A living legend, Cristiano Ronaldo has accomplished just about everything you could hope for as a professional soccer player. But as he tries to win another Euro championship for his country, it’s abundantly clear the Portuguese superstar is nowhere near satisfied.
In the late stages of extra time during Portugal’s Round of 16 matchup with Slovenia at Euro 2024, Ronaldo had a golden opportunity to seal a likely victory. He had a chip-shot penalty kick that probably would’ve sealed the deal against the upstart Slovenians.
There was one not-so-small problem. Ronaldo had to score against Jan Oblak, one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
Oblak wound up making an incredible save on a Ronaldo shot that both had pace and height:
OBLAK DENIES RONALDO 😱 pic.twitter.com/R3yHtYPFEi
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 1, 2024
In the aftermath, Ronaldo couldn’t help himself. He was overcome with emotion and started crying as his Portuguese teammates comforted him over his miss.
Ronaldo is overwhelmed with emotion after missing the penalty in extra time pic.twitter.com/xwxZ0gFAMa
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 1, 2024
For Ronaldo, it’s pretty clear that ball is (still) life.
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