France made a giant leap towards the Euro 2024 finals as they maintained their perfect qualifying record with a 2-0 home victory over Ireland on Thursday.
Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field to chants of “Messi, Messi, Messi!” from delighted Al Hilal fans who had just watched their Saudi Pro League team beat the Portugal superstar’s Al Nassr 3-0 in the Riyadh derby on Friday.
