After the widespread controversy sparked by the reaction of the famous player Cristiano Ronaldo, after he assaulted a child who supports the Everton team, with the end of the Manchester United and Everton match in the English Premier League, it appeared yesterday, Saturday, and the young’s mother published a video that showed what happened, the Portuguese star apologized for what he had done.
And Ronaldo considered, in a comment on his Instagram account, yesterday that it is not easy to deal with feelings in difficult moments, such as the ones we are currently facing with Manchester United.
However, he stressed at the same time that “we must nevertheless always be respectful, patient, and set an example for youngsters who love the game,” as he put it.
He also added that he would like to apologize for the moment of his anger, inviting the young fan to watch a match at Old Trafford, in order to promote sportsmanship.
A complaint in the police .. and the family interferes
This apology came after the famous player became the talk of social networking sites during the past hours, because of what happened after the Manchester United match against Everton in the English Premier League.
During the players’ exit, Ronaldo broke the phone of an Everton fan, who seemed to provoke him, so he hit the phone of the little boy who was photographing him, hitting the ground and crashing.
But that spontaneous movement or reaction was exacerbated by a comment by the child’s mother about the incident, writing on her account on Facebook: “Nice trip to the match turned into my going with Jake to the police station. Ronaldo smashed Jake’s phone while he was in his hand while he was filming him at the end of the match. I’m shocked. How can a professional player abuse a child in this way? What would he feel if someone did the same to his son?”
He hit his hand and smashed the phone
The mother also attached a picture of the impact of the blow on her baby’s hand, and the smashed phone, according to Western media reports.
It is reported that the player may face severe penalties from the Premier League, due to this behavior, especially since such treatment with youngsters is completely prohibited in English stadiums.
Social media was buzzing with the incident, and people were divided between supporters and opponents. Some of them said that it is an absolutely unacceptable reaction from a player of Ronaldo’s stature, while others considered that celebrities in the end are normal people and their feelings may get out of their control in certain cases!