Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that his arm caught Mtiliga by complete accident, and is sorry that he was hurt. Ronaldo was sent off for the challenge, which left his counterpart with a broken nose.

Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed the headlines again, with another stellar performance capped off with a sending off.

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken over from David Beckham. First it was his number 7 shirt, then it was the right-sided midfielder spot at Real Madrid, and now its his pants!

Real Madrid stumbled to defeat to Athletico Bilbao, with Ronaldo and Kaka failing to sparkle in a hard-fought contest.

Cristiano Ronaldo had chances but didn't manage to score (though he didn't need to) as Real dominated Mallorca.

Cristiano Ronaldo may have traded Old Trafford for teh Bernabeu in the summer, but he is still a favourite with the fans back in Manchester!

Cristiano Ronaldo may have traded Old Trafford for teh Bernabeu in the summer, but he is still a favourite with the fans back in Manchester!

Even Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't get through a strong Osasuna defence to score the much-needed goal for Real Madrid, which left them having to be satisfied with a 0-0 draw.

Cristiano Ronaldo isn't having a great time of it at the moment - he lost his FIFA World Player of the Year title to Lionel Messi (finishing as runner-up) and then revealed that he misses Manchester!

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