The N.Y. TIMES goes with the header, "Cristiano Ronaldo and the Problem With Too Much Fame." As far as the authorities in Gelsenkirchen were concerned, "every precaution had been taken" -- extra stewards "patrolled the perimeter of the field" at the Arena AufSchalke; plainclothes security staff members were in the stands; and "two imposing security guards stood at the edge of the tunnel that led to the locker rooms." And "yet even that was not enough." As Portugal’s players "trudged to the dressing room" after their defeat to Georgia last week, a fan "circumvented the additional layers of security by hurling himself over the top of the tunnel and jumping directly into the path" of Ronaldo. The "lure of Ronaldo is such that, no matter what the stadium authorities or the security services do, it is ultimately not possible to stop people from trying to take a selfie with him."
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