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- Ronaldo was left in tears but subsequently scored in the shootout success
John Terry has labelled the BBC a ‘disgrace’ after the broadcaster mocked Cristiano Ronaldo for his penalty miss in Portugal’s victory against Slovenia.
With the game level at 0-0, Ronaldo had the opportunity to score the winner from the penalty spot in the closing stages of normal time but his effort was kept out by Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
As they showed a replay of the penalty, the BBC added the caption ‘Misstiano Penaldo’, which sparked a furious reaction from former Chelsea star Terry. In an Instagram story, Terry stated: ‘BBC this is a disgrace.’
Ronaldo was left in tears following his penalty miss. However, the 39-year-old managed to redeem himself by scoring from the spot as Portugal won 3-0 in the shootout to make it through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
Sadio Mane, who is team-mates with Ronaldo at club level for Al-Nassr, also defended Ronaldo as he wrote: ‘You remain a great champion! CR7’.
Fans were also left shocked by the BBC’s decision to mock Ronaldo.
One user wrote on X: ‘No way is this real!’.
Meanwhile, another user claimed that Ronaldo can no longer be compared to Lionel Messi.
They wrote: ‘No more comparing this guy to Messi. He’s not even close, get carried as usual.’
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Another user added: ‘I knew I wasn’t the only one seeing that lmaoooo’.
One user called for the person who added the caption to receive a pay rise. They wrote: ‘Give this person a raise – and their own show.’
Furthermore, another user wrote: ‘Glorious ahahaha’.
Portugal are now through to the last eight of the tournament, where they will take on France.
Ronaldo’s side scored all three of their penalties in the shootout, with Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa saving three Slovenia penalties.
Appearing at a record sixth European Championship, Ronaldo has yet to score at the tournament other than his effort in the shootout.
Portugal finished top of Group F as they beat Czechia and Turkey before losing to Georgia.