This is not how Cristiano Ronaldo envisaged the EURO 2016 final going.
Portugal’s captain and talisman injured his left knee early on and had to come off less than 25 minutes into the final against France.
Utterly devastated, Ronaldo sobbed as he realized his dream of being the hero for Portugal was over.
Dimitri Payet‘s tackle injured Ronaldo, as his right thigh slammed into Ronaldo’s left knee. It was a powerful challenge and he knew exactly what he was doing but referee Mark Clattenburg didn’t even award a free kick.