Frank Lampard gave an insight into Cristiano Ronaldo's professionalism during BBC Sport's coverage of Euro 2024 after he bumped into the Al-Nassr star on holiday earlier this year
Frank Lampard has paid tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo 's dedication after bumping into the Portugal superstar on holiday.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner won his 208th cap in Tuesday night's match against Czech Republic. And Lampard, working as a pundit for BBC Sport, shared a story about how Ronaldo still made time to train while on holiday. "I actually bumped into him on holiday a few months ago. I was in the same hotel on the beach. Unfortunately his sunspot every day was a bit down from me and I made sure to stay away from him because he was in incredible shape, so I gave him a little bit of distance! I pulled him over I wanted my son to have a picture because of the player he's been.
Martinez, though, hailed the "elite mindset" of his captain on the eve of Portugal's Group F opener and has given no indication that he wants to phase out the former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker.The Portugal boss said: “I faced Ronaldo while coaching Everton in 2013. For most players, when the body starts failing, the head accepts it. In his case, it seems to be the opposite. The body will only stop when the head says it has to stop.
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