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![Even at 36, Ronaldo is still the tournament's high-flyer.]()
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Even at 36, Ronaldo is still the tournament’s high-flyer.
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![He has scored three goals so far at this European Championship, ...]()
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He has scored three goals so far at this European Championship, …
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![And he is also on the hunt for a personal record - only three goals are missing before the Iranian Ali Daei's best international goal (109).]()
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And he is also on the hunt for a personal record – only three goals are missing before the Iranian Ali Daei’s best international goal (109).
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![Is there the next Ronaldo show against France today?]()
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Is there the next Ronaldo show against France today?
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Is the next Ronaldo show following today? It is the new edition of the European Championship final of 2016. Defending champion Portugal against world champions France. A blast at the end of Group F, in front of a full hut in Budapest. A top duel in which the Portuguese are still looking for a ticket to the round of 16 against the already qualified French – and in which they are once again dependent on a Cristiano Ronaldo in top form.
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And yes, he’s in top form! CR7 is directly involved in four of Portugal’s five European Championship goals so far – his three tournament goals are already historic. They make him the sole leader in the all-time European championship goalscorer list. With a total of twelve boxes at five European championships – of course that is also a record – he has now clearly left Michel Platini (nine) behind.
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Ronaldo still pulls off his show at the age of 36 – on and next to the square, like a few days ago during his press conference when he caused a huge stir by putting the coke bottles off the podium.
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The fact that he subsequently referred to the water bottle shows only too well what makes the superstar tick. Everything that could harm his ascetic body, he clears from his life. He carefully plans everything that is good for him: healthy nutrition, sleep, effective training. There are now wild rumors about his methods that he should pay attention to the temperature of the water he drinks in order not to waste energy unnecessarily.
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Will he catch up with the Iranian Daei soon?
Ronaldo’s way of life also explains why he is still the high-flyer as one of the oldies of this EM. Its bounce values alone are unbelievable: 2.56 meters! He jumps as high as basketball legend Magic Johnson once did.
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Will he take the French hurdle with the Portuguese today? In 2016 there was a 1-0 in the EM final after extra time. The same result against Kylian Mbappé and Co. in Budapest would be enough for advancement. Ronaldo is certainly striving for a lot more – with 106 goals in 149 international matches, he is well on the way to breaking the Iranian Ali Daei’s record soon. The now 52-year-old has a total of 109 goals in the same number of games for his home country.
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