Portugal vs Slovenia, EURO 2024 Highlights: POR defeat SVN 3-0 on penalties, book spot in quarterfinal vs France

Portugal players celebrate their win against Slovenia during a round of sixteen match between Portugal and Slovenia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Portugal vs Slovenia Round Of 16, UEFA Euro 2024 Highlights Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the penalty shootout after missing a penalty in Extra Time as Portugal won 3-0 on penalties after being held goalless for 120 minutes by a resolute Slovenia defence.

Diogo Costa was the man of the moment as he saved back to back three penalties in the shootout as Slovenia choked right when it matters. Portugal will now go to the quarterfinal to face France.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s AI language: How the much-maligned goal-hog is as much about Assists as about a self-sufficient ‘I’

A 10-year-old boy in a blazing tracksuit chose the perfect moment to evade the eyes of imposing bouncers and sneak onto the turf to meet his hero, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese legend, in a gracious mood, smiled warmly for a selfie with the fan, later identified as Berat and let off with a warning and not a fine. The footballer whispered something in his ears, before the guards began to chase him. Ronaldo’s eyes followed his admirer, an amused smile dangling on his lips, before he was finally caught and dragged away.

At that moment, Ronaldo suddenly endeared himself a lot more to the crowd, or perhaps the world. Beneath the veneer of hard-edged competitiveness, of soap-operatic preening and whining, a consummate athlete who loved the role of playing the pantomime villain equally, whose hubris of profuse gravity, managers loathed and loved in equal measure, was a soft and kind man. Maybe, it took a child to bring out the child in him. READ MORE

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