While he is undoubtedly one of the best players in history, Cristiano Ronaldo can also be the worst when it comes to being refereed. Honduran official Said Martínez, who had the opportunity to lead one of Al-Nassr’s matches last season (against Damac FC), was notably the victim of his numerous protests, which can sometimes border on disrespect. “ Cristiano Ronaldo is very complicated to manage because of his temperament. He is an extremely competitive player, which often leads him to feel very unfairly treated. », he began to tell for the YouTube channel Rely Maradiaga Official.
That evening, Said Martínez had to cancel two goals to Cristiano Ronaldo and validate another which followed an action where the latter considered himself the victim of a foul. The Portuguese then didn’t take offense: “ He was 10 meters from me and said, ‘It’s always the same with you, you always think you’re the stars, but we are the stars,’ in perfect Spanish. He was calm, but then got angry while I looked at him with a defiant face. »
But like a good gentleman, the 39-year-old center forward ended up apologizing: “ I asked him to come closer. Cristiano is Cristiano, and if he doesn’t want to, he doesn’t come near, but he came towards me. I told him: ‘You’re a great player, but what you said to me at half-time wasn’t correct. I respect you a lot, but we came here to do our job, just like you do yours.’ He replied: ‘Yes, you are right, that was not the way I should have expressed myself, I apologize.’ Yes, he apologized, and in the second half he didn’t complain about anything, and he even scored a superb free kick. »
All’s well that ends well.
