Controversy! Cristiano Ronaldo LIKES Spanish Media's Attack: FIFA Wants to Gift the World Cup to Messi, Argentina Should Have Been Eliminated Long Ago

On July 21, Beijing time, the 41-year-old Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo openly liked a post from Spanish media accusing FIFA of wanting to gift the World Cup to Messi and claiming Argentina had long deserved elimination, reigniting discussion.

Four days ago, the Spanish media outlet *espejopublico* uploaded a segment from one of its programs on its official account, in which the host and panelists criticized FIFA for corruption and directly stated that Argentina should have been eliminated earlier.

In that segment, the host and guests discussed: "Argentina is a team that should have been knocked out about five matches ago (round of 32), and it was only thanks to FIFA, one of the most corrupt organizations on Earth, that they made it to the final. So Argentina doesn't scare me—what scares me is Infantino!"

"I think we (the Spanish men's national team) are not just playing against Argentina, but against the entire FIFA organization. They want to give the World Cup to Messi, just like they did four years ago in Qatar!"

The show's host also lashed out at the exorbitant ticket prices for the World Cup final: "The pricing turns a mass experience into something only accessible to a few elites. Mass pricing is not like this. Football is a sport for the people, but it no longer is. I believe FIFA is a despicable, mafia-like, shameful organization."

Cristiano Ronaldo's own social media account gave a like to this clip. However, since the Spanish outlet's clip was posted four days ago, it is unclear when exactly Ronaldo himself liked it. But it is confirmed that the like came from Ronaldo's official account.

In this World Cup, Ronaldo and Portugal were eliminated in the round of 16 after a 1-0 loss to eventual champions Spain, finishing in 13th place.

Ronaldo scored only three goals, but at 41 years old, he still achieved the feat of scoring in six consecutive World Cups, and finally netted his first ever World Cup knockout-stage goal via a penalty.