Ronaldo A Cheat?

Chris promised to bring in loads of showbiz scoops by calling in favours from showbiz chums including VERNON KAY and LOUIS WALSH.

But when he burst into the office the best he could come up with were “exclusives” that MATT LUCAS is gay, MADONNA owns a pair of slippers — and he’s heard a rumour that DAVID WALLIAMS is straight for today.

Hmm, not quite “hold the front page” material.

Things got worse when he tried to ring Vernon and Louis — neither of them answered.

So I had to get a real showbiz star on the phone to help him out with a story.

Chris decided he’d like to have a chat with former Hollyoaks babe GEMMA ATKINSON — because he fancies the pants off her and is convinced she has a crush on him.

Of course, no one cares whether she fancies Chris — what we all want to know about is her fling with Manchester United star CRISTIANO RONALDO.

Thankfully, once Chris had got bored of begging her to snog him, he managed to get some good gossip out of her.

Gemma told him: “I did go out with Cristiano, but it all ended when he was caught shagging prostitutes.” Well, she does have a point.

She added: “He didn’t dump me but I didn’t dump him — it just sort of ended.

“And now I’m seeing someone else, who is semi-famous.”

Gemma remained coy about the identity of her new fella, probably just to wind up Chris.

She also told him: “I’ve got fake hair and fake boobs but am very proud of my real teeth.”

Chris said: “That’s it — there’s my headline: Get Your Teeth Out For The Lads!”.

Erm...maybe not.

But Gemma did go on to give him a couple of other exclusives.

Apparently she’s off to Tennessee to record a pop album (has she not heard the one about the soap star who thinks she can make it as a pop star but is a giant flop?).

And she also let slip that she has signed up to star in a new Brit flick alongside Ab Fab’s JOANNA LUMLEY and JAMIE WINSTONE, daughter of movie hardman RAY.

But she told Chris: “I can’t tell you the name of the film because I’m not meant to be discussing it at all.”

Gemma was more than happy to talk about her new calendar shots though — and Chris was more than happy to study them closely.

It was all in the name of work you understand — he had to pick his favourite Gemma pic to print in his column.

Chris told me afterwards: “I will have my wicked way with Gemma eventually — in fact I predict it will be in the next five years.”

I’ll remind you of that one in five years’ time then.

Thanks to Chris for letting me put my feet up — it was a job well done.

Cristiano Ronaldo made dying girl's final wish come true

Footballer met with terminally ill cancer patient

Cristiano Ronaldo made a little girl's dream come true when he met her at a football match.

The hunky footballer agreed to chat with the terminally ill 12-year-old when she visited the Manchester United team – and says he's proud that he fulfilled one of her final wishes.

'She had cancer and knew she was going to die,' he says.

'When I was introduced to her I was unable to ignore the sparkle in her eyes. She gave me her hand. I kissed her on the cheek and gave her a big strong hug.'

But Cristiano, 22, admits that his eyes filled with tears when he later found out she had passed away – and says he still thinks about her to this day.

'These are the things that affect me the most leaving deep scars in me,' he tells Hello!

'I said goodbye to her with a broken heart, but returned her happy smile. I had been able to make on of her dreams come true. At that moment she was happy.'

Ronaldo Has Final Expectations

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has targeted a place in the Champions League final this season - but he expects rivals Chelsea to struggle on the trophy front after the departure of Jose Mourinho.

The Portugal international believes the Red Devils have the capability to go all the way to the final in Moscow next May and said there was a determination to do well in Europe's premier club competition.

"Manchester United is the favourite (for the Champions League). Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter also have good chances," said Ronaldo, who also revealed a long-time desire to succeed at international level after finishing fourth at last year's World Cup in Germany.

"We want to reach the final at the very least. I am extremely ambitious and want to win every title.

"I especially want to win the World Cup. For Portugal to get fourth place in Germany last year was not a failure."

Meanwhile, Mourinho's shock exit from Stamford Bridge last month left new coach Avram Grant with a huge act to follow and Portugal international Ronaldo believes that cannot fail but to have an impact.

"Chelsea without Mourinho, that's a completely different team," Ronaldo, according to The Times, told Austrian newspaper Heute.

"You can never write Chelsea off, but I have a feeling that this will not be a good season for them."

Man Utd tie up with potential Bollywood blockbuster

MUMBAI — Bollywood movie "Goal" has tied up with Manchester United Football Club in the hope of scoring a major hit when it is released at the end of the month.

Indian actor John Abraham plays the role of a footballer inspired by the English Premier League champions.

"It's great to be associated with the Manchester United Club for our film," Abraham told Tuesday's The Times of India. "I have been a die-hard soccer fan since childhood and I have been idolising Manchester United since then."

The movie's director Vivek Agnihotri said it was the first time that the club would be associated with an Indian movie.

"We have shot in (the) club premises which is also another first for any Indian movie," he said.

The Times of India said England's Wayne Rooney and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo will be among the United heroes featured in promotional clips for the movie.

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, Abraham's girlfriend, also stars in "Goal."

The story revolves around a club facing closure unless they start winning games.

The manager takes his players to Manchester United, not to learn to sing and dance in traditional Bollywood style, but to seek inspiration.

With India's economy booming and new audiences being drawn to the cinema, Bollywood films are branching out into new fields.

"Chak De India" (Go India), a film based about hockey, proved a roaring success this year with superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the role of a disgraced player who turns the Indian women's hockey team into world cup winners.

Cristiano Ronaldo Helps Portugal to a Win

AKU, Oct 13 - Portugal kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the Euro 2008 finals after two first-half goals gave them a 2-0 victory over 10-man Azerbaijan in their Group A qualifier on Saturday.

Dominant Portugal started brightly and defender Bruno Alves opened the scoring after 12 minutes with a glancing header following a corner from Deco.

Azerbaijan were reduced to 10 men on 28 minutes when captain Aslan Karimov was sent-off for a foul on winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portugal, who had drawn their last three qualifiers, doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time when striker Hugo Almeida, a late replacement for the injured Nuno Gomes, tapped in a cross from the right by Miguel.

Azerbaijan counter-attacked strongly in the second half and Branimir Subasic shot wide with only goalkeeper Ricardo to beat after 75 minutes.

Ronaldo failed to celebrate his 50th appearance for Portuguese side with a goal when he hit the Azerbaijan post after a fine run on 77 minutes

Portugal trail leaders Poland, who face Kazakhstan later on Saturday, by a point with three qualifying matches to go in the eight-team group.

Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was serving the first of a three-match ban imposed by UEFA after what the governing body termed an "assault" on player Ivica Dragutinovic after Portugal's 1-1 draw at home to Serbia on Sept. 12.

Ronaldo nets poll win

United fans have backed Cristiano Ronaldo to continue his 2006/07 form and top the Reds' scoring charts come the end of the season.

More than 7000 ManUtd.com visitors participated in the poll, which saw the Portuguese winger blitz the field with a staggering 54 per cent of the votes.

Ronaldo scored 23 times last season and has already found the net four times during the current campaign, inlcuding one against former club Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.

Meanwhile, England international Wayne Rooney, who also scored 23 times last season, placed second in the poll with 30 per cent of the votes, while summer signing Carlos Tevez rounded out the top three. Tevez took some time before netting his first United goal but has now scored twice in his last three league appearances.

Cristiano Ronaldo writes off Chelsea challenge

Sir Alex Ferguson and his Manchester United players have been careful not to gloat since the departure of José Mourinho from Chelsea last month, but Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted to the sense of optimism at Old Trafford by saying that the London club are no longer the same team without their Portuguese manager.

In the interests of diplomacy, the subject of Mourinho’s exit was off limits when Ronaldo held a press conference a week ago to launch his new book, but when he was asked this week how strong Chelsea would be without Mourinho, the winger said: “Chelsea without Mourinho, that’s a completely different team. You can never write Chelsea off, but I have a feeling that this will not be a good season for them.”

Ronaldo’s remarks are unlikely to please Ferguson, the United manager, whose preference is for his players to be seen and not heard. The comments were made in an interview with a Viennese newspaper, Heute, given to promote next summer’s European Championship finals in Austria and Switzerland. The Portugal winger also boasted that United are favourites to win the Champions League.

United are bullish after eight consecutive wins in the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League, a run punctuated only by the glaring 2-0 home defeat by Coventry City in the Carling Cup, but a series of injuries has given Ferguson cause for concern.

Louis Saha withdrew from the France squad yesterday with the knee injury he suffered while warming up before the 4-0 victory over Wigan Athletic on Saturday. Saha follows Edwin van der Sar, Nemanja Vidic, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher and Owen Hargreaves in being ruled out of international duty this week.