The burning resentment of the Coca-Cola company on Cristiano Ronaldo that did not respect the drink with his attention

The name of the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo does not come off the pages of both print and online publications. Countless articles discuss how much Ronaldo earns, how many Instagram followers he has (299 million!) and how he collects Ballon d’Or.



GettyImages Juventus forward is a hero and role model. And recently he, according to the media, with one gesture “dropped” the quotations of Coca-Cola shares. What is true in this story, what is not, and what its participants say, we will try to understand this article.

How much Ronaldo earns on June 15, the day before Portugal's match with Hungary at Euro 2020, Ronaldo held a press conference with reporters. Traditionally, on the tables of participants are products from sponsors: Coca-Cola and Heineken.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Coca-Cola: At a press conference, the footballer removed a soda from the table from the sponsor of the Euros, took out a bottle of water and shouted: "Drink water."

Cristiano just doesn't drink sugary soda and isn't going to advertise it pic.twitter.com/6cdnwgVq0L

— Snob (@snob_project) June 15, 2021



That was the case this time. But Ronaldo, who has almost completely given up sugar, did not want to figure in the same shot as drinks. The top scorer of the Portuguese team with contempt in his eyes pulled away carbonated drinks and said on camera: “Water, not cola!”

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The next day, the Spanish edition of Marca broke the news: “The gesture of the Portuguese cost Coca-Cola $4 billion!”

The publication notes that the value of shares of Coca-Cola, sponsoring Euro 2020, after Ronaldo refused to cola fell by 1.6%. That reduced the value of the beverage maker from $242 billion to $238 billion. Ronaldo fans were once again amazed at his influence. However, experts do not rush to conclusions.



GettyImages said fluctuations in stock value are a normal market process. And the demarche of one footballer, albeit such a famous one, cannot have a long-term effect on the finances of a multi-billion dollar corporation.

So Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't like Coke?

Well this is awkward... .

Guess the pay check stopped coming pic.twitter.com/hDRGbqmDmo

— JAKE BUCKLEY (@TheMasterBucks) June 15, 2021



The Coca-Cola Company reacted with restraint to the incident, noting in a statement that "everyone has their own drink preferences." And netizens recalled the football idol his own participation in advertising the largest manufacturer of non-alcoholic products.

An unexpected continuation of the story received from the light hand of Stanislav Cherchesov. At the conference before the match of the second round, the coach of the Russian national team was asked how he relates to Ronaldo’s action.

@onezim89 Krish: Kola is harmful, drink water! Pogba: Beer-harmful Stas: ... #euro2020 #cherches #ronaldo #cocacola #pogba #ronaldo #cola

Mayor of Nefteyugansk – Mayor of Nefteyugansk



Without thinking twice, Cherchesov famously opened one bottle of cola to another and drank it. TikTok users immediately combined both videos into one, providing the appropriate occasion with music. The video quickly went viral. This is not surprising, because it is impossible to see it without a smile.

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