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Ronaldo’s on-field reaction when Al-Ettifaq fans chanted “Messi, Messi, Messi…” throughout the match, angrily signaling the referee’s dismissal

Football — 11/01/2023

Ronaldo responded to the fans chanting Messi’s name, signaling the referee’s dismissal

Chants of Lionel Messi’s name were aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo during the encounter between Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq in the round of 16 of the Saudi King Cup.

Ronaldo was taunted by Al Ettifaq fans by chanting “Messi, Messi, Messi” in the stands. CR7 is not difficult to recognize and immediately take action to respond. The Portuguese superstar put his finger to his lips and signaled the crowd to be quiet.

Ronaldo responded to the fans chanting Messi's name, shockingly signaling the referee's dismissalRonaldo’s reaction when Al Ettifaq fans chanted Messi’s name

And then when Mane scored the winning goal for Al Nassr in the 107th minute, Ronaldo did not miss the opportunity to anger Al Ettifaq fans. The 38-year-old player pointed at his ear and directed his eyes toward the stands of the away team’s fans to provoke.

Also during the match, Ronaldo also expressed dissatisfaction with the referee. At the end of the first half, Anderson Talisca’s goal was not recognized because VAR determined Ronaldo was offside. Immediately afterwards, Talisca was sent off the field by the referee with a red card due to a controversial collision situation.

Ronaldo was very angry and the camera recorded CR7’s reaction to the referee. The player who won the Golden Ball five times made a substitution gesture and pointed at the referee.

Ronaldo responded to fans chanting Messi's name, shockingly signaling to expel the referee - 1Ronaldo signaled to request a replacement referee

On October 31, Messi was awarded the 2023 Golden Ball to extend his record of winning this prestigious award to 8. Meanwhile, Ronaldo was not even nominated in the shortlist of 30 candidates for the first time. first since 2003.

Although he did not speak up about the 2023 Golden Ball voting results, Ronaldo had a controversial reaction. The Portuguese superstar clicked “like” and commented with four “laughing until tears” emojis for a post in which journalist Tomas Roncero of AS newspaper (Spain) criticized Messi’s victory.

Journalist Tomas Roncero wrote: “Hello everyone, what we knew has happened. They awarded another Golden Ball to Messi. He is aging at Inter Miami, but he looks like he is aging at PSG to prepare for the 2022 World Cup. He won the 2022 World Cup but with 6 penalties.

The 2022 World Cup also took place 10 months ago. Messi has won 8 Golden Balls, but he only deserves 5. He took away the Golden Ball from Iniesta, Xavi, who won 6 titles in one season Lewandowski and this year is the top scorer of all tournaments Haaland.