Thierry Henry was not the only one left unimpressed by Cristiano Ronaldo's latest major tournament blank.
“It makes no sense to get the best goal scorer in world football out in a game that you need goals,” said Roberto Martinez when asked why he chose to keep Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch.
Technically, Martinez is right. Ronaldo has scored more goals than anyone on the planet but Romario is fourth on that list and no one is suggesting he should be starting up front for Brazil.
Considering many of their players made up the backbone of the all-conquering PSG side plus they have a Bruno Fernandes who had just broken a Premier League record held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne, Portugal entered the 2026 World Cup as one of the favourites to win it.
