There are many young Portuguese kids who have beautiful memories about Cristiano Ronaldo as this Liverpool star does.
Diogo Jota, whose first experience watching Portugal was during the 2004 Euros. That was the summer in which Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut with the national team and became a superstar.
At the time, the Juventus star was still a teenager and millions of Portuguese children started idolizing him. Diogo Jota was one of those kids as he recalls in an interview.
The Liverpool star spoke about how incredible his journey has been from those times wishing he was Cristiano Ronaldo.
“My earliest memories are from the 2004 Euros when Portugal reached the final and unfortunately we lost. I was seven and I remember it well.”
“Football has always been my passion. Cristiano Ronaldo was my hero. At that time, he was 19 but he was already playing at the Euros with so much quality. ”
“During my childhood, he was at Manchester United and Real Madrid. As Portuguese guys, we always looked upon him as our main reference.”
