Cristiano Ronaldo Biography

Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from a small island in the middle of the ocean to the top of the soccer world. Kidzworld checks out one of the world's most exciting soccer superstars.

Growing Up

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, on the island of Madeira, which is a few hundred miles south of Portugal. He grew up in a small house in the city of Funchal and began playing soccer for a youth team in Madeira, where his dad was the team's equipment manager. At just 12 years old Cristiano moved 600 miles to Lisbon, which is on the mainland of Portugal, to play for Sporting Lisbon's youth team. The move was a difficult one for Cristiano, since he was away from his family and many of his teammates made fun of his Madeiran accent.

How the Hillsborough disaster happened

Although it remains the name of the ground of one of England's famous old football clubs, since 1989 the word "Hillsborough" has more strongly evoked Britain's worst sporting disaster.
On 15 April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death and hundreds more injured on the steel-fenced terraces of Sheffield Wednesday's stadium, which was hosting that year's FA Cup semi-final.
The inquiry into the disaster led by Lord Chief Justice Taylor established that main cause was a failure of police crowd control.
Events began to unfold from around 1430 on what was a bright and sunny day. The game was to be a repeat of the 1988 semi-final, in which Liverpool had faced Nottingham Forest at the same venue.
Liverpool fans had begun arriving at the ground from midday, but had to enter their designated stand at Leppings Lane through a small number of decrepit turnstiles.
Once inside, many made their way on to the terraced lower stand which was ringed with blue-painted steel fences and laterally divided into five separate "pens".
Fencing had been put up by many football clubs during the 1970s and 80s to control crowds and prevent pitch invasions.

Barcelona 1 - 2 Real Madrid : Gareth Bale scores stunning late winner to clinch Copa del Rey and win first trophy in Spain

Gareth Bale paid back all of his world-record transfer fee with one lung-busting, Spanish Cup-winning wonder goal.
It was his 20th for Real Madrid, his first against Barcelona. The match had been dubbed the game of his life and he produced the goal of his career to settle it.
There were shades of ‘Taxi for Maicon’ when he picked the ball up on the halfway line and steamed down the left. Bartra barged him off the field but he still went past the young defender, cut into the area and shot past Jose Pinto.

Magical: Bale jumps in the air

How the Hillsborough Disaster Happened

Although it remains the name of the ground of one of England's famous old football clubs, since 1989 the word "Hillsborough" has more strongly evoked Britain's worst sporting disaster.On 15 April 1989, 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death and hundreds more injured on the steel-fenced terraces of Sheffield Wednesday's stadium, which was hosting that year's FA Cup semi-final.
The inquiry into the disaster led by Lord Chief Justice Taylor established that main cause was a failure of police crowd control.
Events began to unfold from around 1430 on what was a bright and sunny day. The game was to be a repeat of the 1988 semi-final, in which Liverpool had faced Nottingham Forest at the same venue.
Liverpool fans had begun arriving at the ground from midday, but had to enter their designated stand at Leppings Lane through a small number of decrepit turnstiles.
Once inside, many made their way on to the terraced lower stand which was ringed with blue-painted steel fences and laterally divided into five separate "pens".
Fencing had been put up by many football clubs during the 1970s and 80s to control crowds and prevent pitch invasions.

A crush of supporters built up outside the ground

By about 1450, pens 3 and 4 - those directly behind the goal - were full, but outside the ground thousands of fans were still waiting to get in.
The pens' official combined capacity was 2,200. It was later discovered that this should have been reduced to 1,600 as crush barriers installed three years earlier did not meet official safety standards.
At 1452, police ordered a large exit gate - Gate C - to be opened to alleviate the crush outside the ground. Around 2,000 fans then made their way into the ground and headed straight for a tunnel leading directly to pens 3 and 4.

Wow, Kalahkan Juara Dunia, Simon Santoso Juara!

Simon Santoso

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA-- Simon Santoso membuktikan jika ia telah kembali dan dapat diperhitungkan dalam dunia bulutangkis. Pada pertandingan final di turnamen Singapore Super Series (SS), Simon mengalahkan pebulutangkis peringkat 1 dunia asal Malaysia, Lee Chong Wei dengan 2 gim langsung.
Memainkan pertandingan dengan rally, Simon meladeni pukulan-pukulan cantik dari Lee Chong Wei di awal gim pertama. Simon unggul lebih dulu dengan 2-0. Kemudian Lee Chong Wei dapat menyamakan perolehan poin menjadi 2-2 dan 4-4.
Pukulan netting tipis di bibir net yang menjadi andalan Simon, tampaknya merepotkan pertahanan Lee. Simon unggul 11-8 di awal paruh gim pertama. Perolehan poin Simon terus melejit dengan terus menyerang pertahanan Lee.
Rally yang diakhiri dengan bola tanggung dari Lee, langsung di-smash Simon. Gim pertama berakhir dengan keunggulan Simon dengan 21-15. Di gim pertama ini pula, Simon unggul dalam pukulan smash winner sebanyak 8 kali, sedangkan Lee hanya 5 kali smash winner.
Pada gim kedua, Simon terus memimpin perolehan poin. Lee juga kerap membuat kesalahan seperti beberapa kali netting silangnya malah menyangkut di net. Simon unggul dari 8-2, 10-4 dan 11-4 di awal paruh gim kedua.

Prediksi & Jadwal Final Copa del Rey Nanti Malam Barcelona vs Real Madrid

 

Final Copa del Rey El Clasico 2014, Barcelona vs Real Madrid

 

Final Copa del Rey 2014 berhadapan Barcelona vs Real Madrid. Ini adalah El Clasico 2014 ketiga. Jadwal Final Copa Del Rey 2014 ini diadakan pada pukul 02.30 WIB Kamis 17 April 2014 di Stadion Mastella, Valencia.
Prediksi Barcelona vs Real Madrid, El Clasico 2014 ke-3 di Final Copa del Rey akankah Real Madrid akan mengulang kemenangan terhadap Barca seperti pertandingan El Clasico sebelumnya?
Namun cerita akan berbeda ketika Cristiano Ronaldo tak akan merumput pada laga Final Copa del Rey 2014 ini. Banyak orang memprediksikan kali ini adalah giliran kesebelasan yang diasuh Tata Martino muncul sebagai pemenang.
Semudah itukah Los Blancos tanpa CR7 akan takluk dihadapan Lionel Messi dan kawan-kawan? Melihat ambisi pasukan L’equip blaugrana yang sedang bergelora ingin menuntu balas kekalahan pada final Copa del Rey tahun 2011. Nampaknya pertandingan akan sangat panas.
Walaupun tim putih sedang tidak bersama penyerang andalannya, Cristiano Ronaldo. Begitu pula dengan Barca, beberapa lini tidak dalam kondisi terbaik. Terutama pada lini belakang, dipastikan Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique dan Valdes cuti pada laga final Copa del Rey ini karena mengalami cidera.