Criticism of continues after he cried during Portugal's Round of 16 match against Slovenia, and the latest of which has come from Dutch football legend . The 2016 champions had to dig deep to seal a spot in the quarter-finals, needing post-match penalty shootouts to overcome Slovenia in dramatic fashion. Prior to the shootouts, Ronaldo had a perfect opportunity to break the game's deadlock on the stroke of first-half extra time.
However, the usually dependable forward missed from the spot, . The 39-year-old, at the time, felt he might have costed his nation a place in the last eight teams of the tournament. Nevertheless, he saved his image by scoring in the penalty shootout, before appearing to apologise for his earlier miss.
His successful attempt from 12 yards, which stopped all three of Slovenia's attempts, led Portugal to a 3-0 shootout win. While some newspapers noted his resilience to step up again when it mattered most, though, others were quick to criticise the former Real Madrid superstar over his supposed attempts at stealing the spotlight from his teammates. The Portuguese icon was subject to a mixed bag of reactions following his EURO 2016 heroics.
Ruud Gullit, who captained the Netherlands to Euros victory in 1988, criticised Ronaldo for what he described as unnecessary 'selfishness' and trying to 'steal the spotlight' during Portugal's drama-filled win. "Ronaldo tried to take every free-kick given to Portugal, even though he scores one out of every 60. There are.
