Vladislav Voronin - about the Portuguese legend.
For the first time, Ronaldo tore apart the Otkritie Arena 45 minutes before the match - one close-up on the screen was enough. Cristiano was just walking along the under-stands in a training T-shirt, and the first rows had already taken out smartphones - to shoot the great. And everyone was shouting.
Ronaldo ran out to warm up first among the Portuguese and immediately separated from the team. While the others were slowly perepasovyvaya, he carefully threw the ball into the empty net and in between times greeted the stands. One with a quick wave of the hand, the other with a raised thumb.
Ronaldo's loneliness lasted 5 minutes - until the fitness coach put together a team to stretch. Cristiano ran up last, patted his partners encouragingly, and then with each of them he hit a fist in a fist. So there is no selfishness - it is just immediately clear who is in charge of the team.
For the match, Cristiano walked out by the hand with a 10-year-old girl, Polina Khayredinova, who is confined to a wheelchair and lives with a foster family. She got to the stadium under the McDonald's program: he sponsors the Confederations Cup and the World Cup and can choose children who take players to matches.
Polina has long been collaborating with the Ronald McDonald Foundation: she voiced one of the commercials, and during the 2014 Olympics, together with Dmitry Chernyshenko and the President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach opened a playground in Sochi, where special children can play along with healthy ones.
“Polina was asked for a long time who she would like to take to the field before the match - Akinfeev or Cristiano? - The youngest son, who plays football, said that we will see Akinfeev again, but whether we will meet Ronaldo again is unknown. Polina doubted, said that she was rooting for our people, that she was a patriot ... And yet she chose Ronaldo. "
Already on the field, Polina presented Cristiano with a bracelet in the colors of the Portuguese flag, which she herself weaved from beads the day before.
“Polina wanted to give Ronaldo a bracelet with the Russian flag, and keep the Portuguese one for herself as a sign of friendship and support,” her mother said. “But before the match, she was dissuaded from this, explaining that athletes can have their own rules, taking the symbols of an opponent is often a bad sign.”
Having received an unexpected gift, Ronaldo bent down several times with thanks, stroked Polina on the head and even kissed her forehead.
“Before the match, Cristiano was in a bad mood,” continued Olga Naumova. - When he was told that he would enter the field with a girl in wheelchair, not that he refused, but he also did not say: "Yes, of course." He reacted to this a little coolly, because before the game he was clearly tense. And when we were almost changing, he saw Pauline, who was smiling at him. Cristiano's face immediately changed - he blossomed, leaned over to her, said a few words, hugged her. On the pitch, Ronaldo was already completely relaxed and smiling. "
The best moment came a little later. On the last lines of the anthem of Russia, Ronaldo pulled off his training jacket and put Pauline on her knees - as a gift. In order not to write the words "glad" and "happy", we better show Polina's real emotions from this story.
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“I didn't expect it to be so great, and Cristiano Ronaldo is wonderful! He gave me his jacket and kissed me for good luck. I found myself in the very center of incredible emotions, rooting for Russia. I have never experienced this, ”said Polina.
Now she receives personal messages on Instagram with an offer to sell the jacket. Fans of Cristiano Ronaldo directly ask how much money is needed, but the family refuses: "In no case will we sell, we will leave it as a keepsake."
“Polina doesn’t walk, so there are few of them in our life. interesting moments, - says mom. “The life of a child who cannot walk is limited, especially in Russia, so the opportunity to attend such an event is pure delight.”
On the night from Wednesday to Thursday, Polina went to bed with Cristiano's jacket.
Almost no one noticed this, but it was Ronaldo who built the attack from scratch, after which the winning goal was scored.
Rui Patricio was in no hurry to kick in the ball (this was preceded by a successful exit game), but it was Ronaldo who noticed the free zone on the right flank and demanded to urgently give the ball to him with very energetic, sweeping hand movements. Then he easily fooled Fedor Kudryashov with an elegant feint, threw the ball further, ran into the penalty area and scored.
It was his attack.
When it was announced in the stadium that the goal was scored by Ronaldo, the stadium did not decide what to do - whether to admire or be indignant. The result was a strange mixture of screeching and whistling, and Ronaldo raised his hand as if to show that he did not want to offend anyone. It's just that he has such a job - to destroy everyone around him.
If you think Ronaldo is arrogant, narcissistic and selfish, then try to get to his match before he ends his career. You will immediately understand that in fact he is just a scary wound up monster.
How much he yells at Andre Silva, who could not read the plan and open up to the transmission on the move (it looked like pure upbringing), just as much he realizes the responsibility when he himself does something wrong. Hit from a distance badly and too early - he apologized to everyone with a gesture. If he didn’t close a cool serve, he was pounding himself on the thigh.
Narcissists don't react like that - they look for the guilty around. And Ronaldo knows he’s wrong.
The scandal with taxes and the possible departure from Real Madrid silenced Cristiano. He does not react at all to journalists' questions - even at a press conference after the confession. best player match, he himself said everything he saw fit and left.
In the room under the stands, Ronaldo responded to only one phrase.
- Hala Madrid! The blond girl shouted.
Cristiano slowed down. Then he smiled, repeated "Hala Madrid" and held out his palm to beat off five.
The girl turned out to be a real volunteer for the Confederations Cup and introduced herself as Ulyana from Murmansk. To shout something to Ronaldo, she had to ask her superiors for leave.
- I am very happy because I have been rooting for Real for a very long time, and Cristiano is one of my favorite players. Seeing him this close and getting a positive reaction is great, especially now when everyone is afraid that he might leave the club. The fact that he reacted this way gives hope that he will still remain. I deliberately tuned in to shout it, I was worried.
- What will you do with your hand?
- It is advisable to laminate your hand, but it is unlikely to work. I will tell everyone, I think it will be one of the brightest impressions in my life.
So they say only about legends.
Photo: RIA Novosti / Grigory Sysoev, Alexander Wilf; / John Sibley; Global Look Press / Dmitry Golubovich / Global Look Press
0 June 22, 2017 11:25 am 
Yesterday, June 21, in Moscow as part of the 2017 Confederations Cup (the eighth in a row football tournament among national teams, held under the auspices of FIFA) was held by Russia and Portugal. The victory, alas, was not won by our athletes, but absolutely everyone enjoyed the game.
Attention, it is worth noting, this evening was focused not only on the ball on the field, but also on the captain of the Portuguese - the star of world football, who gave several reasons to discuss his person at once.
Acquaintance with a disabled girl
Even before the start of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo made him talk about himself: the athlete came out onto the lawn, holding the hand of a 10-year-old girl in a wheelchair - Polina Khaeridinova, whom he gave his jacket and kissed.
I didn't expect it to be so great, and Cristiano Ronaldo is wonderful! He gave me his jacket and kissed me for good luck. I found myself in the very center of incredible emotions, rooting for Russia! I've never experienced this!
- shared after Polina.
The appearance of athletes on the field with children is a long tradition. Before the start of any World Cup or major tournament there are elections of children who take the stars of world football by the hand. However, in the history of FIFA tournaments, a footballer first entered the game with a disabled child.
This moment, undoubtedly, became one of the most memorable of the entire evening - the audience was moved by such a tender attitude of the football legend to the girl in a wheelchair.
Goal against the Russian national team
And although Ronaldo was expected in Moscow (with a beautiful and professional game football player can not argue!) None of the Russian fans were delighted with the goal he scored against our national team in the 8th minute.
We knew that we were going to have a difficult game against a good team and we were preparing seriously. I am very happy because Portugal won for the first time in Russia!
- shared during a press conference the captain of the Portuguese national team, who scored his 75th goal in the national team.
Man of the Match award from Fyodor Bondarchuk
Having scored the only goal in the Russia-Portugal match, Cristiano Ronaldo became the best player of the meeting. The football player received the prestigious Man of the Match trophy from the hands of a director, actor and producer.
As a filmmaker, I know firsthand how valuable the Audience Award is, and I understand how much effort Cristiano Ronaldo had to give to receive the Man of the Match award. It's great that the FIFA Confederations Cup has perfect feedback and that everyone has the opportunity to vote for their favorite player, thereby rewarding him for the pleasure of the match,
- said Bondarchuk.
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The adoptive mother of Polina Khaaredinova said that the girl had long been asked whom she would like to take to the field - Igor Akinfeev or Cristiano Ronaldo. After much deliberation, she chose the Portuguese.
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"The youngest son, who plays football, said that we will see Akinfeev again, but it is not known whether we will meet Ronaldo again," Sports.ru quotes Olga Naumova. - So I chose Ronaldo. "
The girl presented the athlete with a bracelet in the colors of the Portuguese flag, which she wove herself. The moved football player stroked her head and even kissed her.
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Having learned that he would enter the field accompanied by a disabled child, Ronaldo reacted "a little coolly" to this, said Naumova. She suggested that the tension before the game was the cause of this reaction.
“And when we were almost changing, he saw Polina, who was smiling at him. Cristiano immediately changed in his face - he blossomed, leaned over to her, said a few words, hugged her,” said Khaaredinova's mother. “On the pitch, Ronaldo has already completely relaxed,” she added.
On the last lines of the Russian anthem, the Portuguese took off his training jacket and put it on Pauline's lap as a gift. Of course, she was happy.
Publication of Polina Khayedinova (@khaeredinova) Jun 21 2017 at 8:25 PDT
Compatriots were moved by this story. "Kind - they are always strong. And vice versa. A training jersey will always remind you of meeting with the same kind and strong man just like you "," Very inspiring story! Happiness to all of you! "," Very cool! Well done! Such a positive - I even recharged! I'm happy for you! Live this moment more often, and you will have more such positive experiences in the future! "- commented Internet users on Polina's photos from the match.