‘Ronaldo is an experienced player, he doesn’t need to sit and take penalties’: Wayne Rooney
In the first match of the World Cup in Qatar, Portugal had a stunning victory. Portugal defeated Ghana by three goals to two in a thrilling match.
Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal for Portugal through a penalty. There were strong criticisms against the star’s penalty goal. Immediately after, Ghana coach Otto Addo came out with criticism against Portugal.
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“The referee gave a penalty which was not a penalty. Everyone saw that. Why? Because it’s Ronaldo or something?”
“If somebody scores a goal, congratulations. But this was really a gift. A special gift from the referee.” #Portugal #robbery pic.twitter.com/HQAg5QV37r— Sports Basket GH ???? (@SportsBasketgh) November 24, 2022
He said that it was a wrong decision by the referee to award Portugal a penalty and that they did not play a foul. At the same time, it is also noteworthy that Warr did not review the penalty decision.
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— GOAL (@goal) November 24, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo’s former team-mate Wayne Rooney has given his reaction to the strong criticism against Portugal.
He said that an experienced player like Cristiano doesn’t need to win a penalty and that the player was in good form.
“As a forward player, Cristiano played with his experience. That’s where he won the penalty. “Cristiano made a great move there,” Rooney said.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo scored the goal in the 65th minute of the match. After that, the match was heated with blows and backlash. Ghana’s Andre Ayew hit back soon after in response to the penalty.
Meanwhile, with his goal against Ghana, the player became the first male player to score in five consecutive football World Cups.
Ronaldo is continuing his goal hunt in Qatar which started against Iran in 2006. Before this, Brazilian player Martha and Canadian player Christine Singler won this feat in the Women’s World Cup.
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