Cristiano Ronaldo received a tribute from Zinedine Zidane, one of the best players in soccer history who is also an assistant coach with Real Madrid.

"Ronaldo is an exciting talent. We see him train every day at Real Madrid and believe me, he is simply a genius," Zidane told The Times of India.

"I don’t see why he cannot carry his club form into the World Cup. What he has been achieving for Real Madrid is amazing. 

"He is the best according to us, and I have every reason to believe that Cristiano will set the grass on fire. 

"Yes, Portugal are in a difficult group with Germany but Cristiano has already shown his talents when they faced Germany at the same stage of Euro 2012. 

"He is on song and when a footballer of his talent is on song, it is almost impossible to stop him.”