Sympathy pours from the internet as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Euro 2016 final lasts just 25 minutes

Cristiano Ronaldo is a divisive figure, there's no getting away from that.

But he did not deserve to be denied seeing out the biggest game of his career. The Portugal captain was quite literally forced off the pitch midway through the first half of the Euro 2016 final against France, having valiantly attempted to play through the pain of a knock to his knee. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/752228154689937408 As he wrapped the captain's armband around the biceps of Nani before being hauled to the sidelines on a stretcher, footballers, journalists and fans were united in a dedicated display of sympathy for an all-time great whose international glory was denied once more. https://twitter.com/JARiiseOfficial/status/752222685753536516 https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/752222650995531777 https://twitter.com/NickHopeTV/status/752222637196189696 https://twitter.com/eaamalyon/status/752222617009004545 https://twitter.com/SBienkowski/status/752222613351596033 https://twitter.com/SamBorden/status/752222519189471232 https://twitter.com/Ebenno88/status/752222503003627521 https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/752222442798608384 https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/752222384162217984 https://twitter.com/rioferdy5/status/752221063350747137 https://twitter.com/LukeEdwardsTele/status/752224348208005120 https://twitter.com/JPW_NBCSports/status/752224202283950081 https://twitter.com/Sophie_Choudry/status/752224098114080768 https://twitter.com/chalobah/status/752224021597552640 https://twitter.com/mikepiazza31/status/752223527613390848