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Watch: The Tackle That Put Ronaldo Out Of The Euro 2016 Final

PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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25 minutes into the Euro 2016 came a moment of disaster for Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted due to a leg injury, he was replaced by Ricardo Quaresma.

The incident which caused the 31-year-old's injury had happened much earlier in the game when surprise French enforcer Dimitri Payet put in a tackle on Ronaldo. He hit the turf in pain and for next 18 minutes would struggle to participate.

Payet received no punishment for the tackle.

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Nine minutes after the tackle, Ronaldo was forced from the pitch, though he would momentarily return.

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As Ronaldo lay on the deck - Europe's most inconsiderate moth, one of the many who had infested the stadium - landed on Ronaldo's face.

We presume he was looking for a selfie.

 

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