British broadcaster, Piers Morgan, has slammed Portugal for giving Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic No.7 shirt to Rafael Leao.
Portugal had confirmed that Leao will wear Ronaldo’s No.7 shirt against Denmark and Norway.
This follows Ronaldo’s decision to abruptly walk out on the national team amid reports he grew frustrated with a lack of minutes under head coach, Jorge Jesus.
Reacting, Morgan, in a post on X, described the decision as disgusting and shameful.
“Disgusting, if true. After everything
@Cristiano has done for Portugal, why the hell are they treating him like this? Yesterday was his father’s birthday, and he played for his country the day after his dad died,” Morgan wrote.
“Shameful to see this shocking disrespect for their greatest player.”
Leao had already expressed happiness after he was handed Ronaldo’s No.7 shirt by Portugal, revealing that the Al-Nassr forward is his role model.