A comment from a Cristiano Ronaldo fan under Bruno Fernandes’ latest Instagram post:
🗣️ “Before stepping onto that pitch, remember the man who opened the door for all of you.
Remember that 19-year-old kid who cried after the Euro 2004 final defeat. While everyone else left the pitch, he stayed there, heartbroken, because wearing the Portugal shirt meant everything to him.
Remember the 2006 World Cup. When Portugal were knocked out by France in the semi-final, Cristiano was once again the one crying. He felt the weight of that badge more than anyone.
That young Cristiano is the reason so many people believed a Portuguese player could one day become the best in the world.
He made an entire generation dream.
He showed every child in Portugal that it was possible to reach the very top of football.
He put Portugal on the world football map.
For more than 20 years, he has carried this shirt, this badge and this nation on his shoulders.
He has fought every battle.
He has gone through every disappointment.
He has endured every criticism.
He has carried the expectations of an entire country.
And now...
This could be his last dance on football’s biggest stage.
So fight for him.
Run for him.
Leave everything on the pitch for him.
Create chances for him.
Pass him the ball.
Give him the farewell he deserves.
Because if Cristiano still had the legs, speed and power of his prime, he would not need anyone.
He would carry Portugal on his back once again and finish the job himself.
But this time, it is your turn to fight for him, just as he has fought for Portugal for more than 20 years.”
Cada vez que vestimos esta camisola, sentimos o mesmo orgulho, a mesma paixão e o mesmo sentido de responsabilidade do primeiro dia.
Amanhã começa um novo capítulo.
Trabalhámos muito para chegar a este momento e agora é altura de dar tudo pelo nosso País, e por todas as comunidades Portuguesas que nos apoiam aqui e em todo o mundo. Acreditem como nós! #VAIDARPORTUGAL
🚨Thierry Henry on Cristiano Ronaldo tears after winning the Saudi Pro League:
🗣️ “ People see Cristiano Ronaldo crying after winning the Saudi Pro League and some laugh because of where he is playing now. But for me, that moment explains exactly why he became one of the greatest athletes we have ever seen.
This is a player who has already conquered football. Champions Leagues, Ballon d’Ors, league titles in England, Spain and Italy, international trophies with Portugal… there is literally nothing left for him to prove to anyone.
Yet at 41 years old, he is still celebrating victories with the same emotion, the same fire and the same obsession he had when he was a teenager at Sporting Lisbon. That is not normal. Most players lose that hunger after winning one or two major trophies. Cristiano never lost it.
People always talk about talent, but mentality is what truly separates legends from great players. Cristiano trained like every season was his last chance. He treated every game like it mattered. That is why he stayed at the top for almost 20 years while generations of players came and disappeared.
To still have that level of passion at his age, after everything he has achieved, is honestly unbelievable. It tells young players that greatness is not only about ability, it is about sacrifice, discipline, consistency and refusing to ever become comfortable.
You can love him or hate him, but you have to respect that mentality. Football may never see another competitor like Cristiano Ronaldo again...”