Rio Ferdinand has revealed the furious text Cristiano Ronaldo sent him over a Gary Lineker text about the Portuguese superstar.
Ronaldo scored another brace on Wednesday, netting two penalties for Portugal against France to help his country secure a spot in the knockout stage.
At the age of 36, Ronaldo is still showing little sign of slowing down, still delivering in the biggest games and the biggest moments, whether it is from the penalty spot or otherwise.
And what keeps him going is the negativity that sometimes surrounds him, according to former teammate Rio Ferdinand, who has revealed a text Ronaldo sent him about a certain Lineker comment.
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Ferdinand told the BBC, as noted by SportBible: “It’s a great example to young players and he uses negativity as fuel. You’ve [Lineker] said some things like your preference would be Messi out of the two.