Cristiano Ronaldo hit the headlines on Wednesday as he fired Portugal in the Nations League final by scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Germany, but previously he had been involved in a viral incident that he laughed off with good humour.
Outside the team hotel, Ronaldo greeted the young supporter and was asked to autograph his shirt.
In an inadvertent gesture, however, the fan knocked his wheelchair forward, bashing against the shin of the Portugal legend. The bump left Ronaldo rubbing his right leg and forced him to limp to the next supporter. But he laughed the incident off and was clearly unaffected by the problem by the time the Nations League clash with Germany began.
EVERYONE GETS EXCITED WHEN THEY SEE CR7!👏🇵🇹
Cristiano Ronaldo stopped to greet a couple of fans waiting outside the team camp ahead of the Nations League Final Four, when one of them accidentally rolled over his foot in a wheelchair😅🦽#CristianoRonaldo #Portugal #CR7 pic.twitter.com/a1akiCOt2A
— MARCA in English 🇺🇸 (@MARCAinENGLISH) June 4, 2025
What’s happening with Ronaldo’s future?
Ronaldo struck the decisive blow for Roberto Martinez’s side to fire them into a Munich showdown against either Spain or France in what was a welcome distraction from persistent talk over his future.
CR7 is out of contract with Al-Nassr at the end of June, prompting speculation that he could be on the move prior to the FIFA Club World Cup. The Saudi Pro League side have returned with a new offer, leaving the future of the Portuguese star uncertain.
He has been linked with a string of teams participating in the competition, including Al-Hilal, Wydad Casablanca, Botafogo and clubs from Liga MX.
The most recent link has been to Brazilian side Fluminense.
Mario Bittencourt, the president of the club, admitted to Setor Sul that he did make a bid to sign the player… to the wrong agent.
“I made a call and the person who answered was Jorge Mendes. He’s been Ronaldo’s agent his whole life by not anymore,” Bittencourt said. “I spoke to him to find out what he thought about the possibility of a deal. I wanted to know if there was any chance of Ronaldo playing in the Club World Cup.
“He was very clear with me and said that he has no interest, at this moment, in playing in Brazilian football.”
Ronaldo’s future, then, is still up in the air.
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