Cristiano Ronaldo: A talent given by the Gods

Our man inside the game on his slightly begrudging admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo

Is there a word for somebody that you don’t overly like but admire hugely? The French seem to have a word for everything, the Italians tend to call it as it is and the Brits just tend to lump everyone together under an expletive before going down the pub.

Having invented the word Schadenfreude, the Germans didn’t feel the need to contribute any further and the Americans just opt for military annihilation if they can’t compete intellectually.