Al Nassr sporting director Fernando Hierro is optimistic about extending Cristiano Ronaldo's stay at the club.

The match begins, I have to defend Cristiano Ronaldo. He is too strong. All I see is leg loops and his cleats going in all directions. I'm holding up pretty well, but they crush us, 4-0." ...

Most of the time he's still Apollo in cleats ... closely Ronaldo guarded his personal life, he was too flamboyant to seem truly private. It was more that with him, the arrows all pointed one ...

Needing just one goal to reach 900 in his career for club and country, all-time leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo said he is setting the bar at 1,000 to unquestionably leave his mark on the game.

So, is Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez finally going to take the plunge and leave Ronaldo out? Are you kidding? More than ever, Portugal is all-in on its 39-year-old superstar now ...