New Delhi: Brazilian football legend Pele has thanked Cristiano Ronaldo for making the whole world smile through his gameplay after the Portuguese star shared a heartfelt post on social media following his team’s quarterfinal exit at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Portugal were stunned by Morocco 0-1 in their quarterfinal game on Saturday as Ronaldo dreams of winning a World Cup title ended. The former Manchester United star was seen leaving the field in tears, a sight that made many of the fans globally cry.
In a heartfelt post, Ronaldo wrote, “Winning a World Cup for Portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career. Fortunately I won many titles of international dimension, including Portugal, but putting our country’s name on the highest foot in the World was my biggest dream. I fought for it . I fought hard for this dream.
“In the 5 appearances I scored in World Cups over 16 years, always by the side of great players and supported by millions of Portuguese, I gave my all. Leave it all out on the field. I never turned my face to the fight and I never gave up on that dream. Sadly yesterday the dream ended It’s not worth reacting to heat,” said the 37-year-old.
Reacting to the post on Instagram, Pele replied, “Thank you for making us smile my friend.” Interestingly, Ronaldo was left on bench against Morocco and also in Portugal’s round of 16 match against Switzerland.
