Former Germany and Liverpool star Didi Hamann has criticized Cristiano Ronaldo’s emotional outburst in Portugal’s shootout win over Slovenia in EURO 2024 Round-of-16. According to Hamann, the 39-year-old showed his “true colors” and made it all about himself after he cried during half-time in extra-time.
Cristiano Ronaldo Cried After Missing A Penalty In Portugal’s Win Over Slovenia
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo captained Portugal as they took to the pitch to take on Slovenia in the Round of 16 of EURO 2024. The 39-year-old demonstrated a lot of desire, but he failed to put any real pressure on Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
With both teams failing to find a breakthrough in 90 minutes, the game went into extra time. In the 104th minute, Slovenia defender Vanja Drkusic brought down Diogo Jota inside the penalty area, giving Os Navegadores a gilt-edged opportunity to get their noses in front.
Designated penalty taker Ronaldo dispatched a decent penalty, but goalkeeper Oblak was equal to his effort, with the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper leaping to his left and denying the ex-Real Madrid ace. Ronaldo was disappointed with his miss and was caught crying on the pitch during the half-time in extra-time.
Didi Hamann Calls Ronaldo Selfish For Crying In EURO Clash
While some have been lauding Ronaldo for showing his vulnerable side, Hamann has a different take on the incident. Speaking on RTÉ Sport, he accused Ronaldo of making it all about himself and called his outburst “embarrassing.”
Hamann said (via The Irish Independent):
“All he thinks about is himself. I think he showed his true colors again. Missing the penalty, he starts crying on the pitch, he starts crying at half-time in extra-time. And I’m thinking ‘it’s not all about you’.
“There’s a squad of 26 players, there’s 20 staff, there’s 30 or 40,000 fans in there, it’s not about you. You try to be mutual, but I was cheering Slovenia on because I thought the…
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Author : Sushan Chakraborty
Publish date : 2024-07-02 09:27:13
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