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Should the BBC be mocking Ronaldo’s tears?

3 July 2024

12:28 AM

3 July 2024

12:28 AM

Portugal squeezed through to the Euros quarter finals last night after a penalty shoot-out victory against plucky Slovenia. Or perhaps I should say Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal squeezed through, as whatever Roberto Martinez’s team does and however much or little their 39-year-old talisman contributes, the story always seems to be about him.

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