Picture this: it’s a sweaty Ultimate Team clash, 92nd minute, and the scoreboard reads 1-1. Your heart’s hammering against your ribs like a drum solo. Out of nowhere, a perfectly weighted through-ball splits the defence like a hot knife through butter. The recipient? A certain Portuguese cyborg we all know and love. He gathers the pass, rounds the keeper with the grace of a ballet dancer, and slots it into an empty net. The crowd erupts… but now comes the real question. How do you cap off the moment with the one celebration that says “I am inevitable”? You know the one. The jump, the spin, the thunderous, soul-shaking “SIUUUU!”

Flashback to 2023, and FIFA 23 players were scratching their heads over the exact button combo for Right Here Right Now. Fast forward to 2026, and EA Sports FC 26 has kept the tradition alive—and it’s easier than ever to make your virtual players strike that iconic pose. Whether you’re bossing it with CR7 in an Al Nassr career mode or pulling out his year-round Thunderstruck card in Ultimate Team, the Siu is your go-to power move. Let me walk you through it, because trust me, this celebration has more personality than your average sitcom character.

The game calls it “Right Here Right Now”, but let’s be real—everyone just calls it the Siu. And the button inputs? They’re so simple, even your nan could nail it after a cup of tea. On Xbox, you hold down RB and press B. PlayStation loyalists, you’re holding R1 and hitting Circle. PC warriors on the keyboard, just hold Z and tap D. That’s it. The controls haven’t changed a lick since the FIFA days, which is a relief because my muscle memory is basically fossilized at this point.

Hold on, though—things get even more straightforward if you’re letting the main man do his thing. Scoring with Cristiano Ronaldo himself triggers a shortcut that feels almost like the game is winking at you. On Xbox, just press A after the ball hits the net. On PlayStation, tap X. On keyboard, hold down Z. No shoulder modifiers, no finger gymnastics. It’s as if the pixels themselves understand who they’re dealing with. The first time I discovered this, I laughed out loud. The game practically shrugs and says, “Well, obviously you’re gonna do the Siu.”

Now, let’s get a bit poetic. There’s something deeply satisfying about the animation itself. The player plants their feet, soars into the air like a salmon with delusions of grandeur, pivots mid-flight, and lands with that bellowing cry. Even when you’re messing around in Kick-Off with a bronze goalkeeper up front, doing the Siu after a scrappy tap-in transforms the moment into pure theatre. Honestly, I’ve celebrated more mundane goals this way than I’d care to admit—sorry not sorry to my opponents.

But here’s a little nugget of insight you might not hear elsewhere: the celebration doesn’t just mock your rival; it also gives you a tiny psychological edge. If you can pull off a Siu after a sweaty last-minute winner… well, let me tell you, the rage messages roll in like clockwork. I’ve had people suddenly discover they can type insults faster than I can skip the replay. It’s a badge of honour. And in a game where every d-pad twitch matters, isn’t that what ultimate bragging rights are about?

If you’re thumbing through your club, wondering if that 85-rated Ronaldo is worth the coins—stop wondering. In 2026, his cards still feel special. You’ll find his movement off the ball is as intelligent as a chess grandmaster, and his finishing… well, the ball obeys like it’s been given a written command. Pair that with the Siu shortcut, and you’ve got a player who doesn’t just score, but delivers a full cinematic experience. Even his lower-rated versions from Al Nassr carry that secret sauce. I’ve dabbled with his Flashback SBC variant, and every goal feels like mainlining nostalgia.

A quick disclaimer: don’t be that person who practices the celebration in Squad Battles for twenty minutes and forgets to actually play. I may have done this. Once. At 2 a.m. Let’s just say my controller has forgiven me and leave it at that …

And here’s a fun twist: Right Here Right Now isn’t locked behind some paywall or seasonal reward. Any player in EA Sports FC 26 can perform the Siu. I’ve seen Edwin van der Sar execute it perfectly after a penalty save gone rogue, and it was the most awkwardly majestic thing. It’s like giving a golden retriever a tutu—odd, yet impossible not to love.

If you find yourself in a career mode where Ronaldo has retired and regens are running around, don’t despair. The celebration remains. You can still live vicariously through a 17-year-old academy prospect from Argentina who has no business mimicking CR7’s swagger. The buttons won’t change, the moment won’t fade, and honestly, that’s beautiful.

So, go ahead. Boot up FC 26. Load up an Al Nassr save or slot Cristiano into your dream FUT squad. Thread that pass, bury the shot, and hold RB + B (or R1 + Circle) before your opponent can even blink. The stadium will fall silent for that split second before the roar, and you’ll know: the King’s celebration never gets old.