed he voted for Arsenal striker Adebayor, but believes the right man walked away with the award.
"I voted for Adebayor because I think he has had a great season as well," he said.
"But you have many players who have had a good season - Torres, Fabregas, many players. But I think I deserve to win!"

Of his award, Fabregas said: "I'm very proud. It's a very prestigious trophy.
"Football is a collective game and you prefer to win trophies with team-mates but it's always nice to have this type of award.
"I dedicate it to my team-mates because without them I would not have won."

BBC broadcaster and former England and Blackpool full-back Jimmy Armfield received the merit award for his services to the game.

(source: news.bbc.co.uk)

Not necessarily. United States government has taken over the company's financial mengguyurkan with funds of U.S. billion to $ 85 American International Group Inc.. Money is to control the funds shirt sponsor for the club United.

AIG is one of the most visible real sponsor teams dominate the English league last season. English league is really a scoreboard for the company, which pierce the global point of this crisis. "Market feels good," said Nigel Currie, director of sports marketing in Guildford, England. "But actually not that much money over here."

Currie added, the club usually use one of the largest sources speculate sponsors get back. AIG agreed directly with the United States government two days ago, the second year for the four-year agreement with United worth U.S. $ 102.9 million. "This season, however profits from the shirt sponsor in the English League fall worth 67 million Pounds Sterling usually from 75 million pounds," said Currie This such as Bloomberg.

According to Currie, this week there will be discussion with several potential sponsors who are interested to replace AAG Deutsch Telecom's T-Mobile. This is not such as to receive more than one million sterling, United said Currie, who worked for Manchester United and last agree to use the sponsor Vodafone Group plc.

Sometimes not using sopnsor also better, Currie said, when newspapers need utuk illustration Northern Rocks, their difficulties after becoming the victims of contract with the UK bank for more than seabad. "You see in the business pages, and they can not avoid using the picture Michael Owen with a Newcastle shirt," said Currie. "Images and pictures are not successful."

English Premier League generally benefit more than 1.5 billion Pounds Sterling and the sponsor's income is only part of the small. United, for example, collecting 49.3 million pounds from the rights Siar years ago and still get the other cipratan of 42.9 million euros ($ 61.3 million) from the body of European football for a team that won the Champions League.

United Glazer family that owned the original United States, will not cover the fact lose the main sponsor AIG, who spoke as representatives from United. However, according to sports business professor Stefan Szymanski, the club has won the European title three times and 17 league England certainly will not find difficulties to find a new sponsor. "They will stand in line for entry into the sponsor Unit," said Szymanski, who teaches at Cass Business School, London.



Manchester United proved that supported national player Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez origin Argentina and two-time Premiere League best player Christiano Ronaldo is still a club takes sponsors.