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Real Madrid teammates, Cristiano Ronaldo is already being asked to do better.
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squad and coaches at training on Tuesday. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti
called Ronaldos victory "great publicity for football," but then called on the
Madrid forward to lift his game. "To me, winning a Ballon dOr means even more
responsibility. It wont be easy to ask him for more with the numbers hes put up,
but I will," Ancelotti said. "I like what he does very much, hes always working
hard to be even better. So this is a reward for all his hard work." Ronaldo wept
openly at the ceremony after ending Messis four-year run as the worlds best
player by scoring 69 goals, including a Champions League-leading 12, in 2013.
"While this is an individual trophy, Ive also won it because of the help of my
teammates," said Ronaldo, who celebrated his success with president Florentino
Perez and teammates with champagne on the flight home from Zurich on Monday
night. Ronaldos teammates were quick to congratulate him on the clubs first
outright Ballon dOr winner since Alfredo di Stefano in 1959. Luis Figo, Ronaldo
and Fabio Cannavaro won the award while playing for Madrid but had joined the
team late in the calendar year. "We expected to win the 2013 Ballon dOr," Madrid
goalkeeper Iker Casillas tweeted after training, "your triumphs are ours too."
The 28-year-old Ronaldo has scored two goals in three games in 2014 and will
look to bolster his numbers on Thursday when Madrid travels to Osasuna for a
Copa del Rey match after winning the first leg 2-0.
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dress for the Vancouver Canucks admitted it was an emotional experience to have
his jersey retired. "It was a great feeling," said Bure, nicknamed the Russian
Rocket, after his No. 10 was raised to the rafters at Rogers Arena prior to the
Canucks playing the Toronto Maple Leafs in a nationally televised NHL game. "It
brings back lots of great memories. With the fans cheering and everybody happy,
it was like you scored a goal. I felt like I had to play again. I was in the
middle of the ice and 20,000 people were cheering for me." The crowd, many
wearing Leaf jerseys, chanted "Bure, Bure." During a 12-year career with
Vancouver, Florida and the New York Rangers, Bure scored 437 goals and added 342
assists in 702 games. As a Canuck he scored 254 goals, won the Calder Trophy as
the leagues top rookie in 1992, had five 50-goal seasons and registered
consecutive 60-goal seasons in 1992-93 and 1993-94. During Vancouvers 1994 run
to the Stanley Cup final Bure had 31 points in 24 games. In 2012, Bure became
the only Canuck player to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Joining Bure at
centre ice during the ceremony were the Canucks owners, general manager Mike
Gillis, former Canuck GM Pat Quinn and Gino Odjick, Bures former teammate and
long-time friend. Also attending was Bures mother Tatyana and wife Alina
Khasanova. Gillis, who was once Bures agent, said he was proud to share the
event with his former client. "The moment you became a Canuck you changed the
landscape of hockey in Vancouver," Gillis said. "Everyone was captivated by the
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Vancouver, had a commitment in the United States and could not attend. He did
appear in a video tribute during the game. Bures legacy in Vancouver was
tarnished when he refused to play for the Canucks in the 1998-99 season, forcing
a trade to Florida. Showing the same fluid moves he once used on the ice, Bure
easily sidestepped questions on whether he thought the Canucks would retire his
jersey. "My thoughts are it was a great night," said the 42-year-old. "Its
probably the biggest honour you can get. Im really pleased." Asked if he was
nervous, Bure said he wasnt until Wayne Gretzky called him earlier in the day.
"I knew it was a big deal," Bure laughed. Besides retiring his jersey, the
Canucks announced they will name the teams most exciting player award after
Bure. The Canucks and B.C. Hockey have also established a Pavel Bure Award for
minor hockey players who best exemplify the values of "integrity, passion,
teamwork and courage." Any hard feelings Canuck fans had toward Bure looked to
be forgotten as they gave the former superstar a standing ovation. "To all of
you . . . thank you for all the cheers," Bure told the crowd. "I will never
forget those years we spent together. "Nobody deserves a Stanley Cup more than
you. And its going to happen. I know. Thank you for night, thanks from the
bottom of my heart."
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