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Watch out Denmark, Ronaldo is coming

Superstar will be ready for the Euro 2016 qualifying match in Copenhagen, Portugal's national coach has announced.

Published: 3 October 2014 16:09 CEST
Watch out Denmark, Ronaldo is coming
Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match Villarreal CF vs Real Madrid CF on September 27th. Photo: Jose Jordan/Scanpix
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Friday called up by national coach Fernando Santos among his 24-man squad for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Denmark.
 
The Real Madrid striker's absense with a hamstring injury was felt during Portugal's Euro qualifying opener 1-0 defeat at home against Albania, which resulted in coach Paulo Bento losing his job.
 
Bento was replaced last month by Santos, 60, who lead Greece to the quarter-finals of the 2012 European Championship and the round of 16 in the World Cup in Brazil.
 
Ronaldo has recovered from his injury woes with the world player of the year scoring for Champions League holders Real Madrid in a 2-1 win over Ludogorets Razgrad in Sofia on Wednesday.
 
Denmark's clash against the Ronaldo-led Portugal will take place at Telia Parken stadium on October 14th. Before that, the Danes travel to Elbasan for an October 11th showdown with Albania. 

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RACISM

VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

Published: 4 March 2024 13:41 CET
VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

READ ALSO: Football star Vinicius highlights racist behaviour from Spanish fans

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