Hamann attacks Cristiano Ronaldo and labels him 'a fool'

Cristiano Ronaldo has come in for criticism for excessive showboating during Portugal's 4-2 loss against Germany on Saturday evening.

With his side leading 1-0, the Juventus forward executed a fine piece of skill. Faced by Antonio Rudiger, Cristiano lifted the ball over the Chelsea defender's head before playing a no-look backheeled pass before the ball touched the ground. But it hasn't been to everyone's taste.

"I think it's nonsense," Dietmar Hamann said on Irish television channel RTE.

"He flicks the ball over, pretends he is going to catch it and back-heels it across, and looks away.

"Of course it is [amazing] and we know he can do that. I think, in a way he's belittling the opposition.

"This is at 1-0 and I'm sitting here while you all rave about it. Yes, he is the best, with [Lionel] Messi.

"He looks a fool now. This is 1-0. He does look the fool. If you ask the German players, they'll tell you now what they thought of it.

"They would have noticed that. I tell you now, all of them will say it may have given us an extra bit of whatever to change things.

"What is he trying to achieve? Maybe this is where it all [Germany's comeback] started."