Merseyside police, in the Liverpool region, announced this Sunday (10) that they opened an investigation into the possible aggression of Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo against an Everton fan this Saturday (9), after Manchester United’s defeat in a Premier League match. League.
As he left the field, the Manchester athlete hit his hand and knocked over the cell phone of a teenager who was in the stands at Goodison Park stadium.
“There is an ongoing investigation and police officers working with Everton to analyze the video surveillance footage and gather all the witnesses to determine if a crime has been committed,” a local police spokesperson told AFP news agency.
The English Football Association will also investigate the case, the organization told sports news website The Athletic.
Sarah Kelly, the 14-year-old’s mother, said the teen suffers from autism and dyspraxia, a neurological disorder of motor coordination. According to her, her son was “in a state of shock” and with a hand injury after the player’s attitude.
The teenager leaned close to the stadium tunnel to record Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the field after his team’s defeat. “Ronaldo just walked by and in a very bad mood he hit my son’s hand, knocking his phone down,” Kelly said.
She further said that her son was so upset that he doesn’t want to watch a game again. It was the first time he went to a stadium to watch a football match.
Cristiano Ronaldo apologized for the attitude on his Instagram account on Saturday. “It’s never easy to manage your emotions in difficult times like the ones we’re living in,” he wrote.
“However, we must always be respectful, be patient and set an example for young people who love this beautiful sport. I would like to apologize for my moment of anger and, if possible, to invite that fan to come and watch a match at [estádio] Old Trafford, as a sign of fair play,” he added.
In Brazil, striker Jonathan Calleri, from São Paulo, also hit the cell phone of a teenager who was filming the departure of São Paulo from Allianz Parque last week, after the defeat of the tricolor team in the final of the Paulista Championship.
The video of the moment, recorded shortly after the 4-0 rout of Alviverde in the second game of the championship decision, which gave Palmeiras the state title, went viral and garnered criticism of the tricolor striker. He apologized to the boy, who works in the youth categories of Palmeiras.
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