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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Nations League: four exciting young players to watch in Portugal

Expect to see João Félix, Declan Rice, Kevin Mbabu and Donny van de Beek tearing it up this week By Martin Laurence for WhoScored Cristiano Ronaldo was only 19 when Portugal hosted Euro 2004 and reached the final. Ronaldo scored his first international goal in that tournament, heading in a last-minute consolation in a 2-1 defeat to eventual winners Greece in the group stage. Ronaldo is now 34, a reigning European champion, the country’s most capped player and their all-time leading goalscorer. If he lines up alongside João Félix this week, he will also have the perfect view of another promising 19-year-old making a big entrance at a tournament on home soil. Continue reading...


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