In this world of celebrity worship, the winning of football matches is a secondary concern. It’s all about RonaldoThere is a fascination always as legends fade, to watch how they rage against the diminution of their own powers, to see embodied in one shrugging, pouting frame the eternal human battle with mortality. Decay and decrepitude have their allure; …
Diogo Dalot was labelled as an 'absolute gem' after the Manchester United full-back showed the true value of friendship after comforting Cristiano Ronaldo when he broke down in tears.
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MATT BARLOW IN FRANKFURT: It was an emotional whirl for Ronaldo, who sobbed during the break in extra-time but regained his focus to score Portugal's first penalty of the shootout.
Two records were broken as Portugal beat Slovenia on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. After the game ended goalless after extra-time, Portugal won 3-0 in the shootout.
Replacing the 6,000 calories burned daily by a Tour de France rider, while negotiating the vaguaries and motorways of a 21-stage, 2,100 mile race is a formidable challenge.
Slovenia manager Matjaz Kek was shown a red card off camera as Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo missed his penalty at Euro 2024.
Andy Murray has delayed his decision to participate at Wimbledon
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Watch all three penalty saves from goalkeeper Diogo Costa during Portugal's shootout win over Slovakia.
Other viewers saw the funny side after Ronaldo missed a penalty during Portugal’s dramatic Euro 2024 win over Slovenia
The striker and his team embody a happy, functional tableau of people in France at odds with National RallyIn the end it took a grudging moment of light to decide a chilly, grey game at a chilly, grey Merkur Spiel‑Arena in Düsseldorf; a moment that also seemed to resonate just a little with the noises beyond the pitch.Sport is often confused with …
BBC coverage of the Euro 2024 did not go down well with the former Chelsea captain
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BBC pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards praise Cristiano Ronaldo's "courage", after the striker scored a penalty in Portugal's shootout against Slovenia, following his miss from the spot earlier in the match.
Roberto Martinez's side were pushed all the way to a penalty shootout in Frankfurt after finding their opponent's defence impossible to breach.
Didi Hamann has slammed Cristiano Ronaldo as 'embarrassing' after he was seen crying on the pitch following his penalty miss against Slovenia.
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