Georgia’s No 7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia outshines idol Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo shakes hand with Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as he after leaves the pitch during a Group F match between Georgia and Portugal at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
“Will I ask Cristiano for his jersey after the game? Maybe. Probably. OK, yes. Why not? He is my idol. I will tell him that. But that does not mean we can’t win,” This was what Georgia’s No.7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had written in the Players Tribune last week. Ten days later, Georgia outplayed Portugal and notched up a historic 2-0 win. The two number 7s have a connection. Recently an old picture of the two started making rounds on the internet. It was from 2013 when Cristiano Ronaldo, a certified Real Madrid superstar then, visited the Dinamo Tbilisi Academy in Georgia. (READ MORE)
