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Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]
At the start of 2005, Ronaldo played two of his best matches of the 2004–05 season, producing a goal and an assist against Aston Villa and scoring twice against rivals Arsenal. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] He played the full 120 minutes of the 2005 FA Cup Final against Arsenal, which ended in a goalless draw; although Ronaldo scored his attempt in the ...
Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Argentina forward Lionel Messi. [278] Winning his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 by a record-high vote count at age 23, over the next decade Ronaldo has often featured in debates concerning who is the greatest player in history. [279]
Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07 and 2007–08: Won [163] [164] Premier League Player of the Month: Nov 2006, Dec 2006, Jan 2008, Mar 2008, Sep 2021 and Apr 2022 Won [8] Premier League 20 Seasons Awards: Best Player 2012 Shortlisted [165] [166] Manchester United: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08 ...
Team that played most games on the same day: 3 matches – Grêmio; On 11 December 1994, Grêmio played three matches on a single day during the 1994 Campeonato Gaúcho, with kick-off times of 2PM, 4PM, and 6PM, due to their extensive schedule. They won two and drew the third match, using a total of 34 different players. [102]
Raúl is the player with the most appearances, with 741 matches, while more than 100 players have played only one match. In terms of minutes played, Iker Casillas has the most with 64,920 minutes, while the player with the fewest minutes is Pedro Mosquera, who played just one minute. Alongside Spain, players from 44 different nationalities have ...
From Cristiano Ronaldo: "Ronaldo named UEFA Best Player in Europe". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 August 2014 After being named the winner of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for 2013/14 in Monaco, Cristiano Ronaldo gave his reaction to UEFA.com.
However, efforts to distinguish between the three positions regarding games played during this period and reconstruct the separate totals have been largely successful; players whose totals include pre-1901 games are notated in the table below. Roberto Clemente is the all-time leader in career games played as a right fielder with 2,305.