Ricardo says “it was all in their eyes”

PORTUGAL goalkeeper Ricardo claimed he could tell which way the England players would shoot during the World Cup quarter-final penalty shoot-out by looking in their eyes.

Ricardo saved penalties from Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher and got a hand to Owen Hargreaves’ successful kick as the Portuguese won 3-1.

“I could see in their eyes which post they were looking at,” said Ricardo, who also foiled England in the quarter-final shoot-out of Euro 2004, as well as converting a spot-kick in that match.