:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/CXG5NQ5UJRDBHI2KZWACUSEQ2Y.jpg "France vs. Switzerland: Granit Xhaka drinks Coca-Cola in the middle of the game and gives Cristiano Ronaldo the counter | Euro 2021 | NCZD | FOOTBALL-INTERNATIONAL")
Cristiano Ronaldo caused great controversy in the Eurocup when he declared against Coca-Cola. Some joined in and others made it clear that they will not stop using it. In the second group is clearly Granit Xhaka, who was caught drinking the popular soda in the middle of France vs. Swiss.
The Arsenal midfielder was seen with a bottle of the questioned drink at the end of overtime of the commitment, after the agonizing 3-3 that the Helvetians achieved in Bucharest to force a definition on penalties.
Xkaka, captain of his team, did not execute in the definition but Switzerland prevailed 5-4 in a shoot where only Kylian Mbappé failed. At the end of the match it was one of the most joyous, however, the quarterfinal match of Euro 2020 against Spain will be lost due to suspension.
The midfielder, a decisive player in Vladimir Petkovic’s scheme, saw the second yellow card of the championship in the round of 16 match against France and was the only one of those warned that he will not be able to be in the historic clash.
Switzerland eliminated France, the current world champion, after the penalty shoot-out (5-4) after having ended the match with a tie at three, while Spain got rid of the universal runner-up, Croatia, by winning 5-4 in extra time. 3.
Cristiano doesn’t like this
Cristiano Ronaldo pushed aside two Coca-Cola bottles placed next to him at a press conference, prompting a series of comments about the drink.
Later, Paul Pogba withdrew a beer before speaking to the press, sparking a sponsorship storm in the middle of the European Championship.
As a result of the controversy, UEFA specified that the players would not be sanctioned, but reminded the 24 federations participating in the Eurocup of the importance of sponsors “for the tournament and for European football.”
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