Roberto Martinez: On Portugal’s three pillars of World Cup prep and managing Cristiano Ronaldo
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“Roberto Martinez has been to a Super Bowl here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. He has worked for American broadcast networks CBS and ESPN. He’s maintained a relationship with the United States for more than a decade, and even trekked to a coaches’ convention in Philadelphia two months ago. But still, when he visited the States last summer for the FIFA Club World Cup, ‘it really alerted me to many red flags,’ Martinez says. And that, in part, is why he and the Portuguese men’s national team are here this week, for a Tuesday friendly against the U.S., to conclude the penultimate stage of their 2026 World Cup prep. …”
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