MADRID, August 5, 2008 (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo has refused to return to England for talks with Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson over his desire to join Real Madrid, a Spanish newspaper reported Tuesday.

LONDON, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Real Madrid's quest to sign Manchester United star striker Cristiano Ronaldo could gain impetus because of Wesley Sneijder's injury, Madrid defender Michel Salgado said on Sunday.

LONDON, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - Real Madrid's Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy believes that the constant speculation over the future of Cristiano Ronaldo has had an unsettling effect on the team.

Whether Ronaldo will follow Van Nistelrooy's path from Manchester United to the Bernabeu has been an ongoing debate this summer.

LONDON, August 2, 2008 (AFP) - Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster believes the Spanish champions can still win their battle to sign Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real have made it clear they are willing to pay a world record transfer fee to bring Ronaldo to the Bernabeu, but United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is adamant the Portugal winger won't be sold at any price.

HANOI, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Friday he was misquoted in media reports citing him as calling Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo a 'slave.'

Blatter last month called on the English club to release the Portuguese player if he wanted to join Real Madrid, rather than hold him against his will.

MADRID, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Manchester United's Portuguese striker Ronaldo is still dreaming of Real Madrid, despite his club's total opposition to his leaving, Spanish sports daily AS reported on Thursday.

Ronaldo's agent Victor Mendes has, according to AS, been in contact with Real to pass on the message that the player still harbours ambitions of playing at the Bernabeu.

MADRID, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - Real Madrid players have become frustrated with the constant speculation over Cristiano Ronaldo's possible transfer from Manchester United which Spanish media reported Tuesday had become bogged down.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon Monday backed Manchester United in the Cristiano Ronaldo dispute, saying players should not be allowed to walk away from a contract when they wanted.

MADRID, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - Manchester United's Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo would be welcome with open arms at Real Madrid's dressing room, the Spanish champions' midfielder Guti said Wednesday.

DURBAN, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo would be doing the 'worst thing' for his career if he succeeding in engineering a move from Old Trafford to Real Madrid.