Ronaldo, Carsley and Georgia stole the spotlight at UEFA Nations League

Potential coaching upheaval, players' injuries, an underdog continuing to soar oh, and Cristiano Ronaldo stealing the spotlight once again.

International soccer returned to Europe over the past week, less than two months after the conclusion of Euro 2024, and there was plenty to take away from the first batch of games in the Nations League:

Ronaldo Shines

You can't keep him out of the headlines. The international break started with a certain amount of intrigue over the role Ronaldo would have with Portugal after his underwhelming displays at Euro 2024 and the fact he will be 40 years old early next year.

It ended with Ronaldo cementing his status as a continued mainstay in his national team and proof that he still has the scoring instincts to be of huge value for Portugal.

Ronaldo scored against Croatia and Scotland to take his men's-record tally of international goals to 132. He started on the bench against the Scots in Lisbon and changed the game when coming on as a halftime ..