Cristiano Ronaldo silenced many doubters with his two-goal performance for Portugal against Hungary to secure a spot in the Euro 2016 knockout round, but he also silenced the media and would not allow
According to Associated Press reporter Rob Harris on Twitter, prior to Ronaldo coming into the media room for his post-game presser, the media were informed by a UEFA official that the press would not be allowed to ask questions and only the official would ask them.
Ronaldo coming into post-match press conference. UEFA official says he will ask the questions. He’s refusing to let media ask ourselves
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) June 22, 2016
That’s the UEFA official refusing to let us ask questions of Ronaldo at press conference https://t.co/FbBH8WC0Ds
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) June 22, 2016
Ronaldo’s actions led to a little bit of banter from ESPN FC writer Iain Macintosh.
@RobHarris This is preposterous. I only want to ask him what his favourite sandwich is.
— Iain Macintosh (@iainmacintosh) June 22, 2016
Prior to the game against Hungary, Ronaldo had failed to score in either of Portugal’s previous two games – most notably missing a penalty kick that smashed against the goalpost. But after his performance against Hungary, he probably had the right to feel arrogant.
Earlier in the day Ronaldo was caught on camera throwing a microphone into a nearby lake as the team walked together.
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