During his visit to Nike headquarters last saturday, Ronaldo received a pair of golden Mercurial in honour of his winning football history and his help in developing the fastest boot on the planet.

Manchester United has been named as the world’s most valuable football club for the seventh year in a row by Forbes.

Real Madrid is again No. 2 with a value of $1.45 billion, followed by Arsenal at $1.19 billion; Bayern Munich at $1.1 billion; and Barcelona, with a value of $975 million.

It uses data on income streams such as broadcast rights, sponsorship and sales of tickets and merchandise.

AC Milan reached dizzying new heights on Friday, when they played football at the top of the world’s tallest building, The Burj Khalifa.

With a pitch specially created on the towering 828 metre-plus structure, the AC Milan team took their game to levels never seen before.

The AC Milan squad were in Dubai for their Winter Tour and the Emirates Challenge Cup which was played against Al Ahli Club on Sunday January 2.

Dolce & Gabbana will design the formal club suits for Chelsea Football team after signing a new three-year partnership, according to Vogue UK.

Using the club’s signature blue, the designer duo have created two outfits for the players – the first comprises a three piece suit with an embroidered logo crest.

The second comprises a pair of jeans worn with a shirt and black trainers. Both looks will be finished off with a black wool fitted coat.

It looks like Louis Vuitton has scored three soccer deities for its next core values advertising spots, just in time for World Cup that kicks off in June in South Africa.

Diego Maradona, Zinédine Zidane and Pelé have posed for photographer Annie Leibovitz for a campaign that spotlights Vuitton’s monogram canvas bags.

Liverpool have launched a must-have mobile phone celebrating the club’s glorious history – there’s just one catch.

The 18-carat gold handset features a sapphire crystal screen on the bottom and engraved is the Liverpool logo, which further is studded with 18 diamonds marking the number of the club’s league title victories.

The handsets are available in a limited edition of 250 and each phone comes encased in a North African black walnut box, lined with red velvet.