"Football Daily, for research/self-loathing purposes, recently sat through Cristiano Ronaldo's latest chat with Piers Morgan. Among many moments of hubris, self-celebration and smoke being blown up the great man's rear end by the ever-willing Morgan, Ronaldo took a typical moment of quiet self-reflection. I think in the world, nobody is more famous than me, he trumpeted, Piers nodding along obediently."
"While doing his day job he had a very bad time in Dublin, as Portugal went down 2-0 to an inspired Republic of Ireland side. When Lansdowne Road roars with noise, few stadiums can match its fervour but it had been a long time, 10 years in fact, since Shane Long's thunderbolt defeated Germany, to power Ireland to Euro 2016. After stunning the purportedly mighty Portugal, a win in Hungary on Sunday could land a Geopolitics World Cup playoff spot."
"Heimir Hallgrimsson was the architect, according to Ronaldo himself. Though Portugal were already two goals down, Troy Parrott snaffling both on what he afterwards termed the greatest night of my life, the money shot came when Ronaldo was given a red card, following a video review, for a clear and obvious elbow on Dara O'Shea. Who to blame? Hallgrimsson, according to Ronaldo."
Cristiano Ronaldo declared himself the world's most famous person during a television interview with Piers Morgan. Portugal lost 2-0 in Dublin to the Republic of Ireland, a performance energized by Lansdowne Road's fervent atmosphere and memories of Shane Long's previous decisive goal. Troy Parrott scored twice and later called it the greatest night of his life. Ronaldo received a red card after a VAR review for an elbow on Dara O'Shea. Ronaldo blamed Heimir Hallgrimsson for the match's contentious moments, while Hallgrimsson downplayed pressure on the referee and recalled past accusations that Ronaldo influenced officiating.
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