The BBC paid a heavy price after mocking the Portuguese star's missed penalty against Slovenia at Euro 2024.
A phrase made up of English and Cristiano Ronaldo's name appeared on the BBC's TikTok account after Ronaldo missed a penalty kick in the first extra time, which was saved by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak. It was: Misstiano Penaldo, in a sarcastic reference to the fact that most of Ronaldo's goals came from penalty kicks, but he also misses them!
Ronaldo was in a state of intense crying after missing the penalty kick during the first extra half of the match between the two teams in the round of 16, and opinions were divided between those who supported and those who mocked this scene.
This is something she paid dearly for in just a few days, after her followers on the platform dropped from 5 million to just 2 million followers, as punishment for what happened to the 39-year-old.
This happened after many users decided to boycott the radio station, accusing it of disrespecting Ronaldo and his history and mocking him just because he missed a penalty kick.
It is noteworthy that Ronaldo took another penalty kick in the same match, and scored it successfully, leading his team to the Euro quarter-finals to face France.
Fans accused them of disrespecting the football legend's history.
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