Ronaldo was then involved in a verbal altercation with South Korea player Cho Gue-Sung as he left the field, and it was only after the game that Santos realised how Ronaldo had reacted to his substitution.
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in an ugly altercation with Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings during the Premier League match on Sunday, as players from both sides were forced to intervene to separate the two. The incident took place in the 60th minute of the match, when United were 1-3 down in the game.
'I told him to shut up' - Ronaldo explains furious reaction to substitution in Portugal's World Cup defeat to South Korea. Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that his angry reaction to being substituted against South Korea was aimed at an opponent, not the Portugal manager.
AL RAYYAN, Qatar -- Cristiano Ronaldo was "insulted" by South Korea player Cho Gue-sung as he left the pitch, according to Fernando Santos, as the Portugal coach sought to defend the striker's frustrated reaction to being substituted.
Cristiano Ronaldo asked Fernando Santos if he 'really' thought it was 'good idea' to drop him. Fernando Santos has revealed Cristiano Ronaldo asked him whether it was “really a good idea” to drop him for Portugal's game against Switzerland.
The social media handle of the fast food chain joked that Ronaldo is a decent backup to Cameroon superstar Vinent Aboubakar. “Decent back up to Aboubakar tbf,” the official Twitter handle of KFC poked fun at the Portugal captain.
The veteran forward appeared to react badly to being substituted - with Santos revealing his spat with South Korea's Lee Sung-Jae upon coming off - an incident which the Portugal boss has since shown his displeasure towards.
Portugal manager Fernando Santos has admitted he wasn't happy with Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to being substituted in their last group game at the World Cup. The former Manchester United star appeared unhappy as he was taken off by Santos in the 65th minute of their eventual 2-1 loss to South Korea.
"Ronaldo was angry with the Korean player who was insulting him and kicking him off the field. He responded to him, it's perfectly normal. I heard what the Korean said, in English, and I have no doubt about it," he explained at a press conference. "Ronaldo replied 'you must be in a big hurry for me to leave.
'The dream was beautiful as long as it lasted,' Cristiano Ronaldo wrote in a social media post that could be a foreshadowing of his retirement from the Portugal team.
Portugal have already qualified for the knockout rounds. However, the top spot is not yet secured for them yet. If they lose here and finish at the second position, they will most likely play Brazil in the next round.
South Korea scored a remarkable stoppage-time winner against Portugal to secure their progress to the knockout rounds in improbable fashion.
Portugal manager Santos benches the captain after he reacted angrily to being substituted against South Korea. Doha, Qatar – Portugal manager Fernando Santos has dropped captain Cristiano Ronaldo from the starting line-up after the five-time Ballon d'Or winner reacted angrily to being substituted against South Korea.
"Over the years I had some great battles with Ashley Cole, he does not give you a second to breathe," Ronaldo told Coach Mag. "He was such a tenacious player when he was at his peak, quick, tough in the tackle. You knew it would never be an easy game."
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Cristiano Ronaldo heads down the tunnel in tears and gets approached by pitch invader as Portugal World Cup dream is ended by Morocco and benched captain only managed 10 touches. Cristiano Ronaldo was seen crying in the tunnel at the Al Thumama Stadium as Portugal were dumped out of the World Cup by Morocco.
We do not often pass each other on the street. The relationship doesn't exist, it's just a memory. I remember the good and the not so good. I remember that he is a goal machine, he helped me to become a champion, to win the cup and the Super Cup.
Ronaldo told Portuguese reporters that Cho was trying to hurry him off the pitch. "What happened was before my substitution, the South Korea player told me to get off quickly. I told him to shut up as he doesn't have that authority. There was no disagreement [with the coach]," Ronaldo was quoted as saying.
Ronaldo was at the centre of a controversy during the team's final group game against South Korea, which Portugal lost 2-1, when he made a 'shh' gesture by bringing his finger to his lips when being taken off. Speaking ahead of the game against the Swiss, Portugal boss Fernando Santos said that he wasn't impressed.
Portugal manager Fernando Santos criticized superstar Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday for his reaction to being subbed off during the team's 2-1 loss to South Korea in the group stage finale. "I didn't like it,” Santos told reporters via a translator. “Not at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears as he walked down the tunnel after Portugal's loss.
In Short. By India Today Web Desk: Cristiano Ronaldo was reduced to tears after Portugal got knocked out and his dreams of winning the big trophy in his fifth World Cup appearance were shattered to pieces.
Ronaldo's trademark goal celebration sees him perform a mid-air pirouette before exclaiming "si!" (sometimes spelled "siu") - which is Spanish for "yes!" - upon landing. It is an expression of delight at scoring.
Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half year contract estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros ($220.16 million) with Al Nassr, making his debut in January.