MARCOUSSIS, France -- Hes being talked up as the future of Portugals national team and the likely heir to Cristiano Ronaldo.Renato Sanches certainly has plenty to live up to.The flamboyant, dreadlocked Sanches arrived at the European Championship with a reputation as one of the continents most-talented young players. Bayern Munich clearly thought so, reportedly beating Manchester United to the 18-year-old wingers signature by handing him one of the richest contracts in Bundesliga history for a transfer fee that could climb to about $90 million.At Euro 2016, hes showing what all the fuss is about.After starting the tournament on the bench, Sanches forced his way into the starting lineup thanks to an attention-grabbing cameo as a second-half substitute against Croatia in the round of 16.UEFAs technical group even selected him as man of the match, and handed him the award again five days later after Sanches scored -- and upstaged Ronaldo -- in the quarterfinal win over Poland in a penalty shootout. Sanches, of course, had no qualms taking one of the early penalties.Fearless, hard-working, and with a bag of tricks: Sanches looks the real deal even at this age. UEFA has already said he is in contention for Young Player of the Tournament award. And he is surely now a guaranteed starter against Wales in the semifinal in Lyon on Wednesday.I think he is a special, special young man, Portugal midfielder Andre Gomes said Monday at the squads training base southwest of Paris.Gomes, who lost his place to Sanches for the Poland game, should know. They played alongside each other in the youth-team set-up at Portuguese club Benfica, with Gomes immediately seeing the potential.Theres no surprise the way he has been performing, Gomes said. We know how far we can go.That must be a relief for Portugal, which for so long has leant heavily on Ronaldo -- the countrys record scorer and greatest sporting export. At 31, though, the Real Madrid star may only have one more major tournament in him and the likes of Nani and Ricardo Quaresma, though technically gifted, lack the consistency to assume Ronaldos mantle.Sanches, then, appears to be Ronaldos natural heir.Hes a nice kid, he listens to the old guys, he wants to learn, which is good, Portugal defender Jose Fonte said. Its great to have him around and hell be the future of the national side, for sure.A right-sided midfielder with pace and directness, Sanches reminds Portugal coach Fernando Santos of another of the countrys greats -- the late Mario Coluna, who starred for Portugal and Benfica in the 1960s.I dont think the Renato you see today is the one well see in the future, Santos said. Hes still growing and he has to take all his qualities and put them all on the pitch. Its my job to help him do this.Sanches is perking up what can be a sterile Portugal team. Early in the Poland game, he collected the ball on the right wing and drove straight at the defense. He beat the first defender before getting dispossessed, but it was a sign of things to come.Later, from a similar position, he played a one-two with Nani and thumped a shot that deflected into the corner to become -- at 18 years, 316 days -- the youngest scorer in a European Championship knockout game. He was already the youngest player to start for Portugal in a major tournament.Sanches work rate also stands out. He just never stops.Hes got no fear. He just doesnt care, Fonte said. He goes and asks for the ball every second.Hes got power and strength, energy to run all day and great ability. It is lucky for Bayern Munich that they have him.Wales players: Consider yourselves warned. Theres plenty more to Portugal than Ronaldo. Marshawn Lynch Seahawks Jersey . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. 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On Thursday night, a blocked field goal at the end of the second quarter was returned into Saints territory -- it would have been a touchdown if not for a penalty during the return for a block in the back behind the play -- setting up Cam Newtons scoring pass to Ted Ginn Jr. The mistake proved pivotal in a 23-20 loss.It was also the third time this season a blocked Saints kick had directly or indirectly resulted in opponent points in a loss by three points or less. The first, returned for a touchdown by the New York Giants in Week 2, came in a 16-13 loss.When youve had as many tips, blocks, as we have, the focus is trajectory. Its not a secret. Its something Ive got to work on, said rookie kicker Wil Lutz, who also has had two made field goals tipped. Im confident in my ability. Obviously consistency is an issue that I need to fix.Im sure there are a lot of doubts in a lot of peoples minds about my job security, Lutz added. Well see what happens and Ill wake up tomorrow and keep working.Saints coach Sean Payton didnt sound ready to make a change at kicker yet.The kick is a little lower than youd like, Payton began, but quickly added, Clearly, we have the right kicker. I dont see it being as low on film today. It still needs to get up a little quicker,, but that unit has got to do all their things right.ddddddddddddPayton also declined to discuss the extent to which he holds special teams coordinator Greg McMahon accountable for the errors, saying only that responsibility for recent errors starts with the head coach.The Saints were also plagued by mistakes on punt a kick returns which hurt field position. There were penalties on punt returns. Marcus Murphy inexplicably tried to field a kickoff as he was stepping out of bounds at the 2-yard line, costing the Saints 38 yards because they would have started that series on the 40-yard line had the ball gone out of bounds untouched.We dont need to score a touchdown on every kickoff return. We need to field the ball and execute the play, Morstead said. We dont need to get a 50-yard punt return. We need to catch the ball. We dont need to net 60 yards on every punt. I need to put the ball in a corner and let guys do their job. Were not going to be perfect on every field goal. We need to make a 30-yard kick, 40-yard kick.Everybodys got to look at themselves and be honest with themselves: Are they helping us win? Morstead continued. And look, its doom and gloom today, and it should be a little bit because we blew it.Game notes Payton declined to say whether Mark Ingram was diagnosed with a concussion after he appeared to briefly lose consciousness while taking a hit to the back of the head as he went down at the end of his final run Thursday night. Ingram was taken off the field to be evaluated and did not return. I dont want to comment on it. But I think hes going to be OK. Hes going to be fine. ... CB Delvin Breaux, who returned on Nov. 6 from a fractured fibula, said he was inactive Thursday night because the team did not want to over work him early on in his recovery by having him play three games in 12 days, but that he expected to play in New Orleans next game Nov. 27.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '