Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister likens his knee injury to the crucifixion of Jesus

We’re pretty sure that nobody’s ever compared a dodgy knee to dying for the sins of all of humankind before.

But when the owner of that dodgy knee is Cristiano Ronaldo, anything is possible. The damaged anterior cruciate ligament that he sustained in the Euro 2016 final seems to have generated more headlines than the fact that Portugal won the tournament.

Although his collision with Dimitri Payet seemed innocuous at the time, the following freeze frame showed precisely why Ronaldo’s time on the pitch at the Stade de France was cut short.

He played on.

Indication of his incredible will to win. #Euro2016Final #Euro2016 pic.twitter.com/iNMDf6FyTz

— Paul Moore (@ElChiefMoore) July 10, 2016

Having attempted to soldier on with the injury, an emotional Ronaldo finally conceded that his final was up on the 25 minute mark.

As he shed a tear or two of frustration at not being able to hog the limelight help his teammates, his sister Katia Aveiro was reminded of the pain that Jesus went through when being put to death on the cross for sins of the world. How do we know? She told us all on her Instagram account.

Estas lágrimas que o meu irmão derramou doeram como punhais no peito dele e fizeram muitos portugueses chorar junto com ele a dor do jogo sujo e nojento que eles tiveram conosco …mas Deus é grande e eu sabia que assim como Jesus se sacrificou na cruz por um mundo melhor este Cristiano derramou lágrimas pela dor de não poder lutar com os seu companheiros até ao fim pela sua pátria amada,mas como deus é justo , a taça foi erguida pelos justos vencenderes e foi feita justiça e o sonho foi cumprindo somos campeões .. …#euacrediteiatéaofim ????????????

A photo posted by Katia Aveiro (@katiaaveirooficial) on Jul 10, 2016 at 3:25pm PDT

Her post, translated by the Independent, reads: