SnapChat: ‘It’s sport boiled down to one picture’ – Irish Examiner

“When the shutter clicked at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, I thought I had a good photo, but I never imagined it would get this reaction. “After the World Cup qualifier between Portugal and Ireland, I got a message from Extra Time through the FAI saying that Caoimhín Kelleher wanted the photo. “He posted it in an Instagram story. After that, it just absolutely blew up. Looking back now, it’s easy to understand why people connected to it so much: it’s sport boiled down to a picture. “You have the joy and you have the dejection in one frame. It’s not just any two players. There’s Cristiano Ronaldo, in my opinion, the best player to have, Caoimhín, an amazing goalkeeper who has been saving penalty kicks from Kylian Mbappé, Bruno Fernandes, and Cristiano. All the stars aligned for that shot. “I positioned myself on the side that Portugal were attacking because it was a one-sided game. In the first half, I sat next to the goal, so the players would be facing me. In the second half, I tried to switch to the same position at the other end of the pitch, but all the seats were taken. I had to
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