Madeira Marvel Is Becoming Best of His Generation ; Champions League

Daily Mail (April 02, 2008)

Author: Paul Hayward

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THE mission: to do unto Roma what he's been doing to the Premier League's also- rans. To become George Best not just in provincial England but on the proving grounds of Europe.

Mission fulfilled. Kicked, barged, kneed, elbowed, bumped and bashed, Cristiano Ronaldo bounced down the road of European immortality here last night, despite being abandoned to his violent fate by an especially laissez-faire Belgian referee. So much for Champions League officiating being stricter.

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Madeira Marvel Is Becoming Best of His Generation ; Champions League

A first-half goal in a flattering 2-0 Manchester United victory was a staging post on Ronaldo's journey to full acceptance as a legend beyond our shores. It also sent a glint of light from the club game's greatest tro...

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