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Cristiano Ronaldo played for 45 minutes as Manchester United drew with Rayo Vallecano.© AFP Cristiano Ronaldo played for 45 minutes as he made his first Manchester United appearance in 12 weeks during a 1-1 pre-season draw with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday. The 37-year-old Portugal forward, who missed the club’s pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia for personal reasons, reportedly wants to leave the club he rejoined last year. Former Real Madrid and Juventus star Ronaldo finished as United’s top scorer last season with 24 goals. But the campaign as a whole was a huge disappointment for the club, with a sixth-place finish in the Premier League meaning they missed out on qualification for the Champions League. Ronaldo was left out of United’s squad for Saturday’s friendly with Atletico Madrid in Oslo. But, commenting on a post on a fan page about him missing the game in Norway, Ronaldo wrote Friday: “Domingo o rei joga” which translates as “Sunday the king plays”. Ronaldo applauded fans on both sides of the ground as he led the team out for their pre-match warm-up on Sunday. The veteran forward had one clear chance during his 45-minute…

The highest attendance at a men’s European Championship match was the 79,115.© AFP England’s Euro 2022 final against Germany at Wembley set a new record of 87,192 for the highest attended match at either a men’s or women’s European Championship on Sunday. Attendances across the tournament in England have more than doubled compared to the last women’s European Championship five years ago. The Lionesses 1-0 win over Austria to open the tournament in front of 69,000 at Old Trafford smashed the previous record for a women’s Euro match of 41,000. Promoted The highest attendance at a men’s European Championship match was the 79,115 who watched Spain beat the Soviet Union in the 1964 final. (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Topics mentioned in this article Source link