[이데일리 김화빈 기자] Cristiano Ronaldo mentioned the war of nerves with Cho Kyu-sung during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Korean match and said, “I’m not a referee, so I just told you to shut up.”
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In an interview with Spanish media Marca, Ronaldo mentioned the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar World Cup Group H match against Korea held at the Al Rayyan Education City Stadium in Qatar on the 3rd (Korean time).
Regarding the collision with Cho Kyu-sung during the second half substitution situation, Ronaldo said, “There is no need for controversy. It was overheated during the game,” he explained, “but the Korean player told me to get out quickly, and he just told me to shut up because I’m not a referee.”
In an interview with The Athletic, an American sports media outlet, Ronaldo also said, “I was annoyed by Cho Kyu-sung’s request to leave quickly.” So he told him to shut up.” He had no reason to speak. If I hadn’t left quickly, the referee would have pointed out,” he said, revealing his uncomfortable planting.
On the other hand, coach Santos of the Portuguese national soccer team said at a press conference, “I didn’t like that scene. I didn’t like it at all.” Unfortunately, after this incident, Ronaldo was excluded from the round of 16 selection.
On the other hand, in an interview after returning to Korea, Cho Kyu-seong said, “I would have done the same thing back then,” and “I was in a situation where I had to score one more goal to win. Ronaldo walked away, so I said ‘fast’ in English, but Ronaldo told me to be quiet and used a bad word,” he explained the situation at the time.
He added, “There were many people who saw the situation unfavorably, but as a player, he had a strong desire to win and was excited on the pitch, so it was inevitable.”