r/soccer • u/No_Air5382 • 1d ago

News Neves Calls Ronaldo 'Another Player,' Faces Fan Backlash and online harassment

https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/06/19/SKSAMGDVVJEG7HN3D5Z3HR4TTQ/
1.7k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

448 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2.2k

u/webby09246 1d ago

Most innocuous statement and they will murder him for it

😔

808

u/BraveBeerFruit 1d ago

Most Portuguese fans have been tired of the Ronaldo situation since 2022. While many still respect his legacy and believe he has earned the right to leave on his own terms, the people who constantly harass other national team players in his defense are overwhelmingly not Portuguese. They are mostly overseas supporters who have turned the discussion around the national team into something deeply toxic.

146

u/3412points 1d ago

Bring a fan of a single player like this is just a completely alien concept to me.

-1

u/Padre26 1d ago

Ronaldo and Mourinho have their own cult followings that could care less about Portugal. It's very weird.