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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Cristiano Ronaldo reduces his mother to tears as Man Utd icon extends Portugal record

Cristiano Ronaldo's mother couldn't hold back the tears as her son reached 117 goals for Portugal at his boyhood stadium.

The 37-year-old bagged a quick-fire brace in his side's rampant 4-0 victory over Switzerland in the Nations League. Ronaldo, captaining the team after starting on the bench in Thursday's 1-1 draw away to Spain, got Portugal started with 15 minutes on the clock by blasting a free-kick towards goal and allowing William Carvalho to tap in the rebound.

Then the Manchester United superstar got on the scoresheet himself, netting twice in the space of four minutes with a pair of first-time finishes, set up by Liverpool 's Diogo Jota.

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