Chris Jones is in Qatar covering the men's World Cup for CBC Sports. Everyone has an engine, and we all have a choice of fuels.
In the waning years of Cristiano Ronaldo's career, as in his youth, as in his middle age, he's decided to be driven by rage.
But for the first time in his life, it's no longer working as a propellant. It's turned to poison. On Tuesday night at Lusail Stadium, the conversation before, during, and after Portugal's Round of 16 matchup against Switzerland revolved around a 37-year-old substitute: The great Ronaldo had been benched.
In a tournament that has not been short of narrative, Gonçalo Ramos, the 21-year-old who started in Ronaldo's place, opened Portuguese accounts with a rocket in the 17th minute.
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