PARIS - Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was forced off injured in tears just 25 minutes into Sunday's Euro 2016 final against France in Paris. Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts as he is carried on a stretcher off the pitch by team medics after an injury following a clash with France's forward Dimitri Payet (not pictured) during the Euro 2016 final football on July 10, 2016The Real Madrid forward had attempted to play on with a heavily bandaged knee after hurting himself in an eighth-minute collision with France's Dimitri Payet. But after one accleration midway through the first half Ronaldo signalled to the bench that he could not carry on and could not hide his despair as he was replaced by Ricardo Quaresma with the game still goalless.

Source: Bangkok Post July 10, 2016 19:30 UTC