Euro Leagues: Ronaldo, Brazilian wonderkids & European veterans
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Steve Crossman is joined by European football experts and stars of the Euro Leagues; Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and James Horncastle.
The hot topic on the pod is Cristiano Ronaldo - after been given a straight red card in Portugal’s World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland a few weeks ago, Ronaldo was set to miss the first two matches of the 2026 World Cup in order to serve his full three-match ban.
However, the final two matches of his ban have been suspended by Fifa’s disciplinary committee for “a one-year probation period”, with Fifa citing his previous good conduct as the reason for the suspension – the guys get into quite a heated debate over if this was the correct decision… or not. They head live to Norway for a huge story in the Eliteserien - with Viking FK one win away from a first league title since 1991.
They also discus Brazilian wonderkids Estevao and Endrick, European veteran Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Vinicius Jr’s strained relationship with Xabi Alonso – as well as reflecting on all of the week’s Champions League action!
Timecodes: 01:40 – Ronaldo section. 10:30 –Estevao appreciation chat 19:00 - Endrick focus. 23:00 - Vinicius Jr’s relationship with Xabi Alonso 30:00 – Viking FK with fan Lars Risen. 38:00 - PSG’s Vitinha discussion. 41:00 - Pierre Emerick Aubameyang resurgence.
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| 0:48.4 | Coming up, Estevow's brilliance beats Barcelona in the Champions League. |
| 0:52.5 | Why did he pick London over Madrid or Catalonia? |
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| 1:00.4 | Pierre Emmerichabamiang still turning heads at the top level at 36. |
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