VfL Wolfsburg’s Vieirinha was visibly at ease wearing Cristiano Ronaldo’s number seven shirt as he made his first start for Portugal during Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Azerbaijan and produced a display that brought back memories of his former youth team glory. Back in 2003, when Ronaldo was still off the radar to most soccer fans, Vieirinha won the player-of-the-tournament award as he guided Portugal to the Under-17 European title, outshining team mates Joao Moutinho and Miguel Veloso. The 27-year-old winger’s international career has fallen short of expectations since...
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