Back in 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo had just been named MOTM after scoring a brace against Hungary in the Euros. He sat down in the press conference room, ready to speak to the media.
CR7 saw some Coca-Cola's bottles placed near his microphone. Ronaldo took the bottles, looked at the journalists and told them to NOT drink Coca-Cola and only drink water instead.
The devastating effects of this gesture? A $4 BILLION DROP in Coca-Cola's market value and a 1.6% share price drop.
In 1997, Inter Milan signed Ronaldo and wanted to give him the iconic No. 9 shirt, then worn by Ivan Zamorano. But instead of surrendering his identity, Zamorano made a bold choice and switched to No. 18...
But with a twist. He hand-stitched a small “+” between the digits, turning it into “1+8.”
In 2002, Diego Forlan once played briefly without a shirt.
After scoring a brilliant equaliser for Manchester United against Southampton, Forlan celebrated passionately and took his shirt off. Play restarted so quickly that he had no time to put it back on, so he carried on running to win the ball back.
Two years later, in 2004, FIFA introduced a rule making shirt removal during celebrations a mandatory yellow card offence.
"The Italian teams are where they're supposed to be right now."
Thierry Henry and @Carra23 discuss the shortcomings of Serie A teams in European this season 😳