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Portugal's post-Ronaldo era begins with heaviest ever competitive home loss

Headline via ESPN · first report 15 Nov, 04:17 IST, latest 15 Nov, 23:59 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from ESPN at 15 Nov, 04:17 IST; the latest is from Free Press Journal at 15 Nov, 23:59 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report15 Nov, 04:17 IST
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Portugal began life without Cristiano Ronaldo by suffering their heaviest ever home loss in a competitive game.

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