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Published 15:17 18 Jun 2018 BST
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Speaking on ITV Sport's World Cup podcast, Evra revealed how Ronaldo was once unhappy at being beaten by Rio Ferdinand at table tennis.
"They were playing table tennis and Rio beat him and we were all screaming and Ronaldo was so upset," Evra explained.
So upset, in fact, that his response was to order his cousin to go and buy him a table tennis table, work at it, and become the best.
"He trained for two weeks at home and he came back and he beat Rio in front of everyone," the former French international added. "That’s Cristiano Ronaldo."
"That’s why I am not surprised today that he wants to win another Golden Ball, why he wants to win the World Cup because he’s an angry man."Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates will return to action when they face Morocco on Wednesday, playing their final group game against Iran the following Monday.
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