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Ronaldo Says Winning for Portugal Matters More Than Scoring Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to defend Portugal’s badge for the rest of his life. Speaking at a press conference before Portugal’s Nations League quarter-final second leg against Denmark on Sunday, Ronaldo made it clear that winning matters more to him than personal glory.
Portugal lost the first leg 1-0 at Parken on Thursday, but Ronaldo stressed that his focus is on helping the team succeed, no matter who scores.
“It’s not about me scoring. I just want Portugal to win. If we win and I don’t even play, I’ll take that,” Ronaldo said, as quoted by Fabrizio Romano.
“My focus has always been on defending my country’s badge until I die. I’d be happy if we win tomorrow and someone else gets the goal.” Ronaldo has scored a record-breaking 135 goals for Portugal since his debut in 2003.
Argentina coach, Lionel Scaloni publicly forgives Brazil player, Raphinha amid the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
The Brazil footballer shared during an interview just before the match that Brazil will beat Argentina silly. “We’re going to give Argentina a beating, no doubt. Am I going to score? Yes. With everything. F**k them.”
However the match ended on a different story with Argentina celebrating their 4-1 win against Brazil. Afterwards Scaloni speaks to the press on the match “I forgive Raphinha because I know he didn’t do it on purpose, he’s defending his country.”
“I’m completely sure he didn’t mean to hurt anyone. We didn’t play like this because of that.”
Nigerian Footballer, Victor Osimhen expresses frustration as he storms off the football field after match with Zimbabwe. The recent match ended in a 1-1 draw with Zimbabwe.
Super Eagles were gen multiple chances to cause the match to end in a victory but however missed it. Shortly after a failed pass, Osimhen was substituted after gaining a cramp, with Victor Boniface.
During the last moments of the match, Chirewa was able to secure an important point of Zimbabwe. Leaving Nigeria in third place in Group C.
After the match, Osimhen was visibly frustrated as he left the field, Boniface was also seen attempting to comfort the player.
Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, believes his team could have easily scored up to ten goals against Zimbabwe in their 1-1 draw on Tuesday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.
Victor Osimhen gave Nigeria the lead in the 74th minute with a well-placed header, but Zimbabwe leveled the score in stoppage time through Tawanda Chirewa, forcing both sides to settle for a point.
Reflecting on the match, Chelle said, “We could have scored ten goals in the first half. We made some mistakes with our finishing, and Zimbabwe defended well and slowed the game down.”
Nigeria now sits in fourth place in Group C with seven points, six behind group leaders South Africa.
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