Cristiano Ronaldo believes Roy Hodgson has made a mistake by not picking his former Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand for Euro 2012 but the Real Madrid star still believes England can do well.

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<b>21 April 2012</b><br/>
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring Real Madrid's second goal as they recorded a prized victory over eternal rivals Barcelona. The Portuguese forward's goal, minutes after Alexis Sanchez's equaliser for the Catalans, proved to be the winner as Madrid all but sealed the league title at the Camp Nou.

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Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo attend a press conference in Madrid yesterday

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Jose Mourinho will stay on as coach of Real Madrid next season, according to Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward said so yesterday, amid reports that Mourinho, the self-styled "Special One", was poised to return to Chelsea.

<b>Jose Mourinho</b><br/>
The Special One appeared to have found his dream job at Real Madrid but that relationship has soured, with the Portuguese widely believed to want a return to England. Led Chelsea to their first league titles in 50 years before leaving in late 2007; the 49-year-old has also won European Cups with Porto and Internazionale.

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Jose Mourinho will stay on as coach of Real Madrid next season, his Portuguese compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo said today, amid reports that the self-styled 'Special One' was poised to return to London to manage Chelsea.

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Cristiano Ronaldo continued to dazzle fans by scoring a stunning winner in Real Madrid's 1-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano yesterday.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for Real Madrid in Moscow

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CSKA Moscow 1 Real Madrid 1

Jose Mourinho praised Cristiano Ronaldo's work ethic during last weekend's match

Real harness 'animal' Ronaldo

The under-fire Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo may not be enjoying his best period of form but he is still "working like an animal" for the team, his coach, Jose Mourinho, said yesterday ahead of tonight's King's Cup tie with Barcelona.

Ronaldo has been criticised by some sections of the Real Madrid support

Jose Mourinho defends Cristiano Ronaldo following criticism from Real Madrid fans

Jose Mourinho has defended Cristiano Ronaldo for not celebrating after scoring a goal at the weekend, a move which drew unusually strong criticism from the pro-Real Madrid media.

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