Since the series nearly fizzled with 2006's third entry, "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, " Universal has consistently upped the budget and the scale of the auto racing stunts in each movie, drawing larger audiences along the way.

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Instead it was Ronaldo who settled the match, racing clear after beating the offside trap on the counterattack and unselfishly squaring the ball to Quaresma after drawing Cech out of his goal.

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