The stage was set. Fresh from his shirt-ripping exploits against Athletico Madrid, he was ready to become his countrys catalyst, and lead them into battle. Without an international honour to his name, the current Fifa Ballon dOr winner would haul his side through the game stages, just as he did in that remarkable play-off with Sweden, on their way to achieving the impossible dream. What happened instead was an entirely different matter. Cristiano spent the first match sulking about how his Portuguese team-mates were of such an inferior standard to what he was used to, as the efficient Germans crushed them 4-0. Matchday Two didnt fare much better, as Portugal scrambled for a 2-2 draw with the United States. The final game was set for the £80 million star to save his country, but he only served to fluff a host of chances against Ghana, leaving us with the familiar sight of tear-stained cheeks upon the sounding of the full-time whistle.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
