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Cristiano Ronaldo made a little boy’s dream come true after he stopped to take a photo with the pitch encroaching on a fan midway through Portugal’s Euro 2024 clash against Turkey.
The incident was heartwarming as viewers watched one of the world’s biggest celebrities pose with an innocent child, but also raised safety concerns when four other fans also attempted to approach Ronaldo.
Pitch invaders usually face strict penalties including lifetime bans from stadiums for disrupting play, but Ronaldo’s intervention and his age mean that is unlikely to be the case for this intruder.
Such is the clamor around Ronaldo, who is competing in a record sixth European Championship, that fans have been doing everything in their power to get close to the Portuguese superstar.
Tickets for the open training sessions sold out quickly and 12 people attempted to invade the pitch earlier this month, forcing teammate José Sa to intervene.
Cristiano Ronaldo made a child’s dream come true after taking a photo with a fan during Portugal’s clash with Turkey.
At Euro 2024, a young fan managed to evade security and ran towards Ronaldo, who stopped to hug the boy.
The boy initially dodged several attempts by guards who were trying to remove the fan from the field so that play could resume.
However, in Saturday’s second group match against Turkey, a young fan managed to evade security and ran towards Ronaldo, who stopped to hug the boy.
The boy then pulled out a phone and posed for a photo with Ronaldo, who happily complied, before fleeing again in an attempt to evade the stewards.
He surprisingly dodged several attempts by guards who were trying to remove the fan from the field so the game could resume, but was finally stopped near the dugout.
Ronaldo was left in a good mood after the exchange, which was further improved when Portugal won the match 3-0 to secure their qualification for the round of 16 of the tournament.
But the Al-Nassr striker failed to score as he continues his wait for a first goal at Euro 2024. However, Ronaldo extended his lead as the competition’s assist record holder when he squared the ball to Bruno Fernandes for his third goal. of the team.
Ronaldo was not very impressed when a second supporter tried to access him by jumping onto the pitch towards the end of the match.
The fan, who was possibly encouraged by the boy’s success in taking a photo with Ronaldo, tried his luck but was stopped in his tracks by guards.
Another fan also tried to take a photo with Ronaldo, who seemed annoyed by the pitch invader.
Five individual attempts by fans who ran across the field to get close to Ronaldo
Ronaldo looks on unimpressed after a fifth pitch invader tries to approach him after the match.
Another fan attempted to do the same in the final minute of regulation time, with five individuals attempting to break onto the pitch in an attempt to take a photo with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
The strangest attempt came when Portugal’s players tried to leave the field at the end of the match, while stewards formed a circle around Ronaldo and his colleagues.
In a desperate rush, the adult evaded challenges before finally being stopped by a group of guards as Ronaldo looked on, clearly unimpressed by the security breaches.
A stewardess involved in the attempt to stop the intruder raised concerns about a possible injury to striker Gonçalo Ramos after falling on the PSG star’s leg.