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Ronaldo deserves to be a winner

WALSH'S WORLD
KRISTIAN WALSH FEELS SOME SYMPATHY

CRISTIANO RONALDO took one brief glance at Petr Cech prone on the floor for confirmation. Confirmation that he had scored; that Portugal were through; that Poland and Ukraine were his domain and Euro 2012 was his plinth to stand upon.

Once he had that he wheeled away, running towards the touchline with more speed and less abandon than he had shown over the previous 80 minutes. It had been an unforgettable 80 minutes, the most complete of the tournament at that point.
It had been a performance of optimum speed; of the finest carefree aba...

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