The bitter feud between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United came to end as the club and the player have mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect. The sensational interview that happened with Piers Morgan sometime back where he came down heavily on Eric ten Hag. the top brass of the club, Wayne Rooney and also previous coaches of the club.
One of the greatest of all time in football, Ronaldo said that he did not like how he was being treated at the club and also, he recounted an incident where the management of Manchester United did not show any concern when his daughter was ill. This was the beginning of a showdown that finally came to a bitter end.
The world of sports has no boundaries and sportspersons from all over the world have come in support of Ronaldo and the harsh treatment meted out to him. This includes former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen. He talked about Ronaldo in an interview with Piers Morgan which was widely circulated on social media.
One of the other prominent personalities to stand in solidarity and extend a hand was Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. He had liked Peitersen’s post regarding the incident. Kohli was known to be a huge admirer of Ronaldo. This was Kohli’s way of showing support for the former Manchester United striker.
It is almost unforgivable- Kevin Pietersen
“If what he said is true about them not believing what’s been happening with this family, I can’t say whether it’s true or not, he says it is true, that’s almost unforgivable. He is a human at the end of the day, yes he’s super famous, yes he’s worth hundreds of millions of dollars, he’s achieved it because he’s amazing at what he does.” This is what Pietersen had to say in his interview with Morgan.
Ronaldo won his first Ballon d’ or at United and scored 145 goals in 346 appearances. He won three Premier League titles, One FA Cup, two league cups, Champions League with the Red Devils. His second stint was not memorable as his first one. He had left to the tunnel against Tottenham with some time remaining and refused to come on as a substitute.