Sports
Ronaldo to miss Super Cup clash against former club Man United
World Best Player Cristiano Ronaldo may not be fielded in the Super Cup clash against his former club Manchester United, as Real Madrid are planning to give their talisman an extended rest this summer.
The Super Cup, which is to be played between the UEFA Champions League title holders and the Europa League title holders, is scheduled for August 8.
Ronaldo scored twice last weekend as Real beat Juventus 4-1 in the Champions League final, which meant he bagged a staggering 42 goals in all competitions last season.
The victory at Cardiff ensured a reunion for the Portuguese superstar with Manchester United, who had already booked their place in the showpiece event in Macedonia after defeating Ajax in a comfortable 2-0 win in the Europa League final at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on May 24.
Read Also: AFCON QUALIFIER: Rohr rues absence of Mikel, Ikeme
But according to Spanish daily sport newspaper, Marca, the Spanish champions plan on giving the 32-year-old forward an extended break during pre-season, meaning he will not face the Red Devils on August 8.
The situation also greatly complicates the presence of Ronaldo in the friendlies that Madrid will play, including the pre-season El Clasico with Barcelona, in the United States of America from July 23.
Except there’s an early elimination for Portugal in the Confederations Cup, like last year, Ronaldo will not step foot in the United States.
The highest-paid athlete is currently with the Portugal squad as they prepare to face Latvia in a World Cup qualifier, before travelling to Russia for the Confederations Cup.
RipplesNigeria ….without borders, without fears
Click here to download the Ripples Nigeria App for latest updates
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...