Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is attracting attention after 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 Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on the 25th (Korea time) and won 3-2.
On this day, Ronaldo scored the opening goal in the 20th minute of the second half with a penalty which he triggered. However, it was his erratic behavior that made more headlines than the opening goal.
During the game, Ronaldo was caught putting his hand inside his pants, fidgeting, then pulling out something unknown and bringing it directly to his mouth. Afterwards, he wiped his hands on his pants and chewed what he took out before playing the game.
Netizens who saw this speculated that Ronaldo might have eaten a high-calorie energy bar or chocolate or glucose during the match. The dress didn’t have an outside pocket, so she kept it inside and took it out to eat.
It is known that the true identity was chewing gum. The Athletic said the Portuguese Football Association was just chewing gum.
Portugal, who are currently at the top of the group with 3 points, will play against Uruguay at 4:00am on the 29th. The Korean national team is about to face on the 3rd of next month.
Cha Eun-ji, Hankyung.com reporter chachacha@hankyung.com
