5 times football players got their revenge on the pitch

#3 Cristiano Ronaldo on Armenian fans

Ronaldo taunted the Armenian supporters with his celebration every time he scored

Imagine travelling to a different country only to be acrimoniously greeted with chants of your biggest rival’s name. Can’t feel good, right? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Cristiano Ronaldo as he travelled with the national squad for a Euro qualifier against Armenia in June 2015.

As the Portuguese forward got off the team bus in the city of Yerevan, he was greeted by a crowd of fans and also a group of people who heckled him with chants of ‘Messi, Messi’. While their behaviour did not seem to faze the Real Madrid star at all, calmly ignoring their less-than-flattering behaviour, he made sure he exacted his revenge during the game and ensured they got the message.

Ronaldo scored a hat-trick that night and cupped his ear in celebration every time he scored in defiance of their earlier chants to unnerve him. There could have been no better way for the Ballon d’Or winner to respond to the slight than his excellent performance that night.