Ronaldo's skills seem to be declining, as he misses a penalty shot in the latest game. #Ronaldo #SoccerStruggles
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) October 29, 2024×Ronaldo misses penaltyPlaying in the King Cup in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (Oct 29), Ronaldo’s side was trailing 0-1 against Al-Taawoun after defender Waleed Al-Ahmed gave his side a precious lead. While the match looked done and dusted, Ronaldo and Co got a penalty in the dying moments of the clash, meaning they could have taken the match into extra time by scoring. However, that was not the case as the 39-year-old missed the spot kick from 12 yards. Ronaldo was unhappy with the situation as he suffered the heartbreak of yet another exit from a cup competition.
Earlier in , his Portugal side missed out on a place in the semifinal at Euro 2024 after a shootout failure against France.
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This is not the first time Ronaldo has missed a penalty on a big stage, doing so in the 2008 Champions League final against Chelsea in Moscow. He missed in the shootout but was later bailed out after John Terrt’s miss, handing Manchester United the Champions League.
No Ronaldo, Messi in Ballon d’OrThe cup exit took place just hours after the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris where Rodri became the latest big name to join the roster. Ronaldo, a five-time winner of the prestigious honour was not nominated this year while Lionel Messi’s failure to make the cut also meant that for the first time since 2003, either of those two players were not on the nomination list.