In this football language post we look at a headline from the Daily Telegraph newspaper about Ronaldo’s second debut in which the Manchester United striker scored twice against Newcastle. You can see more explanations of newspaper headlines here and don’t forget we have hundreds more explanations of football language in our football glossary. If you have questions or comments about this or any other phrase then email us at: admin@languagecaster.com.
Football Newspaper Headlines: Golden Return for Ronaldo
This newspaper headline focuses on the second debut of Portuguese star Ronaldo after his brace against Newcastle in Manchester United’s 4-1 win. The headline simply reads ‘Golden Return for Ronaldo‘ with a huge image showing him celebrating. Ronaldo is described as ‘golden’ which probably is a reference to the fact that he scored two goals – maybe if this was a tabloid paper it would be written ‘Goal-den Ronaldo’ to emphasise the pun.
There is more information about the player’s return in the sub-heading, ‘United hero bags two goals on Old Trafford comeback‘ with the verb ‘bag‘ meaning to score – he bagged a brace. The Old Trafford comeback of course refers to the fact that Ronaldo used to previously play for United – he is now back scoring goals at Manchester United’s home stadium Old Trafford.
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