Ricardo Quaresma: What Happened to “O Cigano“?

Originally seen as Portugal’s prodigal son alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma was expected to rise to the peak of the footballing mountain and achieve Ballon D’Ors, Champions Leagues et al. Moreso than his jaw-dropping skills, and tremendous goals, he is sadly known to be one of the ultimate “wonderkid flops“, clashing with managers, playing with selfishness, and failing to keep a lid on his wild temperament. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Difficult Lisbon upbringing & Sporting CF 1:00 - U16 Euros & promotion into the 1st Team 1:36 - Cristiano Ronaldo 2:12 - Shining in Sporting 4:56 - Barcelona & relationship with Rijkaard 7:49 - Porto & re-rising to prominence 9:39 - Mourinho’s Internazionale 11:11 - Loaned to London 12:04 - Return to Milan 13:35 - Beşiktaş 15:25 - Dubai stint & saved by Porto 16:59 - Beşiktaş 2.0 17:25 - A Seleção & EURO 2016 19:25 - The Twilight s