Cristiano Ronaldo to steer Portugal into report sixth European Championship

By Editorial Team Last updated May 21, 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo is about to make a report sixth look on the European Championship with Portugal’s squad.

Ronaldo was among the many 26 gamers picked for the event in Germany by coach Roberto Martínez on Tuesday.

The 39-year-old Ronaldo first performed within the competitors in 2004, and led the nationwide crew to the title in 2016.

There had been some doubts about whether or not Ronaldo would proceed taking part in with the nationwide crew after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, however he has remained a key participant in Martínez’s squad.

Additionally within the record was veteran Pepe, the 41-year-old Porto defender who will play in his fifth Euro.

Amongst these not included had been ahead Francisco Trincão, midfielder Pedro Gonçalves and striker Ricardo Horta. Raphael Guerreiro was dropped after injuring his ankle with Bayern Munich a number of weeks in the past.

Two of the surprises included forwards Pedro Neto of Wolverhampton and Francisco Conceição of Porto.

Portugal is in Group F with the Czech Republic, Turkey and Georgia. It is going to play three warm-up video games in June towards Finland, Croatia and Eire.

FULL SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto), José Sá (Wolverhampton), Rui Patrício (Roma)

Defenders: João Cancelo (Barcelona), Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton), Diogo Dalot (Manchester United), Danilo Pereira (Wolverhampton), Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain), Pepe (Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester Metropolis), António Silva (Benfica), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon)

Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Neves (Benfica), Palhinha (Fulham), Otávio (Al Nassr), Rúben Neves (Al Hilal), Vitinha (PSG), Bernardo Silva (Man Metropolis)

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Francisco Conceição (Porto), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG), Joao Félix (Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton), Rafael Leão (AC Milan)

Reporting by The Related Press.