Cristiano Ronaldo has been ridiculed by fans for promoting his new NFT collection just hours after he accused Manchester United of being a “marketing club”.
In an explosive alt-interview with Piers Morgan to be broadcast in full on Wednesday and Thursday, Ronaldo revealed he has ‘no respect’ for United boss Erik Ten Hag, while also hitting out at former team-mates Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville.
He then turned his attention to United’s owners, the Glazers, claiming: ‘Manchester [United] is a marketing club, they want to get their money from the marketing, the sport they don’t really care about in my opinion.
After making these controversial comments, Ronaldo took to Twitter to announce that he has a new NFT collection that will be available on Friday.
“My NFT Collection coming November 18th, exclusively on @binance,” he tweeted.
“This is your chance to join my Web3 community and own iconic moments from my career.
‘Register now with the code RONALDO to prepare, and receive a surprise when the collection drops.’
Cristiano Ronaldo lashed out at Manchester United in a revealing interview with Piers Morgan
Ronaldo branded United a ‘marketing club’ who ‘don’t care about sport’
Ronaldo sent out a tweet on Tuesday afternoon to promote his new NFT collection
Fans have reacted to his post, with many criticizing the Portuguese star and accusing him of being a hypocrite.
“Can his reputation fall any lower?” one fan wrote after ex-teammate and friend Rio Ferdinand admitted that even he could no longer defend Ronaldo’s actions.
“And you say United are all about marketing…” added another supporter.
A fan has asked if Ronaldo’s reputation is “falling any lower” after his NFT tweet
Another fan has suggested that Ronaldo is a hypocrite for tweeting about NFTs
Another fan went down a similar route, suggesting that Ronaldo is now doing his own marketing
“Man United is a marketing club”!!! What is this tweet about?? asked a fan.
Other fans questioned the timing of Ronaldo’s tweet, given that it came so soon after his outburst about United.
“All this to try and sell a NFT,” one fan wrote alongside a facepalm emoji.
A fan has ridiculed Ronaldo for tweeting about his NFT collection straight after his interview criticizing his treatment at United
“Bro caused quite a scene in his company and then dropped an NFT collection!” wrote another fan.
Since his interview with Morgan, Ronaldo has joined his Portugal team-mates ahead of the World Cup which starts on Sunday.
The 37-year-old appears to have work to do to win some of those too, after a video emerged of Bruno Fernandes giving him a frosty welcome in the dressing room on Monday.
