Cristiano Ronaldo reaches half a billion followers on social media.

Cristiano Ronaldo reaches half a billion followers on social media as the Juventus star cements his place as one of sports most marketable brands in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo has reached half a billion followers across social media platforms, becoming the first person to reach that mark on social media and cementing his place as one of sports most marketable brands in the world.

On Instagram, where he has 261 million followers, he is the most-followed person in the world. On Facebook, his page has almost 125 million likes and about 147 million followers while on Twitter, there are 91 million people following him.

On YouTube, his channel has been dormant for four years, but he has more than 1.7million subscribers.

Manchester United striker, handed two-match international ban.

Manchester United striker, Edinson Cavani.

  Manchester United striker, Edinson Cavani has been slapped with a two-game international ban for his horror tackle on Richarlison during Uruguay's defeat by Brazil last November.

The 33-year -old forward will now miss Uruguay's upcoming games against Argentina and Bolivia after he landed a two-match ban for a challenge on Richarlison last year.


In the World Cup qualifier, Cavani was dismissed following a mistimed tackle in the 71st minute after he landed squarely on the Everton forward's ankle.


Initially, the referee gave him a yellow card but was advised by VAR to check again on the pitchside monitor. He was then given his marching orders and Uruguay went on to lose the qualifier 2-0.

"I think it was a ball dispute, he went over the top," Richarlison said after the game. "If my foot was stuck it might have even broken my ankle, but I think it wasn’t bad. He tried to steal the ball and ended up missing."


Uruguay face Argentina and Bolivia in the March international break and FIFA confirmed Cavani will not be able to play in either match. The ban will be beneficial to United as he will be fully rested for the final weeks of the season after the March international break.