Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Meira / Photo: © Tony Marshall – EMPICS / Contributor / PA Images / Gettyimages.ru
Former Zenit defender Fernando Meira told how he helped striker Cristiano Ronaldo adapt to the Portuguese national team.
Ronaldo made his debut for the Portuguese team in 2003. The 37-year-old Saudi Al-Nasr striker holds the record for most international caps (196) and the world record for most international goals (118).
– He was only 17-18 years old when he joined the team. Of course he had to be directed. He is one of those players who take the ball and immediately strive to show something, dribble, compete … And at that time we had strong competition: Simao Sambrosa, Quaresma, Luis Figo and other players. Ronaldo was a little sad, he did everything alone, and we told him: “Calm down, buddy, don’t fuss. Everything is good. You don’t have to do everything yourself.” We understood that his time would come,” Meira said to the “Championship”.
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Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelroy On February 1st he will start working for the Dutch national team.
The former striker will be assistant coach Ronald Koeman ON World Cup-2026 and being prepared for the tournament.
Van Nistelrooy previously held a similar position from 2014 to 2016, as well as in 2021. The 49-year-old specialist’s last job was English Leicester, which he coached in 2024-2025.
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Roma’s Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbik According to Il Tempo, he will have to undergo surgery.
It turned out that the injury the 28-year-old striker received in the match against Lecce in the 19th round of the Italian Serie A was more serious than expected. After new tests, Roma and the player decided to undergo surgery to remove the musculotendinous lesion on the left thigh.
Therefore, Dovbik will probably not be able to help the Ukrainian national team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The striker is unlikely to recover for the match against the Swedish national team on March 26.
Dovbik was injured in the match between Lecce and Roma in the 19th round of Serie A on January 6. Artem scored in the 71st minute, setting the final score of the match (2:0), and left the field due to injury in the 86th minute.
Artem played 13 matches for Wolves in the Italian Championship this season, scoring 3 goals and making 1 assist.
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