Euro debutant Iceland is well aware of the famous challenge it faces in Tuesday’s opener against Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world’s greatest actors.
Er, footballers. Well, actually, both if you’re seeing it from Iceland Manager Lars Lagerback’s perspective.
“We’ve seen some Portuguese players diving,” said Lagerback, who is leading Iceland to its first major tournament this week. “Portugal have one of the best players in the world in Ronaldo but he’s also an excellent actor. In the final of the Champions League against Atletico, we saw another performance from someone who could be in Hollywood.