‘They have imposed a political ban on Cristiano Ronaldo’: Turkish president Erdogan
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Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo had a tournament to forget in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup 2022. While the 37-year-old did become the first man to score at five different World Cups, nothing went right thereafter as the star forward ended with just one goal. ‘They have imposed a political ban on Cristiano Ronaldo’: Turkish president Erdogan Ronaldo was also widely criticized on social media and by pundits for showing a bad attitude after being substituted against South Korea, then was benched against Switzerland and Morocco in the knockout stage. Following Portugal’s 1-0 loss to Morocco in the World Cup quarterfinals, Ronaldo was left in tears. After the game, Ronaldo in a cryptic social media post had said that his dream of winning the World Cup with Portugal has ended, while stopping short of announcing his retirement from international duty. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come out in support of Ronaldo and said that he was subjected to a “political...