HILARIOUS:Cristiano Ronaldo pranks Portugal team-mate Ricardo Quaresma by redesigning his car in the style of his CR7 boots with tinfoil

Cristiano Ronaldo has been said to have had a miserable demeanour of late at Real Madrid, but the current Ballon d'Or holder was all smiles while on international duty on Thursday.

Ronaldo showed his jovial side as he played a prank on Portugal team-mate Ricardo Quaresma - in a move that would have taken a lot of time and effort.

Cristiano Ronaldo took to Instagram to showcase his car prank on Portugal team-mate Ricardo Quaresma

 

 The 30-year-old took to Instagram later that afternoon to show off the artwork of his stunt - as he redesigned Quaresma's car with tinfoil into the style of his Nike Mercurial Superfly CR7 football boots.

Ronaldo re-designed Quaresma's car into the style of his Nike Mercurial Superfly CR7 football boots

 

Ronaldo was wearing his signature model boots during Portugal's training session on Thursday

 

Accompanied with the caption: 'Did you see what I did to @RicardoQuaresmaOficial's car on @nikefootball’s Snapchat?! And yes Quaresma, it’s still funny!!,' the devastating forward was grinning from ear-to-ear as he holds one of his trademark boots alongside the car.

The prank didn't seem to sit too well with Quaresma, however. He posted on Instagram: 'Seriously @cristiano ?! My newly redesigned CR7 #Mercurial car on @nikefootball's snapchat.'

Portugal coach Fernando Santos will be hoping his two forwards can let the prank slide and get things back on track as the Iberian nation prepares to host Serbia in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday night.

Victory for Portugal in Lisbon would stretch their gap over Serbia to eight points after four matches.

Santos' men currently sit second in Group I on six points - just one behind leaders Denmark who have played a game more.

And the 60-year-old will be hoping his side can continue their recent good form which has yielded an 100 per cent record from their last three games including a 1-0 friendly win over Argentina on November 18 at Old Trafford.

Quaresma (left) started alongside Ronaldo as Portugal recorded their fourth straight win

The 30-year-old (left)  lead Portugal to victory against Serbia in Sunday's Euro 2016 qualifier

Michael Owen's horse Brown Panther wins Dubai Gold Cup to net former England striker £384,000 in prize money

Brown Panther had a convincing victory for co-owner Michael Owen at the Dubai Gold Cup

 

Michael Owen failed to get his hands on silverware at a World Cup when playing for England but Brown Panther, a horse he both bred and co-owns, ensured he came away from Saturday's Dubai World Cup meeting with a trophy.

The seven-year-old, trained by Tom Dascombe at Owen’s Manor House Stable in Cheshire and ridden by Richard Kingscote, was always close to the pace in the two-mile Dubai Gold Cup and quickened to beat Star Empire by a decisive three and a half lengths.

 The victory, the 11th of Brown Panther’s career, secured a first prize of £384,000, by far the biggest Owen has ever won in his racing venture

Owen and trainer Tom Dascombe pose with Brown Panther after winning the race

 

Former England striker Owen watches on at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday in Dubai

 

   Owen, who won the 2014 Irish St Leger with Brown Panther, said: ‘He is the horse of a lifetime and a superstar in my eyes. That was a tough race – two miles in this heat and he kept on galloping like he did in the final furlong.

‘He is a talented horse but has great courage. I am very proud of him.’

The success was also rewarding for Kingscote. He has had a race against time to get fit after suffering a broken collar bone, snapped arm, broke wrist and elbow plus punctured lungs in a fall.

There was a second win on the Meydan card for Europe when Sole Power, trained in Ireland by Eddie Lynam and ridden by Richard Hughes, landed the Al Quoz Sprint.

While British jockey William Buick landed the $10m World Cup on Saeed Bin Suroor-trained 14-1 shot Prince Bishop, who beat 2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome.

The success for an eight-year-old who has never won at group one level in Europe and was running in his fourth World Cup was another surprise result in the race.

It again showed the Dubai World Cup may be the richest race on the globe but it is of questionable quality.

Another former England striker Peter Crouch was also in Dubai with his wife Abbey Clancy

 

Meanwhile, owner Marwan Koukash continued his good run of sporting form when 12-1 shot Gabrial, trained by Richard Fahey and 22nd winner of the year for jockey Tony Hamilton, landed the Betway Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster.

It was a second win in four years for Gabrial’s team, having landed the 2012 Lincoln with Brae Hill.

Flamboyant Koukash is the owner of Super League team Salford Red Devils, who have risen to sixth in the table after a run of three wins in their last five games.

Gabrial, who had been unplaced on the Dubai World Cup card 12 months ago, had also run over middle distances last year as Koukash harboured hopes he may become a Melbourne Cup contender.

But he showed slick turn of foot over the mile of the Lincoln to beat Mondialiste a neck.

Owen is pictured being questioned by the media after victory for his horse Brown Panther

 

Owen is pictured with his family at the Meydan Racecourse after his victory

 

Fahey said: They raced in a very tight pack and I wasn't sure he was going to get out in time. "That's the first time I've ever seen him really pin his ears back and have a real go as he's a bit of a character.

Tony said he always felt like he was going to win.

‘The only reason he was running over further last year was because after Mount Athos got injured. Marwan wanted a Melbourne Cup horse but he didn't stay.’

 

Trainer Mark Johnston made a perfect start to the Flat season as his first three runners all won. After Ravenhoe had won the Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster, the traditional curtain-raiser to the Turf season, Johnston-trained Rah Rah won at Kempton and Buratino at Chelmsford. The composition of Johnston’ s stable has changed this year with 130 of his 210 horses being two-year-olds.

Lionel Messi surprises one lucky fan from his hometown of Rosario with a pair of his latest Adidas boots

The 27-year-old posed for a picture with the boots and sent a special message to Rossi

 

Barcelona star Lionel Messi surprised a fan from his hometown of Rosario on social media with a pair of his latest Adidas boots. 

The Argentina international took to Twitter and Facebook and wrote a personal message to Brian Rossi, the lucky fan who grew up in the same city as Messi, to surprise him with the boots.

Alongside a picture where Messi is seen holding the boots, he wrote on Facebook: 'I am a Pibe De Barrio, the boy from the neighbourhood, and now I have these boots for Brian Rossi who is also from Rosario. #PibeDeBarr10 #therewillbehaters'.

                         The Barcelona and Argentina star is an icon who promotes the adidas brand

Messi has been in exceptional form in recent weeks, helping Barcelona overcome Manchester City in the Champions League with an impressive solo performance before seeing his side defeat rivals Real Madrid in the El Clasico on Sunday. 

With the spotlight firmly on Messi when he's on the pitch, the 27-year-old will no doubt earn rave reviews off it with this surprise gift.

Rossi, the lucky fan, will be licking his lips at the prospect of wearing Messi's boots and will hope he plays like him too. 

Andy Carroll and heavily-pregnant Billi Mucklow show off baby bump as couple enjoy vacation in Abu Dhabi

Pregnant Billi Mucklow and Andy Carroll, couldn’t hide their excitement as she shared a picture of the couple

 

West Ham striker Andy Carroll and fiancee Billi Mucklow could not contain their excitement as they soaked up the sun just weeks before becoming parents for the first time.

After jetting off to Abu Dhabi as Carroll recovers from knee surgery, the pair posed for a photograph in their snazzy swim wear.

The 26-year-old is set to miss the rest of the season after being forced off through injury during the Hammers' goalless draw with Southampton in February.

Carroll was pictured wearing a leg brace earlier this month

 

  

   Mucklow and Carroll smiled for the camera as the TOWIE star perched on her future husband's sun lounger whilst lovingly cradled her bump.

Carroll also rocked floral shorts and mirrored sunglasses as he wrapped an arm around his expecting partner.

Billi captioned the picture saying: ‘Because I'm Happy’.

 

 

Andy and Billi in Dubai

 

   Billi had caused fans to believe she might be expecting more than one child in a recent tweet as she gushed: ‘The Triplets Are Coming #triplets.’

The 26 year old even put three baby emoji's alongside her social media post.

As expected, Billi sent her fans into a frenzy when she announced the news of her possible triplets on Twitter with one asking: ‘Omg really?!’

However, it turns out Billi was just watching a TV show called The Triplets Are Coming!.

Andy Carroll gives a thumbs up after completing a spin and gym session as he continues his rehabilitation

 

 Billi broke the news of her pregnancy on Christmas Day by donning a festive jumper with the words 'making my little pudding' in an Instagram snap with West Ham United footballer Andy, who posted the picture : 'Merry Christmas #OurLittlePudding.'

The England international already has two children, a daughter Emilie Rose aged four, and a two-year-old son Lucas.

Worst Premier League Signings of the Season,Top 10. What do you think?

As the transfer window opens either at the end of the season or during the mid-season window,clubs scramble to pick up the best bargains, often leaving fans brimming with excitement over the latest big-money import.

Now its been months after the transfer windows have swung shut, and we take a look at which deals and players seem to have proved to be the worst of value for money spent.
As the league season comes to an end, at this business end of the season, we look at which players have offered the least to their respective football clubs, in England.

10 - FERNANDO

Porto to Manchester City

One of two Manchester City entries after a summer which saw Manuel Pellegrini’s side go backwards. Fernando is one-paced, doesn’t impose himself on games and is a man out of his depth, particularly in the Champions League. Porto must’ve laughed all the way to the bank when losing Fernando and Mangala.

Any better than Javi Garcia? Well guys, am not so sure.

Brazilian midfielder Fernando has struggled to make an impact at Manchester City since his summer move

 

Fernando (right) looked out of his depth during City's Champions League campaign

 

9 - RICKIE LAMBERT 

Southampton to Liverpool

Who knew that a striker who spent most of his career in the lower divisions probably wasn’t going to be cut out for life at Anfield? Well, quite a few actually. But that didn’t stop Brendan Rodgers taking him from Southampton for £4m last summer.

Perhaps at that price it was worth taking a punt on Lambert but the former Bristol Rovers frontman has had no tangible effect on the side and been reduced to becoming a glorified lump up front in the final moments if Liverpool are chasing a game.

Rickie Lambert's dream move to Liverpool hasn't worked out the way he would have hoped with just two goals all season.

8 - ANGEL DI MARIA

Real Madrid to Manchester United

This list is all relative. If you pay £60m for one of the world’s superstars, there is a reasonable expectation that he wins you a few games; but good performances of Di Maria’s can be counted on one hand and he hasn’t been able to get to grips with English football.

Louis van Gaal has quite rightly persisted with the former Real Madrid man, although we have witnessed just why Carlo Ancelotti wasn’t overly fussed about him leaving the Bernabeu.

Former Real Madrid star Angel di Maria (right) seems to have lost his way at Manchester United

 

Di Maria is shown a red card by referee Michael Oliver during United's 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Arsenal

 

 

Liverpool All-Stars paint the town red as Steven Gerrard and Co celebrate after sell-out charity match at Anfield

Enrique posted this picture showing an ice sculpture dedicated to the match earlier on Sunday afternoon

Liverpool players past and present painted the town red on Sunday night following the All-Stars charity match at Anfield.

Among the stars to revel in the moment at the Hilton Hotel in Liverpool was Steven Gerrard, who had earlier captained one of the teams in a 2-2 draw in front of a sell-out crowd in the game organised by the Liverpool FC Foundation.

Joined by a host of Liverpool legends, the Anfield faithful were once again graced with the presence of the likes of Xabi Alonso, Alvaro Arbeloa, Dirk Kuyt and Pepe Reina, and gave a particularly warm welcome to familiar faces Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres.

Jose Enrique (right) and Alberto Moreno (left) pose for a photograph with their partners after a spot of dinner

 

Steven Gerrard (left) embraces former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina during the night's celebrations

 

Also joining in with the celebrations was Liverpool left-back Jose Enrique, who said it was a 'great party after the game.' 

Manx anthem mistakenly played at Argentina v El Salvador friendly

Players slowly dropped their hands from their chests when the Manx anthem blared from loudspeakers

 

Organisers of a friendly match between El Salvador and Argentina have apologised for wrongly playing the anthem for the Isle of Man.

El Salvador fans whistled in disgust and their players were left baffled as the wrong anthem was played before the game in the United States on Saturday.

CMS Sports said it took "full responsibility for the honest mistake".
Ellan Vannin - the Manx name for the Isle of Man - and El Salvador are next to each other on a list of anthems.

Darwin Ceren and Oscar Ceren walk off the field after losing to Argentina during an International Friendly 

 

More than 50,000 spectators were inside the FedExField stadium in Maryland to watch the exhibition match between El Salvador and Argentina.

Several El Salvador players slowly dropped their hands from their chests when the Isle of Man's anthem, O Land of Our Birth, was mistakenly played instead of Himno Nacional de El Salvador.
Sports event company CMS Sports expressed regret over the "unfortunate incident".

A spokesman said it was not done with "malicious intentions" and that it would "take steps to prevent this from happening again".

Argentina, who were without talisman Lionel Messi, won the game 2-0 through goals from Ever Benega and Federico Mancuello.
Albert Roca the El Salvador coach did not mention the mix-up in his post match interview.
The FedExField is the home of the Washington Redskins American football team.

Federico Mancuello of Argentina celebrates his second half goal against El Salvador 

 

FUNNY:Thierry Henry disguises himself as a schoolteacher to surprise 16-year-old student with award at Welsh school

Thierry Henry adopted an unfamiliar disguise to surprise students at a school in Wales on Tuesday afternoon

Thierry Henry was a surprise guest at a Welsh school on Tuesday, but rather than appearing in his usual roles as a television pundit or footballer, the Frenchman turned up as a supply teacher.

The Arsenal legend was on hand to give Pen-Y-Dre High School student Emma Morgan an award live on Sky Sports News, and went undercover with an easy-to-see-through disguise as he took the teacher's place at the front of the classroom.

The Sky Sports pundit wore a black wig and glasses in an attempt to fool the class in Merthyr Tydfil, but quickly revealed his true identity once the students cottoned on. 

The Arsenal legend poses as a supply teacher at Pen-Y-Dre High School but students quickly found him out

 

 Henry was appearing on his first appointment as a Sky Academy Ambassador, handing out the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year award for Wales. 

The awards celebrate the achievements of students and teachers in using sports stars and the skills learnt through sport to build life skills for young people. An overall winner, picked from Emma and winners from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, will be decided on Sunday.

Student Emma was shocked to receive the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year award for Wales after Henry took off his disguise

Henry said: 'Emma is a fantastic example of the effect Sky Sports Living for Sport can have on young people and I’m delighted to present her with the Student of the Year award for Wales.

'The life skills learned through sport can be applied to all areas of life and Emma managed to turn her life around and reach her potential since being involved in Sky Sports Living for Sport. She’s a deserving winner.'

Henry works as a pundit on Sky Sports, and is seen here at the Nou Camp with Sportsmail's Jamie Carragher

 

The former Arsenal forward celebrates a goal during his second spell with the Premier League club

 

 

Henry retired at the end of last season after a spell playing with New York Red Bulls in MLS

 

PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates emphatic hat-trick for Club by taking the match ball on a first-class flight home

Zlatan Ibrahimovic posted this photo of the signed match ball following his hat-trick against Lorient

 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic isn't known for being shy and he was quick to show off the signed gift he was given following his impressive hat-trick in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 win over Lorient.

The Swedish international has had a difficult few weeks following his sending off against Chelsea in the Champions League and his foul-mouthed rant at the officials following the league defeat against Bordeaux.

Ibrahimovic took to Instagram where he posted the photo of his signed match ball. 

The PSG striker (right) had a a difficult few weeks but was able to forget about that with an impressive display

He said: 'For those of you who are wondering where the ball is...'

PSG are just a point ahead of Lyon in Ligue 1, coming into the final matches of the campaign knowing that they can't afford to slip up if they want to retain the title.

With a Champions League quarter-final place and currently top of the table, the French champions have potential for a great season but will need their talisman to keep on firing. 

Ibrahimovic slots home a penalty to seal the victory with his sides third of the contest in Paris

 

The Swedish international is congratulated by his team-mates after completing his hat-trick

 

This Sharp Shooter is Dressed to kill ... former Arsenal star Sol Campbell proves he's still a Gunner

former Arsenal, Tottenham and England defender Sol Campbell poses in his shooting gear

 

Since he used to be a Gunner, then it's no surprise that Sol Campbell has become a sharp-shooter for real.

The former England, Arsenal and Spurs defender has revealed he loves to dress up in the latest country gear and shoot birds.

'I managed to shoot 11 birds having never picked up a gun before,' boasted Campbell in an interview with Shooting Gazette magazine, out on Thursday. 

Campbell (second right, top row), with England at Euro 2004, won 73 caps playing for his country

 

 Campbell, who retired from playing football officially in 2012 and has since kept himself busy off the field, spoke about his desire to coach anywhere in the world.

'I'm in the last six months of my Pro-License Coaching Badges training,' Campbell said.

'Once those are completed I'll be able to coach around the world at any level.

'I'm also helping out the Conservatives on various issues to do with sport and diversity,' said the 40-year-old. 

The former Gunner found himself enjoying shooting having been introduced to the pastime by his wife's family.

'I've only just started really. My wife's family kept inviting me to shoot and I just didn't want to go, but since retiring from football I've had more time and I thought... let's get all the kit and practice,' added Campbell.

'I didn't want all the gear and no idea, so that was my starting point – shooting clays.

'I do like the attire. I have all sorts of country clothing because we live in Northumberland as well as London. You need good quality gear.

Campbell (right) celebrates the 2002 Premier League title with Thierry Henry (left) and Robert Pires (centre)

 

 

The style is important to me, but the quality goes hand-in-hand with it. I love the fabrics, the materials and the cuts. I love the whole sporting side of it.

'This year I shot about 30 birds. That was a mixture of birds. The banter was just lovely.

'As long as the birds end up on a dinner table and people are enjoying them, then that's fine. That's the point for me. I wouldn't want to go deer stalking, that's just not for me.'

Football's top 10 earning managers - in pictures

10. David Moyes (Manchester United / Real Sociedad) and Laurent Blanc (Paris Saint-Germain) - £5.1m
The former United manager ties with Blanc, whose salary is bankrolled by PSG's Qatari owners.

9. Jurgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund) - £5.3m
The long-serving Dortmund manager is the second-highest earning manager in the Bundesliga, although he has struggled for most of this season.

 

8. Sven-Goran Eriksson (Guangzhou R&F/Shanghai) - £5.9m
The former England manager has never been shy of a big pay-day, and is currently earning eye-watering sums in China.

 

7. Andre Villas-Boas (Zenit St Petersburg) - £6.2m
The former Tottenham and Chelsea manager has been a hit in Russia with big-spending Zenit.

 

6. Fabio Capello (Russia) - £6.6m
Another former England manager who is topping up his bank balance nicely with Russia, whom he hopes to lead in their home World Cup in 2018.

5. Louis van Gaal (Holland/Manchester United) - £7.3m
The Dutchman was the fifth highest earning manager last year through his work with his national side and then Manchester United.

4. Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) - £8.3m
Wenger is the longest-serving manager in English football by a considerable distance, having worked in north

3. Pep Guardiola (Bayern Munich) - £11.2m
The former Barcelona head coach has made Bayern one of the most attractive sides in Europe and they swept the board in German football last season.

2. Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) - £11.4m
The Italian is the second-best paid manager in world football and has earned his money, leading Real Madrid to their 10th European Cup last season.

1. Jose Mourinho (Chelsea) - £13.2m
The biggest earner of them all - and we're sure he thinks he's worth every penny. Jose Mourinho tops the list at Chelsea.

          Well folks, what do you think. Did your favorite  club manager make it. Watch out for more soon.