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MADRID -- Life in Madrid certainly seems to agree with Cristiano Ronaldo.The Portugal forward signed a five-year contract extension with Real Madrid on Monday, capping an exceptional year after triumphs with his club in the Champions League and with his national team in the European Championship.This is the best moment in my life, Ronaldo said. After winning the Champions with Madrid, the Euro with Portugal and now having my contract extended, its a dream year. This is too special. Life is good, Im telling you.Wearing jeans, a black jacket and glasses, Ronaldo signed the new five-year contract alongside club president Florentino Perez, then was given a Madrid jersey with the number 2021 on the back.The deal keeps Ronaldo tied to Madrid until June 2021, when he will be 36 years old. His previous contract would have ended in 2018.Its not my last contract, lets make it clear, he said with a smile.The three-time world player of the year is Madrids all-time leading scorer with 372 goals in 360 matches. He has scored more than 50 goals in the last six seasons and is two short of becoming the first player to score 100 goals in European competitions. Ronaldo led Madrid to two Champions League titles and to a Spanish league title, among other trophies.Im not going to lie, I didnt expect to have these great numbers by now, Ronaldo said. I want to keep making history and giving my best with this jersey. I want to keep doing what I have been doing, scoring goals and helping this club win trophies.He feels the numbers should be enough to give him a fourth player of the year award, but said its not up to me to vote, so Im not worried with that.Ronaldo arrived in Madrid from Manchester United in 2009. He will have played 12 seasons with the Spanish powerhouse if he stays through the end of the new contract.Ronaldo has become an icon for this club, the symbol of the best club in the history of football, Perez said. There is no doubt that there will be a `before Ronaldo and an `after Ronaldo for Real Madrid.The 31-year-old forward signed the new contract a day after Madrid defeated Leganes 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to retain the Spanish league lead. Ronaldo didnt find the net, extending his scoreless streak at the Bernabeu to five matches, his worst scoring slump at home.It was another lackluster performance for Ronaldo, who has been facing criticism for an up-and-down start to a season in which he has played below expectations with seven goals in 12 matches. 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The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov.Salford and Widnes kick off the 10th Magic Weekend on Saturday, followed by Warringtons clash with Castleford, who are hoping they have turned the corner after their nine-try triumph at Headingley. The Grand Final re-match between Leeds and Wigan will then bring down the curtain on day one of the two-day extravaganza. All the games are live on Sky Sports 3 HD, with coverage underway from 2pm.Salford v Widnes (2.30pm)Salford are without utility back Niall Evalds through suspension so Josh Jones is set to switch from the second row to centre to plug the gap. Coach Ian Watson has added Jake Bibby and Jordan Walne to the team that lost at St Helens. Salford have so far clawed back just two of the six points they were docked for breaching the salary cap but vice-captain Michael Dobson says they remain confident they can climb out of the bottom four at the expense of Widnes, who are in freefall after losing their last seven matches.That makes them very dangerous, Dobson said. It makes it a must-win for them and for us every game is a must-win if we want to get into the eight.Were only six points off eighth spot and thats Widnes so, if we can knock them off this week, its down to four so its not out of the equation. Michael Dobson and Joe Mellor say theyre expecting an entertaining game when Salford take on Widnes in the first game of Magic Weekend Widnes are boosted by the return of skipper Kevin Brown, a Magic Weekend ever-present who scored a hat-trick of tries in last years win over the Red Devils at St James Park and has missed the last three games with an ankle injury. Centre Chris Bridge is also back after recovering from a calf strain.The Vikings Joe Mellor is hoping the potential return of Kevin Brown, who has missed five of those seven losses, can help the one-time leaders stop the rot.Because we started the season so well, its hard to take, but were training hard and putting in good performances without getting results, Mellor said. When is Magic Weekend on Sky? Magic Weekend is back at St James Park and there are a host of ways to watch it live on Sky Sports. Weve just got to keep working hard because thats the only way were going to get out of this bad run.Hopefully Kev will be back this week and we can get back to what we were doing at the start of the season.Salford: Jake Bibby, Justin Carney, Michael Dobson, Mark Flanagan, George Griffin, Weller Hauraki, Josh Jones, Phil Joseph, Craig Kopczak, Olsi Krasniqi, Ryan Lannon, Rob Lui, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Gareth OBrien, Junior Sau, Logan Tomkins, Adam Walne, Jordan Walne, Daniel Vidot.Widnes: Chris Bridge, Kevin Brown, Hep Cahill, Jay Chapelhow, Chris Dean, Gil Dudson, Rhys Hanbury, Aaron Heremaia, Chris Houston, Macgraff Leuluai, Manase Manuokafoa, Joe Mellor, Eamon OCarroll, Charly Runciman, Stefan Marsh, Setaimata Sa, Corey Thompson, Lloyd White, Matt Whitley.Warrington v Castleford (4.45pm) Warrington have lost three-quarter trio Kevin Penny, Ryan Atkins and Rhys Evans to injury but welcome back half-back Stefan Ratchford after he missed the defeat at Wakefield through illness and coach Tony Smith calls up former Leeds prop Ryan Bailey for the first time and centre Toby King for the first time this season after a lengthy injury lay-off.The Wolves remain top on points difference despite their surprise defeat at Wakefield last Sunday and captain Chris Hill concedes they are still striving for consistency.Were not really looking at the table, we just need to get back to playing some consistent rugby like we were at the beginning of the year, Hill said.Cas are playing really well. Theyve really brought it back round so its going to be a tough encounter. Castlefords Michael Shenton pays tribute to Tigers playmaker Luke Gale as he and Warringtons Chris Hill look ahead to the game Castleford are boosted by the availability of stand-off Ben Roberts, who has been on the sidelines for 10 weeks with a foot injury, while utility back Ryan Hampshire and centre or second rower Jake Webster are also back in contention.ddddddddddddProp forward Lee Jewitt drops out of the team that won at Leeds.Warrington: Ryan Bailey, Daryl Clark, Jordan Cox, Ben Currie, Kurt Gidley, Chris Hill, Benjamin Jullien, George King, Toby King, Tom Lineham, Gene Ormsby, Joe Philbin, Stefan Ratchford, Matty Russell, Ashton Sims, Morgan Smith, Joe Westerman, Ben Westwood,Sam Wilde.Castleford: Matt Cook, Ben Crooks, Luke Dorn, Paddy Flynn, Luke Gale, Ryan Hampshire, Nathan Massey, Mike McMeeken, Paul McShane, Grant Millington, Adam Milner, Junior Moors, Joel Monaghan, Larne Patrick, Ben Roberts, Gadwin Springer, Denny Solomona, Danny Tickle, Jake Webster.Leeds v Wigan (7pm) Leeds coach Brian McDermott admits there would be no better way for the Super League champions to kick-start their disastrous season than with victory over Wigan in a repeat of the 2015 Grand Final.The Rhinos, who included the league leaders shield as part of their treble last season, remain rooted to the foot of the table after losing 11 of their 14 matches so far, including a demoralising 28-6 defeat by the Warriors in March.Leeds fortunes hit a new low with a 52-12 home defeat by Castleford, a week after crashing out of the Challenge Cup, and McDermott says he has been forced to once more re-set his aims as he prepares for the Magic Weekend showdown with Wigan.Weve changed one or two things but weve been doing that since rounds two and three, McDermott said. Weve been adapting each week.After what was a really disappointing performance against Cas, youve got to look at what we do and look at what are are trying to achieve and re-evaluate those things, which is always difficult mid-season.To beat Wigan would be a boost for us.Wigan captain Sean OLoughlin fully expects the fallen champions to emerge from their slump but is hoping it is not at the expense of his side. Wigan captain Sean OLoughlin and Leeds captain Danny McGuire are expecting a tough game and a special atmosphere Obviously theyve not been going well but were coming off the back of two Super League losses as well so neither of us are in the best form, OLoughlin said. Both teams are desperate for a win.Theyre wounded at the minute but you only have to look at the quality theyve still got in their side. I dont think theyre too far away and, when they do click, they can kick on for the season. We dont want to be the team that kick-starts it for them.Despite back-to-back defeats, Wigan remain within touching distance of the leaders in a congested top half of the table in which two points separate the top six.Nobody has gripped it yet, OLoughlin said. We still feel its wide open for the top spot.Leeds: Zak Hardaker, Kallum Watkins, Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow, Keith Galloway, Beau Falloon, Adam Cuthbertson, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Brett Delaney, Brad Singleton, Mitch Garbutt, Jimmy Keinhorst, Mitch Achurch, Anthony Mullally, Josh Walters, Ash Handley, Ashton Golding, Jordan Lilley, Brett Ferres.Wigan: John Bateman, Greg Burke, Josh Charnley, Dom Crosby, Ben Flower, Oliver Gildart, Willie Isa, Dom Manfredi, Lee Mossop, Sean OLoughlin, Sam Powell, Dan Sarginson, Matty Smith, Ryan Sutton, Taulima Tautai, Lewis Tierney, Joel Tomkins, Sam Tomkins, George Williams.Watch the Magic Weekend live on Sky Sports 3 HD and Sky Sports 1 HD. 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