Cristiano Ronaldo was made to sit on the bench in the knockout match of the FIFA World Cup. Because of which the coach of Portugal was also criticized worldwide.
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Portugal’s star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was made to sit on the bench in some matches in the recent FIFA World Cup in Qatar. No one understood the decision to put the biggest strength of the Portugal team on the bench in the crucial match. Portugal’s coach was also criticized. Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina also expressed her anger. Now the President of Turkey has given the reason behind the star footballer being made to sit out. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ronaldo was made to sit outside due to political ban.
Quoting Erdogan, many media wrote that Ronaldo was not used properly in the World Cup. His team was eliminated after losing to Morocco in the quarter-finals. Ronaldo was used as a substitute in that match.
ruined ronaldo
According to Al Jazeera, Erdogan said in a program that he ruined Ronaldo. He put a political ban on the star footballer. Ronaldo is one of those people who stand in support of Palestinian. Al Jazeera has also claimed that Ronaldo has never issued any public statement regarding the Israel-Palestine war.
Ronaldo mentally affected
The President of Turkey also said that he was mentally affected by sending a big footballer like Ronaldo to the field in the last 30 minutes of the match. Even before the start of the FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo came into controversy when he gave a statement in an interview against Manchester United. After which United and Ronaldo parted ways. He is not a part of any club right now.
used as a substitute
Ronaldo was earlier dropped from the starting XI in the pre-quarterfinal match against Switzerland. After this, he was fielded as a substitute in the quarter-final against Morocco, which Portugal lost 0–1.