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  • Check out Cristiano Ronaldo’s new goal celebration after scoring for Portugal

    Check out Cristiano Ronaldo’s new goal celebration after scoring for Portugal

    Cristiano Ronaldo has unveiled a new goal celebration after finding the back of the net for Portugal against Luxembourg on Sunday night.

    The 38-year-old was in a mood after opening the scoring nine minutes into the game for Robert Martinez’s side.

    The Real Madrid and Manchester United legend raced away towards the left corner as he often does before producing his trademark ‘siuuu’ celebration.

    Joao Felix and Bernardo Silva were also on the scoresheet to make it 3-0 for the 2016 European champions before Ronaldo notched his second and Portugal’s fourth early in the second half.

    As the five-time Ballon d’Or winner landed from his spin, he mixed it up with his other celebration, crossing his hands across his chest, a slight variation on the interlocking fingers.

    Martinez praises Ronaldo’s commitment

    A new era started in the Portuguese national team yesterday as new boss Roberto Martinez managed his first game, a 4-0 win over Lichtenstein inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace.

    As reported earlier, the former Wigan manager quickly spotted a standout attribute in Ronaldo and praised the 38-year-old’s commitment which he said would be a vital experience for the team.

    Winning Euro 2024 is the goal for Martinez, and he has made it clear to Ronaldo that he would demand a lot from him to win the tournament in Germany next year.

    Ronaldo proud to set record Cristiano Ronaldo is feeling the joy of playing football again after a turbulent 2022 in his professional and personal life, Sports Brief earlier reported.

    The 38-year-old had a difficult time off the field, which was not well-acknowledged at Manchester United. This led him to doing an explosive interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan and subsequently led to his contract termination.

    Ronaldo’s 197 international appearances and 120 international goals for his country are world records, according to Sportskeeda, and he could not have been prouder at holding both.

    He took to his Instagram page, which is the most followed in the world and expressed his joy at attaining a new milestone on the international stage.

  • Ronaldo doubles again as Portugal trashes Luxembourg

    Ronaldo doubles again as Portugal trashes Luxembourg

    In the Euro 2024 qualifying match, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal cruised to a 6-0 victory away at Luxembourg.

    Ronaldo scored first, and subsequent goals from Joao Felix and Bernardo Silva made it 3-0 within of 18 minutes. Ronaldo then added another goal shortly after the halfway point.

    Otavio and Rafael Leao, who came on as substitutes in the second half of Portugal’s 4-0 victory over Liechtenstein to begin their qualification campaign and the tenure of new head coach Roberto Martinez, sealed another easy victory for Portugal.

    After two games, they are two points ahead of Slovakia in second place in Group J thanks to their victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina.

    Portugal took the lead in the ninth minute when a ball to the far post from Bruno Fernandes was headed back across goal by Nuno Mendes, giving Ronaldo a simple tap-in from close range.

    The advantage was doubled just six minutes later, as this time Silva’s inswinging ball from the right was nodded across Luxembourg goalkeeper Anthony Moris and into the corner of the net by Joao Felix.

    Silva got on the end of a long pass from Joao Palhinha to head in the third, while Ronaldo grabbed his second and Portugal’s fourth in the 31st minute when Fernandes played him through on goal, with the Al Nassr striker placing his left-foot shot low to Moris’ right.

    Portugal had another in the 77th minute when Leao and Otavio combined, with the latter heading home the Milan attacker’s cross from the left.

    Leao saw a late penalty saved by Moris after winning it himself, but made up for it shortly after when his run inside from the left ended with a composed finish.

  • EU foreign ministers to agree on training 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers

    When EU foreign ministers gather in Luxembourg next month, they are expected to agree on a mission to train 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers as well as an additional 500 million euros ($48.7 million) in funding for military transfers to Kyiv.

    Two senior EU officials said the military training would start in mid-November and take place on EU territory at one hub in Poland and another in Germany.

    Previously, several EU countries have already been instructing Ukrainian troops on how to use specific weapons, which will continue.

    The ministers are also expected to add a further 500 million euros to a fund that reimburses EU member states for arms delivered to Ukraine, bringing the total amount earmarked for arms for Kyiv to more than 3 billion euros.