They scream again. We may essentially be in the ... and a good 90-minute drive away from a major city, isn’t that Cristiano Ronaldo, oh no. It’s Cristiano Ronaldo Junior.

Did you rage at your television as the Cristiano Ronaldo show rolled back into town ... 60 free kicks at major tournaments — did you scream, “For god’s sake, give someone else a go!”.

Cristiano Ronaldo has not mellowed with age. Time has done nothing to soften his sharp edges, to temper his competitive zeal, to slow his unrelenting drive. The old fire still burns, the flames ...