Cristiano Ronaldo was 'insulted' by a South Korean player as he was substituted during Portugal's 2-1 World Cup defeat on Friday, coach Fernando Santos said. | Sport24news FIFAWorldCup
Cristiano Ronaldo was"insulted" by a South Korean player as he was substituted during Portugal's 2-1 World Cup defeat on Friday, coach Fernando Santos said.
The 37-year-old skipper looked miffed and ambled off slowly when his number went up in the 65th minute."He was angry with the player from Korea and everyone saw that," Santos said after his side topped Group H despite conceding in injury time to fall to defeat for the first time in Qatar. "The player was insulting him, telling him to go away so that's why he was angry and everyone saw that.Becoming irritated by the line of questioning, Santos added:"He was not aggressive, he was verbally aggressive.
"He was speaking in English to Cristiano and Cristiano said, 'Well, perhaps he did not have a good day.'""I didn't see it, I was too tired," he said."I was looking at the ground, so I didn't see it and I have nothing to say." In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy.
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