Cristiano Ronaldo merely the latest example of a great player who couldn’t let go | Jonathan Wilson
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There is no doubt his international career was an incredible one, but it would have been greater still if he had not lingered on the stage so long
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring the winning penalty in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final shootout against England in Gelsenkirchen. Photograph: Matt Dunham/APCristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring the winning penalty in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final shootout against England in Gelsenkirchen. Photograph: Matt Dunham/APCristiano Ronaldo merely the latest example of a great player who couldn’t let goJonathan Wilson
There is no doubt his international career was an incredible one, but it would have been greater still if he had not lingered on the stage so long
