England supporters of a certain generation will not have fond memories of Nuno Gomes. The ex-Portugal hit-man memorably broke Three Lions hearts at Euro 2000 to score the winner in a stunning 3-2 comeback for his country in the group stages against Kevin Keegan's men.
And he was also an important part of the teams that knocked England out of both Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006. Gomes was a menace at club level, too, spending the majority of his career at Benfica, where he scored 166 goals in two separate spells.
And ahead of the first leg of his former team's Europa League tie against Arsenal on Thursday, Gomes - with his trademark long locks tinged with a hint of grey - spoke exclusively to via Zoom. "We cannot deny it has been a
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