Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) – Is this still the after-effects of Lionel Messi’s (36) eighth Ballon d’Or victory on his long-time competitor Cristiano Ronaldo (38)? In the round of 16 of the Arab King Cup of Champions against Al Ettifaq, the Portuguese was once again not satisfied – and therefore even asked for the referee to be replaced!
Cristiano Ronaldo (38) once again had some reasons to be excited. © Fayez Nureldine / AFP
He was already upset: the day after his worst rival for the title of “GOAT” had won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time and thus won three times more often than Ronaldo, opposing fans provoked the Al-Nassr professional with “Messi “Messi” shouts.
Then the referee made several questionable decisions from Ronaldo’s point of view: First, an Al-Nassr goal from Anderson Talisca (29) was disallowed because CR7 was said to have been offside – the Portuguese saw it decidedly differently.
Afterwards, the offside goalscorer was thrown off the field and the 38-year-old finally lost his temper.
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The world record goalscorer angrily demanded the referee be replaced several times with clear hand movements and also shouted “Always against me! What a s***!” across the square.
It’s unclear whether the superstar motivated his team even more with his anger or whether the team really wanted to know when they were outnumbered.
In any case, Ronaldo’s club kept the score 0-0 and beat Al Ettifaq 1-0 in extra time. Former Bayern star Sadio Mané (31) became his team’s hero in the 107th minute.
2023-11-01 06:18:15
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