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Sinead Butler
Jun 15, 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t seem to be a fan of Coca Cola after removing two bottles of it that were in front of him during a Euro 2020 press conference.
The Portugal captain was talking to the press ahead of his team’s game on Tuesday against their Group F rivals Hungary at the Puskas Arena.
In the clip, Ronaldo notices the two Coca Cola bottles as he takes his seat.
Appearing bemused and unimpressed at the bottles in front of him, he swiftly removes them both to the side and away from the camera shot.
He then proceeds to hold up his bottle of water in the air and says “agua,” which is Portuguese for “water.”
Coca-Cola is partner with UEFA – the organisers of Euro 2020 – which explains their placement at Ronaldo’s press conference.
People shared their thoughts and opinion on Ronald’s move on Twitter and many were impressed with him taking a stand.
That’s why @Cristiano is the 🐐 👏👏👏 https://t.co/5fwrO79nbH— Piers Morgan (@Piers Morgan) 1623760002
Mad respect to a visibly irked @Cristiano for getting rid of the Coca-Cola bottles they put in front of him at his… https://t.co/P9pXITRMy4— Gary Whitta (@Gary Whitta) 1623730428
It’s great to see a role model like Ronaldo reject Coca Cola for water, setting a positive example for young fans a… https://t.co/49IFmGKqAE— Obesity Health Alliance (@Obesity Health Alliance) 1623746072
Cristiano Ronaldo was annoyed to see the two Coca Cola bottles kept in front of him in the press conference. He qu… https://t.co/HovHXWIdGJ— FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnys) 1623703963
While others joked about how the Coca Cola marketing team would react to Ronaldo’s snub.
The marketing manager of Coca-Cola when Ronaldo moved the bottles: https://t.co/KhdasmQJIc— Luke Duff (@Luke Duff) 1623753763
Coca Cola marketing team seeing CR7 pie their drinks off and say “drink water” at the Portugal press conference… https://t.co/wxXWfncUo4— Ross Thorpe (@Ross Thorpe) 1623742274
@BBCSport Coca Cola watching this https://t.co/W8XEBzuZlb— C (@C) 1623751641
cristiano ronaldo when a coca cola bottle appears in his dreams https://t.co/UaFv2rc03I— zenith47 (@zenith47) 1623754729
PR executives after watching Ronaldo publicly diss coca cola and encouraging people to drink water instead https://t.co/CR2whe3p1I— KThakur (@KThakur) 1623710972
Cristiano Ronaldo has undone at least a decade worth of global Coca Cola brand managers efforts in what 5 seconds?— Rajat Dutta (@Rajat Dutta) 1623761375
Some even noticed that Ronald’s move appeared to have caused the Coca Cola share price to fall as a result, costing the company $2 million.
🥤🇵🇹 With a bit of shoddy maths, Ronaldo has cost Coca-Cola around £2.04M after moving them in his press conference.… https://t.co/R9cx6PDpwM— The Sportsman (@The Sportsman) 1623747852
A big drop in the shares of "Coca-Cola" after the Cristiano Ronaldo removed their drink and replaced it with water… https://t.co/un1bkBwNsE— CristianoXtra (@CristianoXtra) 1623757763
Ronaldo moved Coca Cola bottles away from him during the press conference, and announced people must drink water.… https://t.co/0pF6F96ZK5— MR (@MR) 1623746723
Although, some felt that Ronaldo was being hypocritical as he has previously worked with fast food chain KFC, which is owned by the same company (Yum! Brands) who also own Coca Cola rivals, PepsiCo.
I support the message from Ronaldo 100%, but it's pure hypocrisy: if Coca Cola would be his sponsor and pay him x m… https://t.co/xUYoVl50FL— Jonas Creteur (@Jonas Creteur) 1623737516
@JimiVaughan Quite hypocrite from Ronaldo..KFC is one of his main sponsors!! https://t.co/CatLjjJ8e0— Tato659 🎗 (@Tato659 🎗) 1623753244
Goes very well with water. https://t.co/tRN9NYzgvL— tariq panja (@tariq panja) 1623749836
Foe everyone congratulating Christiano Ronaldo on his removing coca cola bottles from his press conference. A remin… https://t.co/KDzjBr9OgH— Ian (@Ian) 1623753325
I’s not the first time Ronaldo has shared his dislike for the popular drink.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner in the past revealed his irritation at his son drinking Coke and eating crisps.
“We’ll see if my son will become a great footballer,” the 36-year-old said at Dubai’s Globe Soccer Awards in 2020.
“Sometimes he drinks Coke and eats crisps and it irritates me, he knows that.”
So, it’s safe to say that a Coca Cola/Ronaldo brand collaboration in the future seems very unlikely.