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15th Dec 2014

VIDEO: Ronaldo’s bodyguard is having absolutely none of this “fans touching players” nonsense

Something vaguely assassin-ish about this guy

Darragh Murphy

Cristiano Ronaldo is a popular man. So popular, in fact, that he needs his very own Kevin Costner to protect him from excitable fans who take to the pitch for a glimpse, a touch or a blurred selfie of the Real Madrid superstar.

This oddly unnerving man has been tasked with the non-enviable job of fending off these nuisances.

You can see him absolutely nailing his job after Ronaldo netted two goals in Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory over Almeria on Friday night.

The hired muscle gives the linesman the fright of his life with his way-too-drastic move to shield the Portuguese captain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r13v4MP6_Ok

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