Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticized during the ongoing World Cup.
Now Sister Elma Aveiro is coming out and defending the star.
“It’s a shame to degrade a man who has given so much.”she writes on Instagram.
There was talk before the round of 16 of the World Cup between Portugal and Switzerland about the presence or absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting line-up for Portugal.
In a poll by Portuguese newspaper A Bolas, 70 percent answered that they wanted to see the star, who scored a goal in this year’s tournament, off the bench – a wish that also later became a reality.
Ronaldo’s sister answers
After Portugal’s victory over Switzerland, the team received congratulations from Ronaldo’s sister Elma Aveiro. But she also took the opportunity to respond to her brother’s critics.
“Yes, Ronaldo doesn’t last forever. Yes, Ronaldo won’t always play. He doesn’t score goals now. He’s old. Portugal don’t need Ronaldo. That’s what we heard. Everything he did has been forgotten. Now they apologize and say we don’t need him. I will Jot that down, and we’ll talk later,” Aveiro writes.
She ends her letter with the words:
“It is a shame to degrade a man who has given so much.”
“The masses are shouting your name”
The star was replaced in the last 17 minutes of the match – and this was not enough, thought Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez.
“Congratulations, Portugal. As the eleven players sang the national anthem, everyone focused on you. Too bad we didn’t enjoy the best player in the world for 90 minutes. The fans won’t stop shouting your name.”she writes on Instagram.
Then Rodriguez continued:
“May God and your good friend Fernando (Portugal captain) hold us together and keep us fresh for another night.”
Portugal will meet Morocco in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday.