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Cristiano Ronaldo has extended a heartfelt apology to his Portugal team-mates despite guiding them to a thrilling 2-1 comeback win over the Republic of Ireland. The 36-year-old missed a penalty in the opening exchanges of the game, but made up for it with his late brace that sealed the win for Portugal.
Even though he remarkably guided Portugal to a crucial win, Cristiano Ronaldo ended up publicly apologizing for his outburst of emotion on the pitch. The forward celebrated the winning goal for Portugal by taking his shirt off and was duly booked by the referee.After picking up the booking, Cristiano Ronaldo will now miss Portugal's next World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. As such, the Portugal captain has admitted his mistake and apologized for his actions on the pitchSpeaking in a post-match interaction, Ronaldo stated:
"I forgot. It's the emotion of the game. Maybe the coach will give me a hard time, but it doesn't matter. The important thing was to help the team. I'm sorry, but the emotions speak louder."
Cristiano Ronaldo's comments came after he surpassed Ali Daei's record for most number of goals in international football. The Manchester United star canceled out John Egan's opening goal for Ireland with two headers in the 89th minute and in stoppage time.
Cristiano Ronaldo has extended a heartfelt apology to his Portugal team-mates despite guiding them to a thrilling 2-1 comeback win over the Republic of Ireland. The 36-year-old missed a penalty in the opening exchanges of the game, but made up for it with his late brace that sealed the win for Portugal.
Even though he remarkably guided Portugal to a crucial win, Cristiano Ronaldo ended up publicly apologizing for his outburst of emotion on the pitch. The forward celebrated the winning goal for Portugal by taking his shirt off and was duly booked by the referee.After picking up the booking, Cristiano Ronaldo will now miss Portugal's next World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. As such, the Portugal captain has admitted his mistake and apologized for his actions on the pitchSpeaking in a post-match interaction, Ronaldo stated:
"I forgot. It's the emotion of the game. Maybe the coach will give me a hard time, but it doesn't matter. The important thing was to help the team. I'm sorry, but the emotions speak louder."
Cristiano Ronaldo's comments came after he surpassed Ali Daei's record for most number of goals in international football. The Manchester United star canceled out John Egan's opening goal for Ireland with two headers in the 89th minute and in stoppage time.