After 4 months of investigation, Merseyside police announced the incident on August 17. “We can confirm that a 37-year-old man has voluntarily come forward and been interviewed on charges of assault and destruction of property. The charges relate to an incident after the match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park on April 9. The problem was resolved with a conditional warning. Everything is over”, police shared with the Mirror.
In the match against Everton in April, MU lost 0-1. When he limped out of the field and into the tunnel with one bloody leg, C. Ronaldo seemed angry when he saw the young Everton fan holding the phone filming his injury, so he swung his hand and knocked the boy’s phone to the ground before walking away. say a word. The boy’s mother said her 14-year-old autistic son was shocked by the Portuguese superstar’s actions. She posted a photo of the back of her child’s bruised hand with a broken phone screen and criticism of CR7.
C. Ronaldo then publicly apologized to the child fan on his personal page and was said to have compensated the boy’s family. The 37-year-old striker invited teenage Everton fans to Old Trafford to watch a MU match. The young fan’s mother criticized the MU superstar for being insincere when he did not call directly to apologize and instead invited an Everton fan to watch the Red Devils’ match. CR7 was not punished by the team for this incident, but the police opened an investigation on April 10.
C. Ronaldo received the news of being warned while going through difficult weeks. He sat on the bench in the 1-2 loss to Brighton in the opening match of the new Premier League season on August 7. In the second round match against Brentford, the veteran striker played the full 90 minutes but could not do anything to help the home team avoid a miserable 0-4 loss. MU ranked bottom of the rankings for the first time since 1992 when the English Premier League was established.
Meanwhile, C. Ronaldo caused division within MU. CR7 wants to leave to go to a team that can qualify for the Champions League this season, but the owners don’t want to sell. Coach Ten Hag and his teammates at MU also gradually “dislike” CR7. He was harshly criticized by fans for not participating in the early season tour, showing an unprofessional attitude.
On August 16, C. Ronaldo attracted attention when he said the media fabricated a lot of information about him and promised to reveal the truth in an exclusive interview within the next few weeks.
