Ronaldo back for 'stronger' Portugal

Portugal will welcome back Cristiano Ronaldo for World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and the Faroe Islands.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make his Portugal return after being named in the squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Ronaldo has made his comeback from a knee injury at the club level, and was included by Fernando Santos for meetings with Andorra and the Faroe Islands.

Without their captain, the European champions beat Gibraltar but lost their opening qualifier against Switzerland.

"It is stronger because it has Cristiano Ronaldo," Santos said. "It's stronger, mainly because the other players have more minutes, more work, more training. That was one of the problems in…