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Coronavirus lockdown: Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo pays visit to boyhood club Nacional

With almost all football postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic, star players have found themselves at a loose end.

With many training grounds off-limits, clubs have sent footballers home, where they're adhering to an isolation period for the next few weeks. How are they passing the time?

ESPN will be keeping a daily eye on what the world's best are up to, as well as how clubs are keeping busy by battling in online competitions against each other.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Isolating on his home island of Madeira, Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo took the chance to show his family around one of his old stomping grounds.

Ronaldo went to visit the museum of his boyhood club, CD Nacional,where he spent two years playing in the youth set-up before travelling to mainland Portugal to join Sporting Lisbon at the age of 12.

The Portugal captain perused the collection of trophies and souvenirs before adding his signature to Nacional's visitor book.

The club, who play in the Portuguese second division, were delighted to welcome back their most famous son.

"A remarkable visit from the best in the world," Nacional said in a post on their website.

Ronaldo shared a photo of himself on his Instagram story giving a thumbs-up in the trophy room along with the caption: "It's always good to come back home."

"You are always welcome in your home," came the reply from Nacional.

Layvin Kurzawa

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i miss you ⚽️❤️

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Meanwhile, poor old Layvin Kurzawa obviously misses football so much that the Paris Saint-Germain defender is beginning to lose his marbles.

Us too, Layvin ...

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane is determined to stay in sinewy shape during the quarantine and is using his impressively furnished home gym to do so.

The Real Madrid coach shared a video of himself going through an intensive workout without appearing to break much of a sweat.

Personally, we'd find it rather difficult not to be distracted by the table football on offer.

Phil Foden

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1, 2 or 3??

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Phil Foden has been practising his free kicks in his back garden should Kevin De Bruyne ever relinquish his role as Manchester City's set-piece master.

The young midfielder presented a choice of three different top-corner-seeking missiles and invited his followers to pick their favourite.

No. 2 all the way. Such a satisfying noise when it clanged in off the stanchion.