Ronaldo said he found it impossible to come back after being injured in the Paris final which Portugal won 1-0. “I tried to come back. My knee was swelling up and I couldn’t. There was too much pain.”
“It was not the final I wanted but I am very happy. It is a trophy for all Portuguese, for all immigrants, all the people who believed in us so I am very happy and very proud.”
About 1.2 million Portuguese nationals and Portuguese-origin French live in France, according to Portuguese authorities.