Following the sensational interview of football star Cristiano Ronaldo with British journalist Piers Morgan, a quote has surfaced on the internet stating that Ronaldo regretted leaving the Spanish football club, Real Madrid.
The quote is being shared with a screengrab of the interview.
The quote reads: Ronaldo: “Leaving R. Madrid? Biggest regret of my career. I had respect there, I had love there. If I went back in time, I would play there for free. I should never have left the biggest club in the world. They treated me like a king.”
The above post can be seen here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above post, and found it to be misleading.
We did not find any clip from the interview where Ronaldo stated that he regretted leaving Real Madrid.
We found a tweet by Piers Morgan, dated November 14, 2022, rubbishing the viral claim calling it a ‘fake quote’.
46k ‘likes’ for a fake quote. Ronaldo doesn’t say this.
I hope @elonmusk sorts out this kind of crap too. https://t.co/Z07c08pzEu— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 14, 2022
Hence, we can conclude that the viral quote has been falsely attributed to Ronaldo.
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