“Eder, whose goal resulted in Portugal winning the championship, also praised Ronaldo’s pep talk, “[Ronaldo] told me I would score the winning goal for the team”, he told “O Jogo”, a Portuguese sports newspaper.
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“After quite a bit of deliberation, the observers chose a team that features the best performing players from the best performing teams at UEFA Euro 2016”, said Ferguson.
His ability to find just the right pass in a given situation has gotten France through so many tough moments in the tournament and created so many of their goals.
When the UEFA Euro 2016 Final was set last Thursday, everyone figured France would defeat Portugal.
“We are very proud to have seen two Nike teams playing the European final in Paris, and we congratulate Portugal for its achievement”, said Bert Hoyt, VP & GM of Nike Western Europe, in a statement.
“I said a month and three days ago that they were the best in Europe…”
Speaking after the game on Sunday evening Ronaldo revealed just how much finally achieving success with his national team meant to him. “We managed to win it for him and we’ve all earned this”. Think about it. If your team loses in the final of the World Cup or Euro, you have to wait four years for another chance.
Not surprisingly, it drove the players mad, but it gave viewers some entertainment during what was, for most of the match, a 0-0 game.
“For me, there was someone like Pepe, you had Gareth Bale who led Wales the way”.
Portugal player’s musical contribution to the celebrations didn’t end there as former Manchester United man Nani later demonstrated his beatbox talents.
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Ronaldo, in a show of generosity, gave his silver boot trophy to Nani, who didn’t get a trophy of his own, despite scoring as many goals as his teammate.
