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Football: ovation planned for Cristiano Ronaldo in the 7th minute

By , based on La Presse de Tunisie, Mali Actu and La Nouvelle Tribune

Football: ovation planned for Cristiano Ronaldo in the 7th minuteAnish Morarji from St Albans, England · CC BY 2.0

During the match against Denmark, the Portuguese national team will honour Cristiano Ronaldo. The players will wear the number 7, and he will receive an ovation in the seventh minute. The tribute recognises nearly two decades spent in the national shirt.

Portugal will pay tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday in Braga, during its match against Denmark, according to La Presse de Tunisie. The players will walk onto the pitch all wearing the number 7, a symbol of an attacker who has won the Ballon d’Or five times, before a dedicated ceremony begins in the seventh minute.

This is the first match for the team without Cristiano Ronaldo since his international retirement, announced on 5 November.

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