Cristiano Ronaldo has taken criticism for his behaviour in Qatar (Credits: Marcio Machado/SPP/Shutterstock)
Cristiano Ronaldo ‘lacks dignity’ and couldn’t even congratulate Morocco on their famous victory against Portugal in the World Cup quarter-finals.
That’s according to Dietmar Hamann, who believes the 37-year-old showed what a bad loser he is in Qatar.
Ronaldo was a substitute in his country’s surprise 1-0 defeat to Morocco, which saw the nation become the first African team to reach the last four of the World Cup.
France knocked them out last night to progress to Sunday’s final but Morocco’s players were gracious in defeat.
The same could not be said for Ronaldo, who abruptly left the field following Portugal’s defeat.
Ronaldo’s taken heavy criticism in recent weeks for his behaviour for club and country, and he did his reputation no favours in Qatar.
And Hamann says Ronaldo showed he ‘lacked dignity’ by the way he failed to congratulate Morocco on their famous win.
Hamann slated Ronaldo (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images)
‘You talk about these superstars, top earners, top players, and one of the greatest players, who left the scene about a week ago, in Ronaldo,’ Hamann told RTE.
‘He couldn’t even congratulate them after the game.
‘Morocco won that game, they did something historic, and he didn’t even have the dignity to congratulate them for what they had achieved.
‘And now you watch them, and how they shake hands with the French, and the dignity and graciousness they show in defeat. Brilliant.’
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