There was a surreal second on social media on Sunday evening when a video, external confirmed Ronaldo throwing himself down a waterslide on the resort Portugal had been primarily based at.
The one factor lacking was the noise of the Al Nassr striker’s trademark ‘siu’ celebration echoing around the plastic flume as he flew down it.
Then there was the sight of the previous Actual Madrid and Manchester United legend coaching at St Mirren’s stadium as an adoring crowd waited outdoors for a glimpse of the celebrity.
Ronaldo-mania had swept over Scotland on the similar tempo because the Portugal captain’s stroppy march down the Hampden tunnel on the full-time whistle.
Followers from China, Nepal, Ukraine and Kurdistan had been in attendance – they usually weren’t there to see Grant Hanley.
Away from the numerous do-it-yourself indicators within the crowd requesting Ronaldo’s shirt, there was a recreation to be performed.
There have been recommendations that it’s maybe the time for the ahead to take a supporting role, however he was entrance and centre of the present in Glasgow.
At one level, Sportsound pundit Steven Thompson mentioned the striker was even “refereeing the sport”.
His first sight of purpose, an early left-foot strike, felt ominous for the hosts, however that was the primary of 4 pictures – all from contained in the field – that Ronaldo, on his two hundredth Portugal begin, failed to attain with.
There have been jeers from the house crowd for every of his 34 touches, plus ironic cheers for each missed effort, together with an acrobatic overhead try that had shades of his well-known bicycle kick purpose towards Juventus for Actual in 2018.
Frustration then boiled over as animated hand waving was aimed the best way of team-mate Rafael Leao late within the recreation.
And there was time for some sarcastic clapping and berating when the referee blew the ultimate whistle, earlier than he stormed off.