10 Best Cristiano Ronaldo Moments Ever

4. Leaving David James Stranded

People wax lyrical about that goal against Porto or the commentators questioning Ronaldo's mentality for taking on a long range effort against Arsenal, but one of his many free kicks stands out from the rest like a sore thumb in a room full of hand models.

Just under 30 yards out, the ball was almost dead central - a difficult spot for a free kick taker. The wall was standing centrally, meaning Ronaldo needed to pick a corner and hope to hit it out of the middle standing goalkeeper - not easy, by any stretch.

But Cristiano didn't lack confidence as he stood opposite the Portsmouth wall in 2008, before firing one of the greatest direct free kicks football has ever seen.

David James in the Portsmouth goal had just enough time to walk towards where the ball was headed before it pinged back off of the net behind him.

The celebration spoke for itself - we were looking at the best player in the world before he was even close to being hailed as such.

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