5 great players who publicly slammed Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United forward - Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United forward - Cristiano Ronaldo

#3 Alessandro Del Piero

Del Piero also slammed the Portuguese superstar over the arm-band saga.
Del Piero also slammed the Portuguese superstar over the arm-band saga.

It wasn't just Fernando Meira who criticised Cristiano Ronaldo for throwing away Portugal's captain's armband and leaving the pitch before the final whistle. Juventus legend Alessandro Del Pierro was also not happy with the attacker's actions, claiming they were exaggerated.

“I think it was an exaggerated reaction," the former Juventus attacker was quoted as saying.
“It’s okay to be angry; it’s okay to discuss and also to protest. But throwing away the armband and continuing to behave in that way is too much for someone who represents the team not only as a captain but also as the most iconic figure."
"But I also understand the moment, the importance of the match and also the personal ambition that he puts into everything he does," Del Piero added.

#2 Antonio Cassano

Antonio Cassano (left) isn't a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Antonio Cassano (left) isn't a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Juventus lured Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid to help them win the coveted Champions League title. But that never came to fruition. Following another forgettable campaign in Europe last season, former Real Madrid and Roma striker Antonio Cassano didn't mince words to criticise Ronaldo, saying:

"If you have chosen the path of (playing a certain type of) football, Ronaldo is not good. "He is someone you have to give the ball to, and he scores, thinking about his records. Ronaldo is not who he was four years ago. They signed him to win the Champions League, and they failed.
"Juventus got rid of a coach (Allegri) who, in the last 20 or 30 years, has produced the best football in Italy, and his big problem was one: Cristiano Ronaldo. It was for (Maurizio) Sarri and it is for Pirlo (now)," added Cassano.

#1 Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The AC Milan forward never stops trolling Cristiano Ronaldo.
The AC Milan forward never stops trolling Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid for Juventus in the summer of 2018, saying that he needed a new challenge. He also asked his eternal rival Lionel Messi to join him in Italy. That apparently angered former Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who wasted no time to slam the Portuguese.

Ibrahimovic said that joining a team that has dominated Italian football for almost a decade is no challenge. Instead, the Swede forward asked Cristiano Ronaldo to join a team from the second division and make them champions.

“Cristiano is talking about new challenges; he calls it a challenge to move to a club where it is already normal to win Serie A. Why did he not choose a club from a second division a few years ago?," said Ibrahimovic.
“Try to become a champion with such a second-division champion and lead them to the highest level, which is a challenge. It is bulls***, moving to Juventus is not a challenge at all.”

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