Cristiano Ronaldo finally found his magic touch on the way to making European Championship history, scoring twice to single-handedly salvage Portugal a place in the Euro 2016 knockout stages after a thrilling 3-3 draw with Hungary.
Much discussed in the build-up to the final Group F encounter in Lyon on Wednesday having blasted Iceland s small mentality and then missed a penalty in the goalless draw with Austria the Real Madrid superstar was already at the centre of attention well before kick-off even more so after a video emerged of him throwing a television reporter s microphone into a lake earlier in the day.
By being named in Fernando Santos starting XI, the 31-year-old completed a record 17th appearance in the competition, and his first strike on th…
Manchester City sowed the seeds for their latest title success before they had even completed their 2022 triumph.
In May last year, as the team fought hard on the field to hold off the challenge of Liverpool, off it the top brass agreed a deal with Borussia Dortmund to sign Erling Haaland.
It was a bold statement by a club used to making bold statements.
The prolific Norwegian striker joined them in the summer and, almost instantly, an already formidable team became a seemingly unstoppable force.
Obviously it was not quite so straightforward, but after City’s powerful spring charge – when they reeled in and then flew past Arsenal without even a hint of feeling pressure – few could argue they are now one of the greatest teams to have graced the Premi…