Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in the Portugal squad for their World Cup play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Real Madrid forward faces a race to be fit for the two games on November 14 and 18 as he has an ankle injury. Medical reports from the Primera Division side yesterday confirmed he would be out of action for at least two more weeks.
Ronaldo has missed Madrid’s last eight matches after suffering an injury to his right ankle during the Champions League match with Marseille on September 30, and then aggravating it while playing for Portugal in their World Cup qualifier against Hungary on October 10.
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The part played by Cristiano Ronaldo in Wayne Rooney’s sending off during last summer’s World Cup quarter-final will perhaps never be forgotten by those with the good of English football at heart.
Rooney, though, has clearly allowed himself to forgive.
Not only are the two young players increasingly close team-mates and friends in Sir Alex Ferguson’s rampaging squad, but Rooney is also happy to concede that Ronaldo has recently outstripped him on the field to the extent that he now believes him to be the best player in the world.
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Cristiano Ronaldo insists he and Wayne Rooney are “like brothers” after their World Cup bust-up.
The Portugal star was blamed for Rooney’s controversial red card in the quarter-final clash which saw England dumped out of the tournament on penalties.
Bur Ronaldo, 22, said United’s form this season shows that his relationship with Rooney has grown stronger since then.
“After everything that went on Wayne and I are still the best of mates. That has been proved by the way we have played this season,” Ronaldo said.