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[스포츠서울 | 박효실기자] Cristiano Ronaldo (37, Manchester United), who has both overwhelming talent and innate temper as a soccer player, is in trouble following smashing a fan’s cell phone. It is absurd that he apologized to Aman’s fan without being able to control his emotions, and his apology following that also drew the anger of the victim’s family.
Sky News reported on the 11th (local time) an interview with the mother of Jake Harding, a 14-year-old autistic boy who owns the phone that Ronaldo broke. “After the video went viral online, a Ronaldo spokesperson called and invited us to meet our hats in person at Old Trafford,” Harding’s mother Sarah Kelly said.
“Ronaldo threw Jake’s phone on the ground. I have nothing to say. Why should I go to Old Trafford? What is the reason Blue (Everton) has to go to Red (Man United)?” He said, arguing that the person who wanted to apologize had asked him to find the person who should be apologized.
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Earlier on the 9th, following losing 1-0 between Everton and Manchester United in the English Premier League (EPL) match between Manchester United and Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool on the 9th, Ronaldo left the stadium to take a picture of himself by smashing a fan’s mobile phone with an outstretched arm. knocked out
In the process, the back of Jake’s hand was bruised blue, and his cell phone was also damaged. Police are investigating Ronaldo’s assault allegations in this regard.
As the image of Ronaldo pounding his phone wildly spread on the Internet, Ronaldo posted on his personal SNS, “It is never easy to manage emotions in difficult moments like now. Nevertheless, we must always set an example for all young people who respect, persevere and love. I apologize for my anger and, if possible, would like to invite this supporter to Old Trafford to watch fair play and sportsmanship.”
But Kelly said, “If he had been sincere, he should have turned around at the moment of the incident and picked up Jake’s phone and said ‘I’m sorry’. The phrase ‘sportsmanship’ (of the apology he wrote) is the funniest part. It’s not sportsmanship at all to do that to a 14-year-old boy,” she angered.
Kelly’s son Jake is an Everton fan and this is the first time he’s been to a Goodison Park game. Kelly thanked Everton, “Jake is refusing to go to the football field as a result of the current incident, but Everton said he would give him a ticket whenever Jake’s condition improves,” Kelly said.
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