Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo is drawing attention following being caught eating something out of his pants during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Portugal met Ghana in the first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Group H held at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 25th (Korean time) and won 3-2.
On this day, Ronaldo scored the opening goal in the 20th minute of the second half with a penalty kick he induced. However, it was his erratic behavior that made more headlines than the opening goal.
During the match, Ronaldo was caught putting his hand inside his pants uniform, fidgeting, then pulling out something unknown and bringing it directly to his mouth. Afterwards, he wiped his hand on his pants and chewed what he took out before playing the game.
Netizens who saw this speculated that Ronaldo may have eaten a high-calorie energy bar or chocolate or glucose during the match. He said that there was no pocket on the outside of the uniform, so he kept it inside and then took it out and ate it.
It is known that the real identity was chewing gum. The Athletic reported that the Portuguese Football Association “was just chewing gum”.
Portugal, currently top of the group with 3 points, will play once morest Uruguay at 4:00 am on the 29th. The Korean national team is set to face off on the 3rd of next month.
Cha Eun-ji, Hankyung.com reporter [email protected]