#Cristiano Ronaldo

#Cristiano Ronaldo

"Cristiano, inside the box, continues to be a very high-level player," Fernandes said. "He draws defenders and creates space for other players. "If Cristiano doesn't play and Goncalo does, Goncalo is strong in pressing and good at diagonal runs. "When I'm not playing and Bernardo [Silva] is playing as a number 10, Bernardo gives you more possession, I make more of a final pass.

Of course. I think for every single football player on this planet, both Cristiano and Messi are an example of what you should do, how you should do to be able to perform at the highest level for 15 years in the greatest leagues.

It is measure of just how much more shameless and obsequious Fifa has become under the presidency of Gianni Infantino that news of its decision to unsuspend Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal's first two group games at next year's Geopolitics World Cup has been greeted with little more than an amused, weary eye-roll at the brass neckery of it all.

To almost everyone, two of the slots are taken by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo but it's after that where things get interesting with so many fantastic players to pick from. You may like There's just just so many standout names from 2000 to 2025 The new millennium started where the last ended, with Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo (R9) at the top of the mountain, and the modern game, led most notably by Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

With the Republic of Ireland defending their box, a coming together between Republic of Ireland's Dara O'Shea and Ronaldo, left the Ireland defender on the floor. Ronaldo made a crying gesture and signaled it was a dive, but Swedish referee Nyberg awarded a free kick against him and produced a yellow card for adopting an aggressive attitude.