Fans are shocked by Ronaldo’s choice after he was left off the team to face Switzerland.
During the Portugal Training Session, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts.
The decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo during Portugal’s World Cup match against Switzerland has startled the crowd.
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Despite having his contract cancelled earlier in the competition as a result of his controversial interview with Piers Morgan, the former Manchester United striker has continued to represent his nation in Qatar.
Ronaldo scored in the thrilling 3-2 group stage victory over Ghana, but he hasn’t scored since converting the penalty. The way he departed the field against South Korea infuriated his manager Fernando Santos, despite the fact that he started all three games and captained his team.
The 37-year-old made a silencing gesture after leaving the field during the final group game as a substitute, to which his manager reacted by stating, “Do I possess the pictures? Yes, I absolutely disliked it. I did not enjoy it. I didn’t like it at all.”
Santos has punished Ronaldo by leaving him out of the starting lineup for what may be his final World Cup game, not the first time the star has turned his manager against him in recent weeks. After Erik ten Hag was left speechless by his decision to leave the bench early during a 2-0 win over Tottenham, that game all but ended his Premier League career.
The decision set social media ablaze, and this is how Twitter reacted to the news:
Ronaldo may whine all he wants, but the truth is that both club and national team management believe their sides would be better off without him. He believes he can still play elite CL football, but Al Nassr is the only club interested right now.
@danmufc11: There will soon be a new interview with Piers.
@SandileRichnet: Ronaldo has been likened to Messi for 17 years.
@kassimisola: Fair warning: Ronaldo is way out of form. He is showing his age.
Ronaldo is doing an excellent job of ruining the latter years of his career, according to Chelsea NYC 13.
Ronaldo was dropped, according @ChelseaHQ_. I’ll never understand why people rank him higher than Messi, so just watch the game.
@CallmiAbbas: So some Chelsea supporters are rooting for Ronaldo instead of Zakaria?
@EFCxGoat: Why do Chelsea supporters twerk for Ronaldo every time? Do I have something missing?