A new advert featuring footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been released and it's hardly the greatest thing that he has ever been associated with.
The clip which has appeared online on Friday, sees the Portuguese striker promote the Singapore-based ecommerce app Shopee, of which he is a brand ambassador.
Ronaldo, who is no stranger to bad adverts, scores a goal in the commercial but before he can do his iconic celebration, notifications for the app drown him out and soon everyone, including the Juventus man, are possessed by Shopee.
Then, for no obvious reason, everyone begins to sing a rendition of the infamous 'Baby Shark' song which has plagued parents of young children for the past 12 months.
In a statement from the company, they said:
Cristiano Ronaldo will work with Shopee on a wide range of initiatives to engage and inspire people in the region.
Shopee CEO, Chris Feng added:
We are delighted to announce our partnership with one of the greatest athletes of our time.
He is an inspiration to many, and his dedication to football matches the deep commitment we have towards our users.
Together with Cristiano Ronaldo, we look forward to creating a lasting positive impact on our region.
Beyond the good intentions of the advert, football fans have been left aghast at what they have seen and don't know whether to laugh or cry.
This advert featuring Cristiano Ronaldo is... interesting. https://t.co/224WS00SZ0— football.london (@football.london) 1565948855
definitely downloading the shopee app looks class https://t.co/Qd45OJH3tv— Jake Gallagher (@Jake Gallagher) 1565950890
Someone needs to tell me how much they paid Ronaldo to do this ad https://t.co/Ea15sku1eb— Xav Salazar (@Xav Salazar) 1565948953
Ronaldo dey street dey hustle 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 https://t.co/w05KajsJUz— Deji Faremi (@Deji Faremi) 1565950655
Ronaldo will officially do absolutely anything to secure the bag https://t.co/vlXpCYwf2e— Elliot Hackney (@Elliot Hackney) 1565952318
CRYING AT THIS RONALDO ADVERT 😭😂 https://t.co/SXcth6dI1M— Alex Johnson (@Alex Johnson) 1565949497
Cristiano Ronaldo is worth about £500m and someone has still managed to persuade him to do this ad... Jesus Christ… https://t.co/eXSdHWikFd— Footy Accumulators (@Footy Accumulators) 1565954276
Has anyone got any bleach? As I need some for my mince pies. https://t.co/aRjuXcfDm2— Gari Clark | 🏀⚽️🎮 (@Gari Clark | 🏀⚽️🎮) 1565949772
@GariClark Ronaldo sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger in last part 😂🤣 Lol https://t.co/MfRznSh4tF— 𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗢 𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗡 🇵🇪🇺🇸🌐 (@𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗢 𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗡 🇵🇪🇺🇸🌐) 1565950132
📽️ Not sure Cristiano Ronaldo will be troubling the Oscars anytime soon.... #Ronaldo https://t.co/PM2NtcYvGr— Sporting Life 🎯🔴🎾⛳️🥊🏏🏉 🏈 (@Sporting Life 🎯🔴🎾⛳️🥊🏏🏉 🏈) 1565951832
Incidentally, on this very day in 2003, Ronaldo made his debut for Manchester United, coming on as a substitute in a 4-0 win over Bolton at Old Trafford.
We think that we can safely say that he would rather you remember this performance instead of his showing in this advert.
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