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    The Cristiano Ronaldo circus provokes a serious question over Portugal’s Euro 2024 hopes

    by Miguel Delaney Jun 23, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: AFP via Getty Images

    As one man took centre stage in a circus, a properly serious team got on with the business of convincingly winning football matches around him. Is this to be the story of Portugal at Euro 2024?

    Perhaps it really is the sign of a new team that, as a goal stood at Cristiano Ronaldo’s mercy, he shockingly passed for another player to score. It wasn’t the only moment where he threw back the years. There was also the moment when he beat a defender with a step-over to cross, something he hasn’t actually done in maybe a decade.

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