Cristiano Ronaldo and his relationship with long sleeves

Cristiano Ronaldo and long-sleeved jerseys: an unbeatable combination that will probably last forever, or at least until the end of his career. Even in the first three games of Euro2024, the Portuguese Fenomeno has always taken to the pitch in the sleeveless version of the jerseys produced by Nike for the national team. The last of these jerseys is now a prized possession of Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, after the Georgian national team's historic victory that took them into the last 16 of the continental tournament. It is now a certainty that Cristiano Ronaldo has worn and will wear long-sleeved shirts, one of the Portuguese's obsessions. If in the first matches the number 7 was forced to wear the short-sleeved shirt with the thermal one strictly long underneath, yesterday he was satisfied.

Although the long-sleeved model is on sale online on the Manchester United website, no player before yesterday, including the Portuguese, had worn the long-sleeved jersey, probably because adidas had not yet produced the competition version. Who knows, maybe it was a strict request for his return home, he who in the national team and in all the clubs where he has played has always preferred to wear the long-sleeved one, a ritual or perhaps more an obsession.

We told you about it here, from the brands' point of view, the reasons why long sleeves have been shelved for a long time are different and of a different nature. There is an economic reason: demand from the mass market has dropped dramatically over the years. With the return of one of the most influential footballers in the world, it could not be otherwise, a choice that has brought good luck since it was Cristiano himself who scored the winning goal practically at the end of the game.