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Does anyone know why Cristiano Ronaldo started all Portugal matches while he's clearly struggling? I've heard theories about the federation making more money with sponsors if he plays, is this true? (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] iagomago@feddit.it 8 points 3 months ago (5 children)

could be a whole lot of reasons: he's still the symbol of this Portugal team, after all. He must have a say in the locker rooms (and why shouldn't he, considering); Martinez must think of him as the glue that keeps the squad together (same reason why he must have brought Pepe along, probably). And yeah, probably sponsors too.

[–] zloubida@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I just watched one Portugal match, but Pepe was extraordinary. Ronaldo on the other hand…

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