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Ronaldo has youthful enthusiasm in sixth WCup

Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez has said that Cristiano Ronaldo is showing so much intensity and enthusiasm in training it seems as though he is preparing for his first World Cup.

Ronaldo has youthful enthusiasm in sixth WCup
Source: ESPN Soccer

Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez has said that Cristiano Ronaldo is showing so much intensity and enthusiasm in training it seems as though he is preparing for his first World Cup, not a record-equalling sixth tournament.

Once he appears in Portugal's first game, Ronaldo will join Argentina captain Lionel Messi as the only men to play in six World Cups.

Despite being a European Champion and five-time Champions League winner, the one major triumph missing in the 41-year-old's trophy cabinet is the World Cup.

"It's his sixth World Cup, but I can say that, internally, it feels like his first,…

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