Real Madrid and Portugal attacker Cristiano Ronaldo could be ruled out for up to four or five months due to the injury he suffered in the final of Euro 2016, according to reports.
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Golden boot victor Antoine Griezmann, who was also crowned the player of the tournament, is in the team, as is West Ham and France winger Dimitri Payet, but there was no space for forward Bale alongside compatriots Ramsey and Allen in the 4-2-3-1 system.
The 25-year-old finished the competition with six goals and two assists, winning the Golden Boot and directly contributing to more goals than any other player.
Paris – A thundering out-of-the-blue shot by substitute Eder gave Portugal a shock 1-0 win over France in the European Championship final, delivering the country’s first worldwide title as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo watched injured from the touchline.
On Sunday, Pepe fully deserved his man of the match award, having closed down the most prolific strike force at the tournament without committing single foul.
“His presence in the changing-room was really important thanks to the way in which he supported me and he said it was our day.he believed as much as I did that it was our day”.
But it was Portugal skipper Ronaldo who hobbled up the steps to lift the trophy beneath a shower of silver tickertape. “He (Griezmann) had chances, but he came up tonight against a goalkeeper who made some crucial saves”, said France coach Didier Deschamps.
“Tourism Portugal has launched an appeal to find the France supporter and invite him to visit Portugal”, the board said in a statement. We represented Portugal, a lovely country of immigrants and we represent every one of them.
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo looked like he never wanted to let the European Championship trophy go as he touched down in Lisbon.
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Ronaldo said: “This is one of the happiest moments of my career”.
