Ronny Leg-Break Scare

Cristiano Ronaldo will be watching his legs against Belgium in the Eur 2008 qualifier this Saturday, having been warned by Stijn Stinjen (What were his parents thinking?) that his legs will be broken after two minutes of action!

“After two minutes we will normally have massacred him so much that he will have to leave the pitch on a stretcher,” Stijnen, the FC Bruges goalkeeper, said when asked how Belgium intend to deal with the threat of Ronaldo.

“What else do we need to do? Portugal have greater quality and that’s why we have to do things our way. If we try to play like them we will certainly lose.”

UEFA are looking into it after Portugal had the expected reaction!

Stijn backtracked saying "“I don’t think my words are shocking. We’re the visiting team and have to do things our way. I didn’t mean to say that we have to specifically get Cristiano Ronaldo off the pitch, but we have to play hard against the Portuguese players. I’m not saying Belgium have to break anyone’s leg, but we have to be aggressive. We have to play with character and not spare our opponents’ tibias.”

UEFA are still interested though!

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