Twitter reacts as Ronaldo exits Euro 2016 final on stretcher
Football can be cruel. So cruel.
Cristiano Ronaldo lasted all of 25 minutes in the final of Euro 2016, suffering an apparent knee injury when Dimitri Payet caught him while following through on a tackle. The Portuguese superstar tried to play through the pain with his knee heavily strapped, but after barely being able to run, he left the pitch on a stretcher after throwing his captain's armband to the floor in anger.
Sure enough, Twitter wasted no time reacting to Ronaldo's exit from European football's biggest fixture.
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) July 10, 2016
Well at least Payet won't be going to Madrid now! I don't think Ronaldo will let him in the same team after that tackle!!!
— Spencer FC (@SpencerOwen) July 10, 2016
Ouch #Euro2016Finale #Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/4HIsrCP8Z0
— BetBright (@BetBright) July 10, 2016
Big question: Now he's not on field, who is Ronaldo rooting for? The idea of #Por winning without him must be too much for his heart to bear
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) July 10, 2016
I wonder, if like Messi after the Copa America Final, I wonder if Ronaldo will retire from International Football after tonight ?
— Ian Abrahams (Moose) (@BroadcastMoose) July 10, 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo passing on the captain's armband to Nani. pic.twitter.com/qhpdCKzuBL
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) July 10, 2016
No matter your opinion on Cristiano Ronaldo, gut-wrenching to see him in tears on the pitch with that injury. Such a sad sight. #POR
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) July 10, 2016
Did that moth just drink the tears of Ronaldo!
— Matt Kean (@matt__kean) July 10, 2016
Love or hate ronaldo, those tears just show how many emotions you can go through on a football pitch. Feel for the guy 😒 #CR7
— Nathaniel Chalobah (@chalobah) July 10, 2016
Terrible to see Cris come off like that. Hope it's nothing too bad 🙏🏼
— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) July 10, 2016
8 touches.
— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) July 10, 2016
6 passes.
Not the night Cristiano Ronaldo wanted.
📻https://t.co/LpULC0PlGu #Euro2016Final pic.twitter.com/BLXjJleNmJ
Bet Florentino Perez is loving the sight of Cristiano Ronaldo playing on, knee strapped together with blue tack and elastic bands.
— Graham Ruthven (@grahamruthven) July 10, 2016
— philippe (@philousports) July 10, 2016
Poor Ronaldo. Feel for him despite his histrionics in many games. #POR #fra
— Darren Waters (@darrenwaters) July 10, 2016
Whatever your feelings about #Ronaldo, you can't help but feel for him right now. #PORFRA
— Currys & PC World (@curryspcworld) July 10, 2016
Nasty twist of fate for Cristiano Ronaldo there, the moth landing on his face just added insult to injury
— Daniel Edwards (@DanEdwardsGoal) July 10, 2016
I mean, I wanted to see Ronaldo cry tonight, but not like this.
— Thomas Dobby (@ThomasDobby) July 10, 2016
Actually feel sorry for the guy, playing for his country is what he lives for and it's over before it's began! #Ronaldo
— Sam Ruddock (@samruddockT35) July 10, 2016
Ronaldo having to go off, there goes the scriptbook pic.twitter.com/haBcRWol36
— Andy Castell (@AJ3) July 10, 2016
Devastating. 😢
— Sydney Leroux Dwyer (@sydneyleroux) July 10, 2016
Ronaldo down. It was a bad challenge by Payet, missed by Clattenburg
— Mark Ogden (@MarkOgden_) July 10, 2016
This is horrible #Ronaldo
— James Tyler (@JamesTylerESPN) July 10, 2016