Cristiano Ronaldo was named in defending European champions Portugal’s squad yesterday nine months after his last international appearance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.With Euro 2020 qualifiers against Ukraine and Serbia coming up, coach Fernando Santos has recalled Ronaldo, who has 85 goals in 154 international appearances.He was rested for the last six Portugal games while he settled at new club Juventus, where the 34-year-old has silenced sceptics with a steady stream of goals and a hat-trick in Juve’s 3-2 aggregate Champions League last-16 win over Atletico Madrid.“After the World Cup I needed a break to settle in at …read more
Source: Gulf times
