BBC mock Ronaldo penalty miss by calling him ‘Misstiano Penaldo’
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John Terry has labelled the BBC a ‘disgrace’ after the broadcaster mocked Cristiano Ronaldo for his penalty miss in Portugal’s victory against Slovenia.
Ronaldo had the opportunity to score the winner from the penalty spot in the closing stages but his effort was kept out by Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
As they showed a replay of the penalty, the BBC added the caption ‘Misstiano Penaldo’, which sparked a furious reaction from former Chelsea star Terry. In an Instagram story, Terry stated: ‘BBC this is a disgrace.’
Ronaldo was left in tears following his penalty miss. However, the 39-year-old managed to redeem himself by scoring from the spot as Portugal won 3-0 in the shootout to make it through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
Sadio Mane, who is team-mates with Ronaldo at club level for Al-Nassr, also defended Ronaldo as he wrote: ‘“You remain a great champion! CR7’.
John Terry called the BBC a disgrace after they mocked Cristiano Ronaldo for his penalty miss
Chelsea legend Terry was quick to criticise the BBC for their caption for Ronaldo’s penalty
Former England international Terry felt the BBC were wrong to criticise Ronaldo
Ronaldo was left in tears after missing from the spot in the closing stages of normal time
The penalty from Ronaldo was kept out by a superb save from Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak
Fans were also left shocked by the BBC’s decision to mock Ronaldo.
One user wrote on X: ‘No way is this real!’.
Meanwhile, another user claimed that Ronaldo can no longer be compared to Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr team-mate Sadio Mane jumped to his defence following the incident
The 39-year-old managed to redeem himself as he scored his penalty in the shootout
They wrote: ‘No more comparing this guy to Messi. He’s not even close, get carried as usual.’
Another user added: ‘I knew I wasn’t the only one seeing that lmaoooo’.
One user called for the person who added the caption to receive a pay rise. They wrote: ‘Give this person a raise – and their own show.’
Furthermore, another user wrote: ‘Glorious ahahaha’.
Portugal are now through to the last eight, where they will take on France.
Ronaldo’s side scored all three of their penalties in the shootout, with Slovenia missing all of theirs.
Appearing at a record sixth European Championship, Ronaldo has yet to score at the tournament other than his effort in the shootout.
