Cristiano Ronaldo has defied logic yet again at Euro 2024.
The Portuguese superstar came close to becoming a European champion aged just 19, but he could not prevent his side from suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to Greece in the final of12 years later Ronaldo righted those wrongs when he captained Portugal to victory at Euro 2016 in France, even though he limped out of the final due to injury.
After an unconvincing opening game win against Czechia, Portugal blew Turkiye away with a 3-0 victory to secure top spot in Group F.Ronaldo hasn't got off the mark yet, although against Turkiye he did selflessly square the ball for Bruno Fernandes to pass into an empty net instead of taking a shot himself.
That said, one stat from his performances shows that he certainly isn't close to hanging up his boots.At Euro 2012, when he was 27, Ronaldo hit a top speed of 32 km/h. Four years later in France his speed fell to 29.1 km/h, before it rose to 29.7 km/h at Euro 2020 . Alex Brotherton is a journalist at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He can often be found watching dreadful non-league football.England set for nightmare route to Euro 2024 final if they finish second in group
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