Jakarta, CNNI Indonesia —
Deep message Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugal was eliminated by World Cup 2022 received the support of many people.
Ronaldo expressed his feelings after it was confirmed Portugal would not lift the World Cup trophy this year while simultaneously burying his dream.
Football players, athletes from other sports and world celebrities have also supported Ronaldo.
Kylian Mbappe can be seen commenting on Ronaldo’s Instagram upload providing a crown emoji, cupped hands and a goat sign, aka GOAT. The best of all time.
Former German national team player, who once teamed with Ronaldo at Real Madrid, Sami Khedira gave a heartfelt token in the comment column.
Young Manchester United player Alejandro Garnacho and Brazilian footballer Marta Silva also send the same message as Khedira.
Similarly, former Moroccan defender Medhi Benatia who played under Ronaldo at Juventus.
While top NBA athlete LeBron James also expressed sympathy for Ronaldo by pinning the message “Legend!!”
Artist Jamie Foxx displays a message in the form of a short, meaningful sentence: “We love you.”
Green field actors from Indonesia were also seen giving messages of encouragement. Marc Klok gave a crown emoji, while Hamka Hamzah put a burning hand and a fire emoji.
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Kylian Mbappe was one of the players who supported Cristiano Ronaldo. (REUTERS/DYLAN MARTINEZ)
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Family-wise, his older sister Katia Aveiro encouraged Ronaldo by calling his younger brother a pride.
Sunday (11/12) evening WIB via his Instagram account, Ronaldo finally expressed his feelings after Portugal was eliminated from the 2022 World Cup.
“Winning the World Cup for Portugal is the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career. Luckily I have won many international titles, including for Portugal, but taking our country’s name to the top level in the world is my biggest dream “. Ronaldo wrote as quoted from his Instagram. .
“I fought for this. I fought hard for this dream. In the 5 World Cup appearances I made in 16 years, always alongside great players and supported by millions of Portuguese, I gave everything. I left everything on the pitch. I didn’t never turned away and never gave up on that dream.”
However, Ronaldo admitted there was no need to overrespond to defeat.
“Unfortunately yesterday the dream ended. There’s no point in overreacting. I just want everyone to know that a lot has been said, a lot has been written, a lot has been speculated, but my dedication to Portugal hasn’t changed in a moment. I have always mistaken a person who will still fight for everyone’s cause and will never leave my teammates and my country” Ronaldo said.
“For now, there’s not much more to say. Thank you, Portugal. Thank you, Qatar. Dreams are good while they last… Now is the time to be a good adviser and let everyone draw their own conclusions.”
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