He is a role model for millions of children and youth footballers around the world. But sometimes he just doesn’t pay attention and a short circuit occurs. Like, for example, in a recent match, when the star Cristiano Ronaldo (39) caused quite an uproar. What exactly did he do?
He couldn’t have wished for a sharper return to the field. Cristiano Ronaldo, the playing legend of world football, presented himself again to football fans in action after a long injury. And that right in the final of the Riyadh Season Cup, in which his team Al Nassr played against Al Hilal. After the 0:2 loss, however, Ronaldo was visibly upset.
The provocations of the opponent’s fans didn’t help either. One of them, for example, threw an Al Hilal jersey at CR7 while leaving for the dressing room, which was the last straw for the famous Portuguese. Ronaldo picked up the jersey, wiped it on his crotch and then angrily threw it behind him! “When I said Ronaldo was obsessed with Messi, his fans reported me for bullying and harassment. But when their idol acts gross and embarrassing, they call him the best ever. No self-reflection!” said a user on the X social network who posted a video of an angry Ronaldo.
By that mention of Messi, the user was surely referring to an incident that occurred during the match itself. The fans of Al Hilal shouted “Lionel Messi” at the five-time winner of the Champions League! According to the Spanish daily Marca, Ronaldo responded in his own way. “I’m Cristiano, not Messi,” he objected to the nagging audience members who were visibly getting on his nerves.
CR7 looks at the jersey that landed at his feet
