Cristiano Ronaldo's Reaction to Morocco Defeating Portugal Divides Internet - Newsweek

Soccer large Cristiano Ronaldo's affectional absorption to Portugal's decision successful the World Cup successful Qatar has drawn divisive reactions online.

Portugal was unexpectedly knocked retired of World Cup contention connected Saturday, losing a quarterfinal match to Morocco, 1-0. Ronaldo, wide considered 1 of the top shot players of each time, near the transportation successful tears pursuing the results, with the Portuguese prima antecedently stating that this twelvemonth would people his last World Cup earlier retirement. Despite his illustrious career, Ronaldo volition present apt ne'er triumph FIFA's apical tournament, should his anterior statements astir status clasp true.

Following the affectional moment, the absorption online drew an expected question of solemnisation and sympathy. However, immoderate besides took contented with different aspects of Ronaldo's behaviour pursuing the match, peculiarly the information that helium did not shingle hands with the Moroccan team.

Above, shot fable Cristiano Ronaldo is seen flooded with emotion pursuing Portugal's World Cup nonaccomplishment to Morocco. Online reactions to Ronaldo's behaviour aft the lucifer were divided betwixt reverence and criticism. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images

British writer and erstwhile BBC analogous Jon Sopel was among the latter, criticizing what helium perceived arsenic Ronaldo's deficiency of sportsmanship successful defeat.

"Sorry. Poor signifier from Ronaldo not to enactment to shingle hands with the victors, Morocco," Sopel tweeted. "For a antheral who is specified an iconic figure... shabby."

Other users responding to Sopel's tweet were successful agreement, accusing Ronaldo of being a "selfish, self-centered arrogant player" and a "big baby."

Meanwhile, blimpish commentator and writer Piers Morgan lauded Ronaldo arsenic an all-time large and took contented with his detractors. Morgan besides made notation to the player's idiosyncratic troubles implicit the past year, perchance successful notation to the decease of his lad successful the outpouring soon aft helium was born.

"Very bittersweet to spot ⁦⁦@Cristiano successful tears arsenic his imagination of winning the World Cup ended," Morgan tweeted. "Those mocking him should retrieve what he's done for football. For me, he's the [goat emoji] - and a large feline who's had the toughest twelvemonth of his beingness connected & disconnected the pitch. He's earned our respect."

Responses to Morgan's tweet were little successful statement with his stance, with 1 idiosyncratic penning that Ronaldo's attraction of the Moroccan squad was inactive "embarrassing" and "selfish." Another idiosyncratic besides highlighted however Morgan's instrumentality was seemingly successful opposition to erstwhile posts helium had made astir Argentina's Lionel Messi, 1 of Ronaldo's astir salient rivals.

Nevertheless, different notable users, including Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Cuban volleyball subordinate Salvador Hidalgo Oliva expressed admiration for Ronaldo's legacy.

Adopting a much objective outlook, New York University (NYU) selling prof and writer Scott Galloway, laid retired Ronaldo's World Cup statistics, besides noting that luck tin beryllium a large portion of success.

Newsweek reached retired to FIFA for comment.