Houston, June 18 -- Twenty years after emerging as one of Portugal's brightest young talentsat the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo is still performing on football's biggest stage.
At 41, the Portugal captain remains one of the game's most recognizable figures, even as the spotlight increasingly shifts toward a younger generation led by stars such as Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland.
Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes in Portugal's 1-1 draw with DR Congo on Wednesday, turning in a subdued display and showing visible frustration after several missed opportunities. Yet even on a difficult afternoon, he remained one of the tournament's central figures, thanks to his extraordinary career achievements as much as to his c...