Cristiano Ronaldo savages Simon Jordan with brutal text to Piers Morgan after Portugal bust-up
Cristiano Ronaldo didn't hold back when reacting to Simon Jordan's controversial clash with Piers Morgan about the Portugal legend's feud with head coach Jorge Jesus.
Following a disagreement with head coach Jesus, Ronaldo confirmed that he had left Portugal’s training camp last week, having been an unused substitute for the 2-1 Nations League win over Norway in Oslo.
After the statement, British journalist Morgan, who claims to be a close friend of Ronaldo's, debated the issue wit talkSPORT host Jordan, and Ronaldo clearly wasn't happy about it.
Cristiano Ronaldo lashes out at Simon Jordan after Piers Morgan debate
Following Ronaldo's statement accusing Jesus of breaking promises, Jordan didn't hold back in his assessment of the 41-year-old's behaviour.
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"In your objective, rounded mind, is there a possibility that the common denominator of fallouts might be some of Ronaldo's behaviour?” Jordan asked.
"Is there a possibility in your balanced, unsure, kissing Ronaldo's backside mentality?"
Morgan, as expected, defended Ronaldo's behaviour, saying he was 'proud' of the football star for standing up for himself, before sending a clip of the moment to Ronaldo himself.
And now, Morgan has claimed that Ronaldo has replied to Jordan's comments with a brutal comment completely shutting the former Crystal Palace owner down.
"I sent Cristiano the clip of me with Simon Jordan and he texted back," Morgan said on his Football Uncensored show with Jason Cundy.
"That blonde guy - tell him to STOP with the botox. He looks like an apple!'" Ronaldo joked.
"Live breaking news from Cristiano Ronaldo, Simon Jordan you are an apple. A suspiciously smooth-faced apple."
When fellow studio guest Richard Keys added that Jordan would also be annoyed that Ronaldo simply called him 'that blonde guy', Morgan added that he 'was last naturally blonde about 20 years ago'.
Simon Jordan calls out Piers Morgan's 'love affair' with Cristiano Ronaldo
Clearly, both Morgan and Ronaldo remain unimpressed with Jordan's comments both about the pair's friendship and about Ronaldo's clash with Jesus.
During the talkSPORT show, Jordan slammed Morgan for his controversial 2022 interview with Ronaldo ahead of his exit from Manchester United, stating it was 'a sycophantic, buttock-kissing, eyeball-glazing love affair'.
Later, Jordan added: 'In your wide experiences of managing players and understanding the dynamics behind the scenes, you can't even see beyond the end of your nose that there might be a common denominator when problems occur. That might be Ronaldo's behaviour."
After calling Jordan a 'wally', Morgan replied: "I'm proud of him because he stood up for himself.
"I think in life you have to stand up for yourself not only when you're disrespected, but when your boss lies to you.
"He's obviously reaching the end of his career, he's aware of his legacy and he wants to go out properly. The one thing in all the years I've known him is, you've got to be a straight dealer with him and you've got to respect him."
Ronaldo's future with Portugal remains unclear, although he has said that he is not retiring from international football but deserves to be punished for walking out on his national team and manager.
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Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Simon Jordan, Football News, Football, Portugal
Ben McCrum