I fought for it. I fought for this dream.” This is how Cristiano Ronaldo’s sincere message began after Portugal was eliminated by Morocco in the quarter-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. At the final whistle, the Portuguese number 7 walked alone towards the changing rooms and into the tunnel he couldn’t help but cry as the cameras followed him. One of the images that this World Cup will leave for football history
After experiencing one of the most difficult moments of his entire career, Cristiano Ronaldo decided to go to his social networks to send a message that ended up going all over the world… and that many sports legends did not leave their passage unnoticed: Pele, Lebron, James Mbappe
And it is that the French star’s admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo was so public, that when he was a child, his room was covered with posters of the Portuguese footballer. The French ’10’ responded to the post with three emojis to pay tribute to his idol: the one with a crown, one with hands thanking and one with a goat, referring to the fact that it’s a goat (which in English means “the best of all time”)
The image with the text, which had a great impact, collected more than 19 million likes and about a million comments, shook the football world and sparked controversy after the Frenchman replied: “He forgot that he was playing with Messi,” “Messi” would not be happy, and the words “Mbappe is really PSG dream of calling CR7 the best” were some of the most repeated phrases in the post that Cristiano Ronaldo made on his Instagram account. Mbappe’s comment also received massive support… that is, with just three emojis, the comment garnered nearly 1 million likes and 17,800 replies
Kylian Mbappe’s response wasn’t the only one. Pele wrote: “Thank you for making us smile, my friend.” “Legend” signed NBA star LeBron James. Vinicius Jr. also commented on the post by putting three emojis: the one with the sad face, the hands thanking you, and the white heart
