Cristiano Ronaldo

Invite your buddies over, put the beers in the fridge, buy some snacks, have the two or three pizza joint numbers at the tip of your fingers and wait until the spectacle begins. If you are fan of football then this Sunday is one of those days of the year that you will be glued to your TV screen. It is the derby of all derbies, the mother of all battles. It is “El Clasico”.

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich put on an unforgettable show on Wednesday night’s 2nd leg quarterfinal match of the Champions League in Spain, with the Spanish side reaching its 7th successive semis after a 4-2 victory in overtime. After a goalless draw in the first half, it was the Germans who drew first blood with a penalty kick by Lewandowsky in the 53rd minute.

Long before she came to Madrid, Mersin villager Ümmiye Koçak had already made herself famous thanks to her theatrical exploits and cinematic talent. Since directing and appearing in an ad with arguably one of the most recognized people on the planet - Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo - Koçak has been experiencing a new degree of stardom.

Cristiano Ronaldo won his fourth Ballon d’Or title Monday, beating rival Lionel Messi for the title of best footballer in the world for 2016.

The photo-sharing site released its year-end data Dec. 1 showing the 24-year-old pop star has the most followers of any celebrity (103 million) and was responsible for nearly all of the most-liked celebrity posts in 2016. 

Sports has always been an image-driven industry.

Cristiano Ronaldo has opened his second hotel in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Following the inauguration of his first hotel in his hometown of Madeira, the multimillionaire Real Madrid superstar expanded his business ventures in the hotel industry with the a 5-star accommodation called ‘Pestana CR7 Hotel’.

It is an undeniable fact that football is the most popular sport in the world. The FIFA World Cup is the most watched sporting event after the Olympic Games. Names like Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo are household to people from Papua New Guinea to the smallest town in Congo.

Fans of the beautiful game will have a chance to peruse memorabilia from around the world of football with a new exhibition, "Goal!," at the Zorlu PSM.

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo has faced criticism on social media after appearing in an advert for Israeli cable company HOT.