He was like the children who own the ball and always say this is my ball i shoot free kicks and penalties otherwise no one plays i take my ball and go home😂😅

As a barcelona fan I was happy when CR7 took free kicks in El clasico because the odds of him making it were 2% at best.

COMPLETELY agreed - It is Martinez's greatest failure to not convince Ronaldo to relinquish even the free kicks, when you have Fernandes AND Silva. It show he is completely spineless when it comes to Ronaldo.

Ronaldo ain't beating the Homelander allegations

Eric Dier has scored the same amount of goals from direct free kicks at major international tournaments as Cristiano Ronaldo. And has taken considerably less 💀

I wouldn't surprised if old man Ronaldo was still playing in World Cup 2050 and taking all the free kicks. 😂

Ronaldo’s reputation as a great FK taker is unbelievably OVERRATED

the last time Ronaldo was good at taking free kick was around 2011-2012, sometimes around that period...

His selfish behavior is why Don Perez was happy to let him go to Juve. Perez is a very smart man and I was happy he left for Juve. He was acting like a spoiled child even back in 2016/17 and 2017/18. It’s a team sport. Scoring 1 out of 64 last free kicks is dismal. Insisting on taking more free kicks tells you about his character.

1 goal in his last 10 tournament games and that was a penalty!

These Ronaldo fan boys trying to defend his shocking free kick record is a sickness.

ESPN talked about Ronaldo because that’s is the only thing that gives them views. Sad

He said he will play for the 2026 world cup . He will start every game and play full 90 mins. lmao!

Funny, I do agree Ronaldo should not always take a free kick. However: The last time Manchester United were to score directly from a free-kick was Cristiano Ronaldo against Norwich in the Premier League on the 16th of April 2023.22 Ronaldo scored another great one in October for al Nassr. In fact I did see other Portuguese players take a free kick with Ronaldo on the pitch. That is usually when the free kick is on the right handside of the goal. Usually it was Rafael Guerreiro who took them. But he never scored. Also Bruno has taken a few shots while CR7 was absent. He never scored either.

Zico missed a pk for Brazil against France in the 86 world cup QF late in extra time. He took Brazils first pk in the shootout. Why do people act like Ronaldo is the first in the history of football?

ESPN Hates Ronaldo and it’s evident. When you say the stats are better for Bruno over Ronaldo in Penalties I checked out 😂

Craig is absolutely right. That frank guy is completely useless

Craig is 100%. I’m a Portuguese supporter. Been one for as long as I can remember. I’m loyal to my team and not any individual talent and it breaks my heart to see such a gifted squad being held hostage by an aging, deluded superstar. The amount of free kicks that he takes with an abysmal success rate is inexcusable. I wish Bruno Fernandes or Bernardo Silva would have the guts to step in, but we know that’s not going to happen. Ronaldo said this will thankfully be his last Euros, I just hope we don’t suffer this display in the next World Cup. My blood pressure wouldn’t be able to take it.

Hang on a second...didn't the last manager to drop Ronaldo lose his job shortly after...

They act like Ronaldo blasted every free kick into the stands lol. 2 of the 3 free kicks today were pretty good efforts. One just over the bar and the other rocket that forced a good reaction save from Oblak. Not one free kick has been scored this tournament

The proof that ronaldo crying was all about himself and not about Portugal is because when he scored the 2nd penalty he went and apologized to the fans DURING an active penalty shootout that could still have gone either way. The last thing on the fans and the players minds at this time in what happened before but rather if they will win the shootout or not. He cares more about him and his penalty miss rather than the team possibly getting knocked out of the tournament. The penalty shootout was still on a knifes edge, tensions were super high and everything was on the line but in his head after that second penalty he was happy because he redeemed himself, while portugal could have still lost!

Ronaldo’s ego almost cost them and they get away with it but next time they are gonna be out. This guy is greedy and selfish. Can’t he learn from Messi in terms of his relationship with his teammates?

It doesn't matter, he's Ronaldo

Today is my birthday 🎉😅

Craig is basically saying the best and strongest manager is Eric Ten Hag.

I'm with Craig and not just the free kicks...he played the last 60 minutes walking around looking knackered and slow like all of his 39 years with very little value to the team...and a manager not prepared to make the right decision. Only a terrible miss from Slovakia late in Extra time kept them in the tournament.

Yeah, this Scottish guy talked like he won euro before

Not one single free kick scored in this Euro. Stop pretending like he can’t shoot them.

if portugal wins euros with Ronaldo , espn fire Craig

You guys don’t have a job without Ronaldo hate

These guys relevance depends on talking irrelevant things about CR7... Both Bruno and Bernardo missed important penalties for their clubs. What superstar did Craig ever stand up to in his below average career ...If at all he played with any superstars

Ronaldo will be at World Cup 2026 🤣🤣💯

Mbappe has 1 penalty Goal. should France drop him for Giroud. They are just here hating, Jealous of CR7 career.

Bellingham was nowhere for more than 3 games, pretty much gone after scoring that goal in the first game. And Southgate did not have the guts to sub him, because it's Bellingham. And look how bad that worked for England... Oh, wait!

Just a remark: the only time when Portugal won the euro cup Ronaldo went off injured after minute 25, and Portugal played way better without him. And won.

Craig Is Right About The Freekicks, Penalty Cr7 But Freekicks Will Be Someone Else Someone Should Intervene And Tell Him Roonie This Is For Me Respectfully, Viva Portugal

Ronaldo is both the captain and manager of Portugal and Roberto is just there is assist CR7 on his tantrums. From my POV Ronaldo should have retired him after Qatar world cup as his best is way way past him and scoring 40 odd goals in Saudi league will not convince anybody that he's still got it.

Putting a 39 year old ronaldo in your team is like playing with 10 men. Against the big boys portugal will get find out. I just wish this is not going to be a rout

I'm losing too many brain cells watching that grey suit guy talk, you think anyone in the Argentina team would ever go against Messi? 😂

Why you questioning somebody with 900 goals

I thought I would never agree with crage as long as I live, oh boy was he spot on or what on this one. ronaldo is way over rated old man playing kids game. he was selfish, greedy and most of all irresponsible guyy who placed his ego and legacy ahead of his country. he should never have played 120 min, no way,,,,

It's insane how Ronaldo fans can't see it. We're not saying he shouldn't be at the Euros. We're not even saying he shouldn't be playing. But the free kicks.. The 120 minutes.. Playing the 3rd game against Georgia. Come on man, face reality!

Portugal have a wide array of awe-inspiring talent; some of the best players on planet Earth. Yet they are forced to lump it into the 18-yard box for the benefit of one player. It is absolutely astounding that a top-level football team is playing to the wishes and ego of one player.

The fact is that you can't win anything relying on 2 granpas. Martinez wasted away the belgian generation and some reason portugal saw something good about him.

There is a reason why Ronaldo can't play top flight European football anymore, his body cannot carry that rigorous process, he should allow the younger guys to shine and be the leader not trying to play all set pieces at 39

Ronaldo should be coming from 2nd half, he's played every single match of the tournament he might be tired

Burley: Fine line between responsibility and greed Someone in the background: Hmm Deep, Shakespear Burley

Ronaldo's penalty miss is bigger than Burley's entire career

Craig is clueless, time to go now.....

I’ve always loved Cristiano I just think he’s aging poorly. His glory days are clearly behind him but his pride just won’t let him accept it. When I started playing club I always knew the older guys were better but I always told myself you’d be nuts to think they would ever beat me to the ball in pace and outlast me in stamina. Cr7 is 39. Just looking at that on paper is completely nuts. He should let his teammates grow into his role.

Ngl but I feel when Portugal plays its like there are 3 teams on the field. Portugal, opponent team and ronaldo

Remember when Craig Burly was certain that Ten Hag was getting fired. Seems like he has not learned when he talks about Roberto Martinez lol

That's a load of 🐂💩Ronaldo just came from scoring 3 in a row just 2 months ago, I would love for you to name who on that team is better🤔🙄

I think u guys r wrong. Without ronaldo and pepe portugal dropped out of world cup 22 and it did them no favors and everyone said leave ronaldo in the squad as what else wrong could happen you already lost. So yes leaving 1 player in who stil has moments of brilliance is better then wondering what if this player was not on would we win like in world cup 22 especialy when that player stil scores goals as top scorer in a league. Ronaldo isnt the best but he is stil good makes intellagant plays and passes aswell and is always crucial in heading

I’m a Ronaldo fan but I’m totally agree with what Craig Burley is saying

Ronaldo living rent-free in ESPN FC panel's excuse for heads.

Zero free kick goals this tournament and so called superstars in their prime have zero goals at all, but here we are shitting on Ronaldo yet again for no reason. Never seen a player who's number 1 or 2 all time get treated like this

Can Craig allow Frank to talk, please?

they talking like silva or bruno was definitely go to score

Why Craig don't go and analyze grassroots football

He was substituted in their 2nd game and the rest of the team did nothing, they still didn't do better

It's not as simple as Craig is saying. We may agree, but there is a lot more to it. Also, nobody has scored a free kick at the tournament yet 🤷🏽‍♂️.

Ronaldo's ego will not let anyone else take free kicks or penalties, it would of been a bigger story if the players hadn't went & consoled ronaldo

I want Ronaldo to take my free kicks and penalty screw you guys

CRAIG TOTALLY PILING ON CR7 BECAUSE OF HIS AGE LMAO LOL

We'll all see Portugal after Ronaldo leaves and if all these clowns will still be strongly behind them.

What always boggles my mind is how lots of countries when they get a star player, the whole place seems to put them on a pedestal. Coming from England I can't remember a single sports person no matter how successful has received that kind of blind adulation,most of the time it only takes 1 mistake for half the country to call for their head

Craig Burnley spitting facts 💯🔥

They wouldn't say this if Messi missed haters of Ronaldo on this show

Burley is right, Portugal shouldn't be accommodating such narcissistic behaviour.

So bruno the best free kick taker 😂 wow

Good point about Slovenia. You know, the other team in the match? The one that played well

CR7 never had it easy like messi did yet he's the only one that came close to his level, so put some repect on CR7 smh

I mean he's only 2nd in free kicks scored 2 behind Messi. He has rights to take free kicks when the other players haven't scored a free kick in years. It was a bit much shooting them all but come on stop the overreaction and constant trashing.

Hw many free kicks has Bruno scored

ronaldo surely did something to craig's wife

It is funny how much is being covered on this so called washed up, past his use by date and past prime player. This shows that CR7 is still a brand to reckon with. How the team reacted after the saved penalty (not missed) shows they respect and value him. A tired ageing CR7 on the field still poses a thread to the backline. I hope Martinez plays him a sub next match .

Ronaldo has as good of a chance or better to make the PK than any other Portugal player. I have not issue with Ronaldo taking the PK.

Ronaldo should be dropped. But the reality is that he will play and take all free kicks and penalties. I agree with Frank that no-one in the Portugal team will have the gut to step up against him, just because he is Ronaldo. Craig mentioned Bernardo Silva with a champion league as if that has any weight against Ronaldo records. Among all people that played with Ronaldo, perhaps Ramos, as the Spanish captain at Madrid, had what it took to step up against Ronaldo, but he didn’t (to be fair to Ramos, Ronaldo was a beast back then).

Who has scored a free kick in this competition tell me

U can always count on Craig to cook Misstiano💀

ESPN is truly obsessed. We get it. He has been woeful... However, if you pay attention to body language of the Portuguese players, you'll find that they rarely look dejected when Ronaldo misses opportunities. It appears that the Portuguese FA recognizes that this is the end of his career, and are attempting to give him a proper send-off by any means necessary. Ronaldo has already made sacrifices and contributions to Portugal's success in the past, all they're doing is returning the favor. Need I remind you, these Portuguese players all grew up watching, and idolizing Ronaldo: they're willing to make significant sacrifices for him, no matter the outcome. The petty grievances from, let's just say, "various fanboys" on here is hilarious when considering Argentina essentially did the same for Messi. Some perspective, please... that's all I ask. Nothing worse in life than a hypocrite.

I don't care about his free kick percentage. Ronaldo is the definition of clutch, he is all time international goalscorer, lets not get carried away because he wanted to score 🙄

Ronaldo always give you guys something to talk about. You guys will miss him when he retires. 😂

*Yall just LOVE to talk about Ronaldo because of all the views he brings* 😂

most of the time i have no idea what mario is trying to say....

Craig needs to understand that Ronaldo is a phenomenon in Portugal. The coach and the players cannot challenge him in that kind of environment.

Clowns discussing someone who has achieved more than all of them put together in 5 years

Ronaldo status gives you hot topics for debate

Cristiano has scored over 60 career freekicks but this clowns want to tell us otherwise 🤷🏻‍♂️ Where was the same energy when he scored iconic one against Spain in WC

CR7 is emotional leader. Crying because he lost the penalty is selfless. The media guys are jealous because he confident, hardworking. You ESPN messi fan Boys. 80% of the new generation LOVE the GOAT CR7.

CRISTIANO RONALDO IS STILL THE BEST SINGLE ATTACKING PLAYER THAT PORTUGAL HAS NOW. PERIOD. SO ALL THIS TALK OF TAKING HIM OFF AND SAYING THAT IS BETTER FOR THE TEAM RESULT AT THE END IS JUST STUPID TO ME. SORRY BUT NOT SORRY. THAT IS JUST STUPID TALK I TRULY BELIEVE PEACE OUT LOL

misstiano penaldo for a reason

He was arguably the best free kick taker in his early years. But from 2015 or so, his output has dropped dramatically.

Has there even been a single FK scored at this entire tournament? I have no idea why this is such a big deal. They’re treating missing FKs like he’s missing penalties.

Hate to admit this but Ronaldo needs to stop taking free kids. The dude has scored 1 in 60.

cr7 scores a hat-trick against france said it here first! Frank wears cr7 jersey if he does!

Clueless pundits, players that failed in their respective careers and didn’t even score up to the amount of goals Ronaldo scored with his head. They sits in the studio and talk as if they scored more goals for their countries than what Ronaldo has done for Portugal. Craig Burley career stats; Chelsea: 10 goals in 130 matches Derby County: 12 goals in 80 matches Celtic Fc: 18 goals in 66 matches Walsall Fc: 0 goals in 5 matches Preston: 0 goals in 4 matches Dundee Fc: 0 goals in 2 matches Scotland: 3 goals in 46 matches. Total goals: 43 goals in 333 matches After playing 333 matches, Craig Burley scored just 43 goals for clubs & country in his senior career. Yet he sit comfortably in the studio bashing a man whose shoe he’s not worthy to wear, a man that has scored over 120 goals for his country. These clueless pundits were responsible for Santos benching Cr7 in the world cup just because G. Ramos scored an hat-trick against Switzerland, only for him to perform poorly against Morocco. Portugal only became dangerous when Cr7 came on. Messi has 65 free kick goals and Ronaldo has 63. Yet, these clowns often acts as if Messi has tons of free kick goals in his career than Cr7. Ronaldo is the highest international goal scorer, he’s scored more goals for his country than any other player has scored in the 161 years history of football. He’s appeared for his country than any other player has done for their countries. Until the last match day when Lukaku scored 4 goals, Cr7 was the highest goal scorer in 2024 qualifier. He outscored the likes of Kane, Lewandowski, Mbappe, Haaland, Lukaku, Griezman, Foden, Saka, Jude, Musiala, etc. Ronaldo was subbed off in the match against Georgia, Portugal looked horrible and couldn’t even attack without him. Ronaldo selflessly demonstrated team spirit by squaring a ball he could’ve taken himself to Bruno, yet this rubbish pundits claim Cr7 is greedy and cares for himself alone. Bruno fernandez has never had to take any penalties under that much pressure, he has only 1 free kick goals in the premier league. The only player that has been there done it all was Cristiano. Yes he kicked the penalty into the corner and lost, so what❓‼️ Messi lost a penalty in the World Cup, Messi lost 2 consecutive penalties in Copa America finals, Messi lost two 1v1 chances against a Canadian goalkeeper, we can go on and on.

Messi fans coming here saying they support Portugal and Ronaldo is selfish. its his last tournament. The best player in the world has 1 penalty goal this tournament (Mbappe). no one is talking about him shows that these haters are just hating Ronaldo. Let him play every single minute. He missed a penalty, why not give to Bruno. Harry Kane missed the penalty against france that got his team out of the world cup. Mbappe missed the penalty Switzerland. They are in their prime ...but when Ronaldo misses 1 penalty its too much. Give that 39 year old man a break. he wont be here next Euro. let him play each and every second as long as Portugal is playing.

It's absolutely right. Portugal is even better without Ronaldo.