Much will be said about Cristiano Ronaldo as he leaves the World Cup for the last time.
Some will talk of his records and his longevity, the first man to score in six consecutive World Cups. Others will lament his World Cup career ending without the ultimate prize, never having gotten further than the quarterfinals after Portugal’s loss to Spain on Monday, July 6, in the round of 16. Still others will recount Ronaldo’s many accolades, including the five Ballon d’Ors that are second only to Lionel Messi’s eight.
Truth be told, there will be those who won’t be sorry to see him go, too, having long ago tired of his arrogance and histrionics.
There’s another, darker part of Ronaldo’s legacy that deserves discussion, too, but is almost certain to be glossed over. During his illustrious career, Ronaldo was accused of ***** ual ***** ault on at least two separate occasions, in England in 2005 and in Las Vegas in 2009.
He was never charged and has always publicly denied any wrongdoing. But according to German magazine Der Spiegel in 2018, citing documents they reviewed, Ronaldo acknowledged to his attorneys one of the women “said no and stop several times.” He also said he’d apologized to the woman, Der Spiegel reported.
Some will talk of his records and his longevity, the first man to score in six consecutive World Cups. Others will lament his World Cup career ending without the ultimate prize, never having gotten further than the quarterfinals after Portugal’s loss to Spain on Monday, July 6, in the round of 16. Still others will recount Ronaldo’s many accolades, including the five Ballon d’Ors that are second only to Lionel Messi’s eight.
Truth be told, there will be those who won’t be sorry to see him go, too, having long ago tired of his arrogance and histrionics.
There’s another, darker part of Ronaldo’s legacy that deserves discussion, too, but is almost certain to be glossed over. During his illustrious career, Ronaldo was accused of ***** ual ***** ault on at least two separate occasions, in England in 2005 and in Las Vegas in 2009.
He was never charged and has always publicly denied any wrongdoing. But according to German magazine Der Spiegel in 2018, citing documents they reviewed, Ronaldo acknowledged to his attorneys one of the women “said no and stop several times.” He also said he’d apologized to the woman, Der Spiegel reported.
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