Real Madrid’s striker Cristiano Ronaldo poses with his mother Dolores Aveiro (right), son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr and brother Hugo (left) with his four Golden Boot trophies during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain yesterday. (Reuters)

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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo admitted yesterday he felt no satisfaction despite winning a record fourth Golden Boot as the top scorer in Europe’s domestic leagues last season.
“It’s a special moment,” said the 30-year-old Portuguese striker during a ceremony in the Spanish capital. “But I’m not satisfied, I always want more. I know I’m the only one to have won four Boots but I want more, I want the fifth and sixth if possible.”
Ronaldo scored 48 goals in 35 Spanish league games last season to claim his third Golden Boot with Real Madrid after 2011 and 2014. He also won one with Manchester United in 2008. No other player has won four. His Argentinian rival Lionel Messi, who scored 43 goals with Barcelona to finish second top scorer last season, has won the award three times in 2010, 2012, 2013.
Messi however is the only player to win European football’s top individual award, the Ballon d’Or, four times, with Ronaldo winning three times.
Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or title for the top European footballer for the past two years but Messi guided Barcelona to the triple of La Liga, Copa Del Rey and Champions league titles. “Obviously (winning a new Golden Boot) implies also winning things collectively, trophies with the team,” said Ronaldo, whose side failed to win a major trophy last season.
“Real Madrid is a team that must win titles every year. This season it’s the same, we want to win the championship, the Champions League if possible, and the Cup.”  
Two weeks ago Ronaldo scored his 500th career goal and then equalled Raul’s club record tally of 323 goals for Real Madrid.

Howe keen to continue Bournemouth’s rapid rise
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is “desperate” to continue the club’s meteoric rise over the last three seasons and credits a collective effort is the reason for their success.
The Cherries were sitting at the bottom of the third tier of English football when Howe took over for the second time and the manager has since guided them to two promotions in three seasons. “I am desperate to move this club forward even more and to continue the success we have had,” Howe told the Daily Echo.
“It is never about one person. It is a collective effort to produce a successful team. It requires everybody to move things forward and to help each other. The players are the most important ones because they have to go out and deliver and they have certainly done that for the last three years,” the former Burnley manager added.
Bournemouth, however, have found it difficult in the Premier League as they lie 15th in the table and have picked up eight points from eight games, the lowest of any promoted side. They have also lost several key players to long-term injuries, including leading goal-scorer Callum Wilson, record signing Tyrone Mings and summer recruit Max Gradel.
 
Milan deny wrongdoing in Paletta deal
AC Milan have refuted claims that club CEO Adriano Galliani skirted regulations when signing former Parma player Gabriel Paletta.
Paletta, who has made three appearances for Italy, joined Milan for the bargain price of 2.5m euros (2.84m $US) last season just as Parma were on the brink of financial ruin that has since sent them plummeting to Serie D.
A report in the Gazzetta di Parma said Galliani’s name had been evoked during court sessions in Parma relating to the purchase of Paletta, amid an ongoing investigation into the collapse of the club last season.  Milan released an official statement which said the player’s transfer was fully above board.
Paletta has since moved to fellow Serie A side Atalanta on a one-season loan deal.