Cristiano Ronaldo loses his cool and throws water at cameraman
Cristiano Ronaldo furiously sprayed water at a cameraman following Al-Nassr’s draw with Al-Shabab within the Arab Club Champions Cup. Ronaldo began on the bench and was launched for the ultimate 28 minutes however was unable to make a distinction for his crew as they have been held to a goalless draw of their opening recreation of the event.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was clearly pissed off with the outcome as he stomped off the pitch after the full-time whistle earlier than directing his fury at a member of Al-Nassr’s teaching employees. A video posted on Twitter then confirmed a cameraman shifting nearer to Ronaldo throughout his argument with the member of employees, which appeared to harass him much more.
Ronaldo then seen the cameraman, turned in direction of him and flicked some water at him earlier than gesturing for him to maneuver alongside, which he duly did. The Portuguese ahead continued to wave his arm on the man as he walked away from the scene whereas the member of employees subsequent to him appeared on.
The incident marked the newest in a string of stroppy incidents involving Ronaldo, who confirmed his anger on a number of events in direction of the tip of final season. He kicked the ball away in frustration throughout a King Cup of Champions win over Abha again in March earlier than throwing his captain’s armband on the bottom after a slender defeat by the hands of title rivals Al-Ittihad.
Ronaldo additionally chased the referee after being despatched right into a livid rage by the denial of not one, however two penalty shouts whereas enjoying in opposition to Al-Raed in April.
It comes after former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo accused Ronaldo of shifting to the Saudi Pro League purely for cash despite the 38-year-old’s insistence that he doesn’t wish to return to Europe because of the obvious decline in high quality of the continent’s high 5 leagues.
“It’s money, at the end of the day it’s money,” Ighalo informed OmaSportsTV. “Is Ronaldo still playing out of passion? Ronaldo has earned 100 times more than I have in my entire life and yet he went to Saudi Arabia. Did he do that out of passion? It’s for money, bro.”
Ronaldo is incomes a fairly penny in Saudi Arabia after signing a extremely profitable contract upon his arrival at Al-Nassr again in December. He stays tied right down to his present employers till 2025 and managed to bag 14 targets in his debut marketing campaign as Al-Nassr missed out on the Saudi Pro League title by a margin of 5 factors.
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