The Portuguese papers have been obsessed this week with the story of Cristiano Ronaldo purchasing the £230,000 model of the Aston Martin which appears in the James Bond movie ‘No Time to Die’.
None of them ventured to suggest that the player, much like Daniel Craig — the actor who drove the DBS Superleggera — might be about to step away from his ultimate stage.
It is a real possibility, though. The 10 days ahead could be the 37-year-old’s last in international football, given the challenge Portugal face in the World Cup play-offs.