The Portugal superstar looks perfectly poised to take advantage of the chaos caused by Julen Lopetegui's dismissal on the eve of the World Cup
"You're a f***ing w****r and you can stick your World Cup up your arse!"
So said Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane to manager Mick McCarthy before walking out of the Republic of Ireland training camp on the eve of the 2002 tournament in Japan and South Korea.
As exits go, it was arguably the most divisive in World Cup history. As Keane's team-mate Niall Quinn later wrote of what became known as 'The Saipan Incident', "It ultimately caused a huge controversy in Irish society.