🚨Kylian Mbappé vows to repay Portugal for how they treated Cristiano Ronaldo by beating them in every official meeting:
🗣️“I have a lot of respect for Portugal, but what they did to Cristiano Ronaldo is something I won't forget.
Cristiano has always been someone I looked up to and respected deeply.
If France face Portugal in an official competition, I will be fully motivated for that game.
I want to repay Cristiano in the only way I know, by competing and trying to win.
Every official meeting between France and Portugal will be a serious battle.
I know how much Cristiano means to me and to millions of football fans.
So whenever we meet, I’ll give everything to make sure France come out on top.”
🚨 Rasmus Hojlund on his exchange with Jorge Jesus after Denmark vs Portugal:
“I saw him coming down the line shaking everybody’s hand.
Normally after a game, you don’t think about these things. Manager comes, you shake his hand, say good game and go inside.
Then I realised who was walking towards me.
Jorge Jesus.
And immediately I thought, ‘Ah.’
Because I’ve spent my whole life watching Cristiano Ronaldo.
When I was a kid, I copied the celebration. I watched his goals. I wanted to be a striker because players like him made scoring goals look like the most important thing in the world.
Now I’m standing there playing against Portugal, Cristiano isn’t even in the stadium, and everybody has spent the last few days talking about why he left the camp.
Jorge reached his hand towards me.
For maybe one second the professional footballer in my head said:
‘Rasmus, shake his hand.’
Then the little boy who grew up watching Cristiano said:
‘Absolutely not.’
So my hands made their own decision.
I pushed him away.
Afterwards one of the Denmark players looked at me and said, ‘What was that?’
I said, ‘Nothing.’
He said, ‘Rasmus, you practically rejected the man on behalf of Cristiano Ronaldo.’
I told him, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.’
He just started laughing.
Look, I don’t know what happened between Cristiano, the manager and Portugal. That’s their business.
But you cannot expect me to spend my childhood admiring somebody, finally grow up and play at the same level as him, watch the whole situation unfold…
…and then suddenly remember diplomacy when the man involved is walking towards me.
Some things happen before your brain gets involved.
Jorge wanted a handshake.
Unfortunately, he met the nine-year-old Rasmus first.”
🚨🗣️ Rasmus Højlund explains his SIU celebration:
> “I just wanted to make it clear to the Portugal team that even if they don’t appreciate Cristiano, there are so many people around the world who were inspired by him and still look up to him.” 🇩🇰❤️
𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑? 👑🇵🇹
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals for his country than 𝗔𝗡𝗬 player in football history 🤯
A record that could stand forever? 👀
🚨🗣️ Rasmus Hojlund on why he hit the SIU Celebration:
“I just wanted to send a strong message to the Portugal team that if they don’t value Cristiano, there’s a whole lot in the world he has inspired and still looks up to him.” 🇩🇰❤️