Nike’s Cristiano Ronaldo problem: Portugal’s superstar BINS his special limited edition £242 boots at half-time during another World Cup blank

While Cristiano Ronaldo changed into his specially produced Nike boots during half-time of Portugal’s match against Colombia in the World Cup group stage, the striker tried to end the deadlock in the match.

Nike gave Ronaldo a limited edition ‘Nike Mercurial Superfly 11 Gold Scorpion’ boot as a gift before Portugal’s last group match.

The boots bearing Ronaldo’s ‘CR7’ logo were given to the Portuguese legend to celebrate his achievement of becoming the first player to score in six World Cup matches.

Ronaldo reached the milestone by scoring two goals in Portugal’s 2-0 victory against Uzbekistan last week.

Nike will produce 2,026 pairs of boots worth £242, in reference to this summer’s World Cup year.

Ronaldo, who has been training with new cleats in preparation for the match against Colombia, was seen wearing his shoes in the first half against the South Americans on Saturday.

The Nike boots were gifted to Ronaldo to celebrate his achievement of becoming the first player to score in six different World Cups.

However, Ronaldo took off the boots at half-time and went back to wearing a pink pair.

The Portugal captain attempted three shots in the first half, with Ronaldo saving a free-kick, scoring an overhead kick and seeing another effort blocked as the two teams went into half-time goalless.

Ronaldo returned in the second half without the gold boots, with the striker opting instead to switch to the pink boots he and a number of players have worn throughout the World Cup to date.

This change did not lead to an improvement in the chances, as the 41-year-old player was unable to get another shot on target in the second half.

Portugal played out a goalless draw with Colombia, which was enough to advance to the last 32 as group runners-up.

It is not yet known whether Ronaldo will wear the specially produced boots again in the knockout stages of the competition, where Portugal is now facing a more difficult process.

Roberto Martinez’s side They will face Croatia in the last 32 of the competition and have the potential to face their Iberian neighbors Spain in the last 16.

Martinez claimed post-match that his team ‘needed’ a high-intensity game against Colombia and believed it would help them in the knockout stages.

“Winning, losing or drawing didn’t make a difference today,” Martinez said.

Ronaldo was disappointed that Portugal finished second in the group with a goalless draw.

Roberto Martinez’s side now face a potentially daunting route to the knockout stages

Martinez advocated keeping Ronaldo in the game throughout the match, making the 41-year-old the only Portuguese player to play every minute of this year’s World Cup.

‘Our target is to play eight matches, it doesn’t matter who they are against.

“I think the team reacted well throughout the match.

The important thing now is to improve the game and take it where we want, that is, to have more possession of the ball and to use the individual talents we have to achieve this.

‘It was important for us to use a lot of players, 22 of them have already played and that’s important.’

Ronaldo is the only player to play every minute of his three matches for Portugal.

Martinez claimed that his decision to stick with Ronaldo throughout would pay dividends in the later stages.

“For us it is very important to be able to synchronize your movements with the other ten players,” Martinez said.

‘Cristiano is in good physical condition and was very good today.’