A young Cristiano Ronaldo was inconsolable as Portugal lost the Euro 2004 final to Greece in Lisbon and was distraught again at the Stade de France on Sunday evening after he was stretchered off the pitch in the first half.
Ronaldo was just 19 and playing his first international tournament back in 2004, but the Real Madrid forward captains his country these days and was relishing the chance of leading Portugal to glory at Euro 2016.
Cristiano had hit two goals against Hungary to help his team through the group stages and produced one of the tournament’s memorable moments as he leapt magnificently to head home the opener in a 2-0 win over Wales in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
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