🎥 The crazy moment Cristiano Ronaldo was almost kung-fu kicked by a fan
Cristiano Ronaldo had a very close shave on Wednesday when a fan jumped from the stands and very nearly landed on the Portugal superstar feet first.
The incident occurred when Ronaldo was leaving the pitch following Portugal’s 2-0 defeat to Georgia at EURO 2024.
The 39-year-old had already endured a frustrating evening when he was booked earlier in the game for remonstrating with the referee, and his frustration boiled over when he kicked a water bottle on the touchline after being substituted in the 66th-minute.
Ronaldo was then involved in a heated discussion with the Georgia bench at full-time and as he headed towards the tunnel, a fan vaulted over the barricade and would have landed on the Al-Nassr star, were it not for the heroic intervention of a nearby steward.
🚨🥴A fan almost jumps on the Cristiano Ronaldo from the stands after the end of the match!!! 😨
Sometimes some people are just not okay…🤦♂️pic.twitter.com/LSwEShvDb1
— SimplyGoal (@SimplyGoal) June 27, 2024
A close call or what?
It was a better evening for Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who not only scored in the game, but also got Ronaldo’s shirt as a memento afterwards.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia received Cristiano Ronaldo’s shirt after Georgia’s historic victory ❤️🥹
(🎥 kvara7 on Instagram)
pic.twitter.com/9ApzqHLMew— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) June 26, 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo's shirt ✅
Player of the Match award 🏆
Georgia makes European Championship history 🇬🇪It's the dream night for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ❤️️ pic.twitter.com/DdHzuo7seO
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) June 26, 2024
The Napoli man has gone on record as saying he idolises Ronaldo, and before the match, this cool photo emerged of him meeting his hero as a child.
In 2013, Cristiano opened a football academy in Georgia, and one of the children who registered was Kvaratskhelia.
Today, they meet again, and Kvaratskhelia scored in the first minute vs Portugal.
Surreal. pic.twitter.com/E5k9NKWebb
— Out Of Context Euro2024 (@NoContextEPL) June 26, 2024
A lovely moment, and Ronaldo’s smile in the pre-match handshake suggested he’s a Kvaradona fan too.