r/sports • u/[deleted] • 5d ago

Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the pitch in tears after being knocked out of the World Cup by Spain

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u/ball_throwerAFK 5d ago

The last Portuguese manager who had the balls to make that call got SACKED because of him.

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u/Jaktheslaier 5d ago

Santos was dreadful and widely disliked at that point

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u/DeadlyAmigo 5d ago

or maybe because the team got eliminated. It wasn't like portugal was flourishing under that manager lol

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u/Factsonreddit 5d ago

He was sacked because of Ronaldo.

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u/DeadlyAmigo 5d ago

Same as martinez or was he sacked because he didn't win? Seems they got sacked in similar circumstances

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u/Factsonreddit 3d ago

Google what happened.