Quando ganhaste a primeira Bola de Ouro, estava eu na primária e todos os miúdos tinham o teu penteado na altura. Tantos eram os miúdos que queriam ser jogadores de futebol por tua causa.
Nas aulas, as minhas professoras falavam de ti como exemplo de que, se trabalhássemos muito e tivéssemos disciplina, podíamos chegar ao topo, mesmo começando do zero.
Cresci, fui-te vendo a conquistar mais e mais e mais. Celebrei tantos golos teus. Vi-te a sacar um hat-trick contra a Suécia para irmos ao Mundial de 2014. Levei as mãos à cabeça quando te lesionaste na final do Euro 2016. Senti que a justiça foi servida quando levantaste a taça.
Há figuras que nos marcam. Cresci a ver-te na televisão e nos estádios. Foi a minha vida praticamente toda.
234 internacionalizações, 146 golos e 45 assistências. Euro 2016, Liga das Nações 2019, Liga das Nações 2025.
Obrigado, Cris ❤️🇵🇹
Esta frase merece ser enmarcada en el Louvre:
“Los trofeos terminan en museos,
Pero si un gol mío
Alguna vez te puso feliz,
Hizo que abrazaras a alguien
O que olvidaras un problema,
Entonces todo valió la pena".
El ídolo que elegimos. 🥲🥲
🚨Luis Nani on the controversy between Jorge Jesus and Cristiano Ronaldo:
🗣️ Luis Nani: “I spoke to Cristiano after everything happened, and I asked him one question: ‘Brother, are you really leaving Portugal like this?’
“He didn’t answer immediately.
“He just said, ‘Nani, you know me. I can accept being left out. I can accept criticism. What I cannot accept is feeling like everything I’ve given Portugal suddenly means nothing.’
“That sentence stayed with me.
“Because I know Cristiano. I’ve shared a dressing room with him since we were young. I know how competitive he is. If the coach tells him, ‘Cristiano, you’re not playing tonight because I have another tactical plan,’ he might be angry, but he’ll understand.
“But if you make him feel unwanted, that’s different.
“I reminded him of Euro 2016. I reminded him of all the times we travelled together, the nights we suffered, the games where Portugal needed one moment and he gave it to us.
“He just said, ‘Nani, I never asked Portugal to play me because of what I did before. I only wanted them to respect what I can still give.’
“And honestly, that broke something in me.
“Because that’s the Cristiano I know.
“He doesn’t want a favour.
“He doesn’t want people to put him on the pitch because his name is Ronaldo.
“He wants to know that when Portugal calls him, they still believe he can contribute.
“I told him, ‘Maybe Jorge is trying to build the next Portugal. Maybe he wants the younger players to take responsibility.’
“He said, ‘Then let them. I will never stop them. But don’t build the future by disrespecting the past.’
“That was when I realised this wasn’t really about one game or one benching.
“It was about communication.
“You can tell Cristiano, ‘Your role has changed.’
“You can tell him, ‘You’re not going to play every match.’
“You can even tell him, ‘There are games where we need younger legs.’
“But you have to look him in the eyes and tell him the truth.
“Because Cristiano can handle the truth.
“I remember when we were young, we used to argue about everything. Football, training, who was better, who should take the free-kick. [laughs]
“But even then, I knew one thing about him.
“He would rather hear something painful from a friend than something comfortable from somebody who doesn’t mean it.
“So when I saw him leave the Portugal camp, I didn’t immediately ask, ‘What did Cristiano do?’
“I asked, ‘What happened between two people who should have been able to solve this inside the dressing room?’
“Because this isn’t just a player and a coach anymore.
“This is Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal.
“And after everything he has given that shirt, if this really is the beginning of the end, then I hope they find a way to end it with respect.
“Cristiano doesn’t need Portugal to protect his legacy.
Portugal needs to remember that it was privileged to have Cristiano Ronaldo protecting its shirt for more than two decades.”
𝐋𝐔𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄 à FoxSport:
"Foi uma edição muito difícil de vencer. Só perdemos dois jogos, um deles contra a ex equipa do Nuno Mendes, o Sporting CP. Provavelmente a equipa que mais nos criou dificuldades.
Cresci com um Sporting praticamente sem títulos onde uma taça de Portugal era bom e a Champions era uma autêntica miragem
Aziado? Estou, muito. Mas isto eventualmente passa.
O orgulho desta equipa? Esse será eterno.
Este é o mais próximo do Sporting que sempre desejei.
Jogador do Estrela caído e eles com a bola, árbitro deixa o jogo seguir, Sporting recupera a bola e vai para o contra ataque, árbitro pára o jogo
Hjulmand vai pedir satisfações e o monte de merda ainda cresce para cima dele. Hjulmand afasta-o e pede respeito. Tenham vergonha
O Natal é agridoce.
Quando somos pequenos não damos importância.
Quando crescemos e a mesa começa a ficar vazia, até eventualmente ficar cheia novamente, custa.
No caminho, aprendemos a valorizar o melhor que a vida tem: a família e quem consideramos família.
Feliz Natal 🎄