Cristiano ronaldo biography book pdf

It wasn't a final, but Portugal were looking like not reaching the World Cup finals at all when Ronaldo intervened in the November play-off with Sweden.

Having scored the only goal of the first leg in Lisbon, the captain delivered Paulo Bento's side from their flirtation with disaster in the Stockholm return, completing a sensational hat-trick to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win.

It was a stunning display, perfectly showcasing everything that makes Ronaldo so unstoppable - his finishing power, his physical prowess, his unquenchable desire and his refusal to abdicate responsibility in the most trying of situations.

His fellow Sporting Lisbon academy graduate Miguel Veloso hit the nail on the head when he told reporters after the game: "Ronaldo is a machine."

If that was the pinnacle, a less celebrated element of Ronaldo's make-up is apparent when we look further into his contribution in 2013.

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