Beautiful images. This Friday, on the sidelines of the Euro 2024 qualifier match between Portugal and Slovakia (3-2), Cristiano Ronaldo, who (still) wears the Seleção armband, met his equivalent from the national rugby team Lusitanian, Tomás Appleton. In the corridors of the Porto Dragon Stadium, the two captains had the opportunity to have a quick chat and, above all, to exchange jerseys.
As a reminder, despite their elimination during the group stage, the “Wolves” had a great 2023 Rugby World Cup by obtaining a draw against Georgia (18-18) and, above all, by achieving a historic victory against Fiji (23-24).
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For its part, with its success this Friday evening, the Portuguese national football team validated its ticket for the 2024 European Championship, organized in Germany next summer. Author of a double against the Slovaks, “CR7” was challenged by the president of FC Porto Pinto da Costa to reach 1000 goals before retiring. A difficult challenge to overcome: “I think it will be very difficult but, as I said, we will see how I am mentally, my motivation and obviously physically, if my legs and my physique treat me as well as I treat them , we will see, explained the 38-year-old striker. It’s the small steps that motivate me, to get to 1,000, I must first get to 900 (it is currently at 851, clubs and selection combined). There is still a long way to go.”
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