“CR7 deserved more respect. As for the Portuguese, they don’t deserve to have the best at anything. We are envious, disdainful, ignorant; you deserve to return to the mediocrity we were in before CR7”

Por Alexander
1 October, 2026

Elma Aveiro came to her brother’s defense. After Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal’s training camp, she reposted on Instagram a comment calling for: “CR7 deserved more respect”. 📱

The message called for a better structure for the national team and more competent journalism, with less speculation. The criticism also extended to the Portuguese: “They don’t deserve to have the best at anything”. It described them as envious and ignorant and said they deserved to return to the mediocrity of the pre-CR7 era.

Ronaldo left the reasons for his departure unexplained and wished Portugal and his teammates luck.

The comment shared by Elma ended with a thank-you to the forward for his contribution to Portuguese football.

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