A sad Ronaldo being embraced and supported by partners subsequent to missing a punishment in additional time that might have assisted Portugal with getting a spot in the quarter-finals before a shootout win is a soothing picture that staggered fans all over the planet.

 

Portugal won 3-0 on punishments minutes after the fact, with Ronaldo changing over the main spot kick and saying 'sorry' to fans in the stands following scoring prior to separating in tears following the game and not being able to complete a meeting.

 

His tears showed something beyond the distress or culpability of a player feeling the heaviness of obligation from nearly letting his nation down. They were the tears of a baffled player who anticipates significance but was not the distinction creator he used to be.

 

During the 2022 World Cup Ronaldo said: "The best timing is my timing" as he showed up in Qatar with his profession in unrest, going to leave Manchester Joined to play in Saudi Arabia.

 

Ronaldo, a five-times Ballon d'Or champ, had shown up with a mission to demonstrate he may as yet have an effect on the world stage. Yet, he finished the competition on the seat and had no effect as a substitute in the 1-0 quarter-last misfortune to Morocco.

 

After that loss, the stunning picture of Ronaldo rushing to the passage in tears however ruined as the football world had at any point seen him seemed to be something Portugal fans were not used to.

 

In any case, with long-term Portugal supervisor Fernando Santos gone and novice Roberto Martinez entrusting him with the captaincy and a position of authority in a youthful and gifted crew, Ronaldo was offered one more opportunity at magnificence in Euro 2024.

 

Regardless of being a model of life span for over twenty years in an extraordinary vocation, breaking various records and playing for probably the greatest clubs on the planet, Ronaldo has been a sorry excuse for his old self throughout the course of recent weeks in Germany.

 

Coming up short on the speed, blast, and readiness that were his brand names while jumping on balls like a tiger to loot objectives in different ways that he had the option to, the 2024 variant of Ronaldo presently can't seem to score at this Euros after four games.

 

Against Slovenia, similarly as in the past three games, his shooting was wrong and his headers neglected to inconvenience attendant Jan Oblak while his partners appeared to be compelling the ball to him, disturbing Portugal's rhythm and dialing them back.

 

At 39, Ronaldo would have turned into the most seasoned player to score in a European Title on the off chance that he had gotten his extra-time punishment yet he neglected to beat the brilliant Oblak, and on second thought of alleviation came urgency.

 

Martinez actually confided in him to take the main punishment in the shootout and Ronaldo properly conveyed to assist Portugal with remaining alive at the Euros, with a few records that he is as yet looking for.

 

They will confront France in the quarter-finals with the world addressing whether Ronaldo's splendid global profession is approaching an end. There may as yet be a blissful closure for one of the world's most prominent ever players - the truth will surface eventually.