Cristiano Ronaldo has blasted his nearest and dearest in a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan.
The former Manchester United star launched a blistering attack on several loved ones for not buying him enough presents and ruining his 40th birthday.
In an explosive 90-minute interview with Morgan, the 5-time Ballon d’or winner said:
‘They did not show me enough love’.
‘The birthday cake only had 15 tiers when I requested 20. Minimum.
‘Happy birthday was not sung with enough gusto. The ‘hip-hip-hoorays’ were half-hearted, and no one offered to give me ‘The Bumps’.
‘And don’t even get me started on the presents. I was told to cover my eyes and walk outside. And what did I see? A metallic black Bugatti La Voiture Noire. Can you believe it? They knew I wanted shadow black’.
Arguably the biggest revelation Ronaldo delivered is that he feels that he is being forced out of Saudi Arabia after the kingdom refused to recognise his 40th birthday as a public holiday.
‘I feel betrayed’, Real Madrid’s record goalscorer told Morgan.
‘Sure, giving me my own oil reserve was a nice gesture, but where is the ‘Ronaldo Day’ I was promised when Al Nassr signed me?’.
Following the interview, the Portuguese received support from former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré.
The retired Ivorian claimed City’s wealthy owners showed him a lack of respect on his 31st birthday when they didn’t shake his hand in a move his agent described as ‘sick’.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – JANUARY 03: Cristiano Ronaldo attends a press conference during the official unveiling of Cristiano Ronaldo as an Al Nassr player at Mrsool Park Stadium on January 3, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Khalid Alhaj/MB Media/Getty Images)
‘I want to show solidarity with Cristiano on his 40th birthday’, Touré told Paddy Power News.
‘All I got off City was a Tweet and a lousy cake with 31 candles.
‘This is not the required level of adulation for a grown man who is already hero-worshipped by millions across the globe for playing the sport he loves and earning millions in the process.
‘Is a national holiday and a correctly coloured Bugatti too much to ask of some people?’.
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