Fans did not like Cristiano Ronaldo’s gesture of avoiding shaking hands with Morocco players following Portugal’s World Cup exit with video of him storming straight down the tunnel without a handshake viral
Cristiano Ronaldo is continuously making headline for wrong reasons. This legendary player is definitely not going through a good times, the time when he lost his son to the controversial interview with Piers Morgan, exit from his beloved club Manchester United, headlines about not having positive terms with Fernando Santos and Portugal and now the World Cup exit. This was not the end anyone would have wanted to be like, for a footballing legend like him.
Cristiano Ronaldo Snubs Handshake With Morocco Players After FIFA World Cup 2022 Defeat, Video Goes Viral
Ronaldo couldnโt even offer a handshake for the Morocco players. And you tell me to respect him. pic.twitter.com/Ptxrk6B29J
— โ ๏ธ (@LFC_Talha) December 10, 2022
Sorry. Poor form from Ronaldo not to stay to shake hands with the victors, Morocco. For a man who is such an iconic figureโฆshabby
— Jon Sopel (@jonsopel) December 10, 2022
Since his expected comeback to Manchester United didn’t go as planned, he has severed relations with the team where he first established himself and created his reputation. He was assigned to the substitutes dugout during the World Cup, suggesting that the coaching mistakes that frequently had him sitting on the bench at Manchester United followed him there as well, at Portugal.ย
Watch, Fans Criticise Cristiano Ronaldo For Refusing To Shake Hands With Moroccan Players Following World Cup Exit
Cristiano Ronaldo was not happy about Morocco becoming the first African nation to advance to the FIFA World Cup semifinals, mostly since it happened at his price.
Ronaldo, who is 37 years old, knew the 2022 World Cup would probably be his last, so he was naturally disappointed when Portugal lost the quarterfinal game on Saturday.
As the only other three African countries to qualify for the tournament’s quarterfinals, Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002), and Ghana (2010), Youssef En-game-winning Nesyri’s goal for the Moroccan team made history for his nation. Portugal, however, was expelled from that level of the competition for the first time in their history after moving on from their previous two quarterfinal appearances to the semis (1966 and 2006). Without acknowledging or congratulating any of the Moroccan players, Ronaldo exited the field in an impolite manner. The player was also seen in tears while he was heading towards the locker room and the picture and videos of him crying has been going viral on internet.
The unsportsmanlike exit was not well received by the crowd, and the forward has been attacked on Twitter.