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4th July 2016
07:36pm BST

With many reports might concentrate on the Real Madrid star's tantrums, lack of form and supposed selfishness, some might question why he's been given the captain's armband for his national side.
Having beaten Croatia with a late extra time goal in the last 16, Portugal needed penalties to defeat Poland in the quarter-finals. Ahead of the shootout, midfielder João Moutinho was reluctant to take one of the spot-kicks.
As the clip below shows, Ronaldo was having none of it - stepping in to demand the Monaco man take a penalty.
Maybe people shouldn't be too quick to question his leadership qualities. If Portugal can negotiate their way past Wales this week, they'll be in their first European Championships final since 2004, the year they hosted the tournament.How Cristiano motivated and encouraged João Moutinho to take a penalty in the shootout vs Poland. Grande Capitão! pic.twitter.com/sAMVWPSIPa
— Jan Hagen (@PortuBall) July 4, 2016

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