5 Times Cristiano Ronaldo lost his cool on the ground

#1 Ronaldo Infamously Winks at Wayne Rooney

Image result for Ronaldo Infamously Winks at Wayne Rooney — Though Rooney received a red card because of his cheap actions, Ronaldo winking at Rooney made him look worse than Rooney.

This infamous wink incident happened back at the quarterfinals of 2006 World Cup between England and Portugal. In the match, Portugal defeated England to move on to the semi-finals.

But as the match was going on Cristiano Ronaldo did something that was truly unexpected of him. One of the England players Wayne Rooney kicked one the opposing players right in the middle of his legs while defending the ball.

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Due to which Ronaldo and other players from Portugal came running to the victim. Due to this unsportsmanlike action of Rooney, Ronaldo pleaded referee to send him off. After which Rooney received a red card and saw his way back down to the tunnel.

And as he was going back, the Portuguese player Ronaldo winked at him which left many people astonishing.

Though Rooney received a red card because of his cheap actions, Ronaldo winking at Rooney made him look worse than Rooney.

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