‘CR7 to Piers Morgan: FIFA betrayed me’- Twitter trolls Cristiano Ronaldo for claiming Bruno Fernandes’ goal against Uruguay

Star Football player Cristiano Ronaldo became the only player to score in five World Cups. He had a good start in the FIFA World Cup 2022 when he played against Ghana in the first match. He opened his tally in this tournament by scoring a penalty. Portugal won the match against Ghana by 3-2.

Earlier, the superstar was in the headlines due to an explosive interview with the popular British broadcaster Piers Morgan. During the interview, Ronaldo said that he felt betrayed by the club and has no respect for Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. As a result, he was released by the club by mutual agreement, with an immediate effect. The veteran is currently a free agent and the fans will be eyeing the next club he goes into.

Fans explode as Ronaldo claimed Bruno’s goal

In the match against Uruguay on Monday, all eyes were on Ronaldo as it was an opportunity for Portugal to get qualified for the knockout round. the first half of the game ended 0-0. In the second half, Portugal looked confident of making it through to the next round, while the La Celeste looked like they were mentally absent throughout the game.

After grinding hard for more than 50 minutes against Uruguay, Bruno Fernandes, the Manchester United star, eventually produced the lead for Portugal in the 54th minute, silencing his critics and haters and standing up for the team when required the most. In the extra time past the 90-minute mark, the Portuguese got a penalty which was capitalized by Bruno again which helped the team win the game by 2-0.

When the first goal was scored, CR7 jumped and thought that he had touched the ball which went into the goal. Thus, Ronaldo thought that it was his goal as he celebrated also. But, later it got confirmed that he did not have a touch as Bruno was the goal scorer. After watching that, fans came up and started to slam Ronaldo for claiming his teammate’s goal.

Here’s how the fans reacted to the incident:

https://twitter.com/lilyblinkz03/status/1597502390252425217?s=20&t=kJb71nXnlMlENaMNI4nvqw

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