HE may be in his 40th year but the Cristiano Ronaldo show is displaying no signs of slowing down.
And it seems that no-one - from child to adult, or from the stands to the dugout - is immune.
Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes for the second time at this Euros when Portugal beat Turkey 3-0 here on Saturday.
Despite the game petering out, and with qualification for the last16 as group winners secured, boss Roberto Martinez kept his captain on until the end.
That was good news for a handful of overly keen Ronaldo fans who sprinted on to the pitch in order to get close to their idol.
One young supporter got a selfie but by the time the third and fourth grown man attempted the same thing, it had all got a little tiresome.
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