CNN Publishes, Then Quickly Deletes, Ronaldo Interview

CNN Portugal today published a highly controversial interview with Cristiano Ronaldo, then removed it from the site an hour later without any explanation.

Cristiano Ronaldo's stormy conversation about the record of 1,000 goals and the title of the best player in history was suddenly removed from CNN Portugal's website hours after it was published, and a new controversy started.

Cristiano Ronaldo's new interview with CNN Portugal about his place in football history, the unattainable record of 1000 goals and the uncertain future of his playing career, quickly became a news bomb for the prestigious European media. But many people, including us, looked at this interview with doubts. What happened a few hours later showed that our sham worked correctly.

A few hours after the publication of these harsh and noisy conversations, it was reported that the text of the conversation was unexpectedly deleted from the website of this TV channel. This deletion immediately became a hot topic, but one fundamental question is still unanswered: why did CNN Portugal publish and delete the transcript of the superstar's interview?

I am the best player in history, whether with a thousand goals or less

This news became global for the first time when Athletic's website posted parts of Ronaldo's conversation with CNN Portugal on its outlet, and then major media such as Gol began to reflect it. In a part of this conversation, Ronaldo criticized the way experts and fans judge and said: "People don't appreciate the quality I show and the goals I score as they should."

The captain of the Portuguese national team, who has scored 980 goals in 1,337 official matches for his clubs and country, emphasized that this should be a natural process in response to a question about the motivation to reach the legendary record of 1,000 goals. He said confidently: "Whether I score 920 goals, 925 goals or 930 goals, I am the best player in my history. That's it." He went on to explain that reaching the goal of 1,000 goals would be a wonderful thing and it is a goal he would like to reach, but he does not want to distract himself too much from the future.

Ronaldo spoke honestly about when his playing career will end and said that he cannot predict the future, because he might wake up one morning and find that he no longer has any motivation to go to the football field.

CNN Portugal has removed the text of this interview from its website only a few hours after its public release. This action, along with Ronaldo's heavy words, caused rumors of censorship or network regret. But removing the text of the report from the site does not necessarily mean abandoning the video files or denying Ronaldo's words. Until this moment, no clear explanation or statement has been published by the management of CNN Portugal, and claims such as external pressure or the withdrawal of talks, until the announcement of the official position, remain only at the level of media speculation.

Is there a dispute with George Jesus?

The recent sidelines of Ronaldo in the camp of the Portuguese national team have made this story even more strange. Ronaldo left the team's camp after the tension and disagreement with Selecao head coach Georges Jesus and complained strongly about the breach of previous agreements, saying that his trust had been damaged. An incident that caused the Portuguese Football Federation to open a disciplinary case against him and even discuss his temporary suspension, although Ronaldo later apologized for his behavior and said he was ready to wear the national shirt again.

A new note: maybe this interview is old and has been rebroadcast

Some believe that CNN Portugal did not have a new interview with Ronaldo and rebroadcast one of his old interviews, but then removed the interviews from its site due to the margins created.