Former Osasuna striker Walter Pandiani opened up about Cristiano Ronaldo's toxic attitude during his stint with Real Madrid as he labelled the Portugal icon as "arrogant". Pandiani recalled an incident during a La Liga clash between Osasuna and Los Blancos, where he had an altercation with the Al-Nassr star, who behaved rudely with him.
- Ronaldo labelled "arrogant guy"
- Ex-La Liga striker slams Portugal icon
- Al-Nassr face Al-Ittihad in Saudi Super Cup semi-final
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Pandiani, who played for several clubs across Spain and England, including Birmingham City, Espanyol and Osasuna, called Ronaldo arrogant and rude while narrating an incident involving the 40-year-old during a La Liga clash.
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WHAT PANDIANI SAID
Speaking to , the 49-year-old said: "The Osasuna players are very passionate, they would whistle and insult him as soon as he came out to warm up. That made him angry and, while he was practising free kicks, he would shoot at people. Because of that, the match started in a tense atmosphere. During a foul in Madrid's favour, Cristiano pushed my teammate Javier Camunas and I went to defend him. I pushed Cristiano, he asked me who I was and how much I earned."
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Pandiani added: "The argument continued in the locker room tunnel with him and Sergio Ramos. I was very angry and so were they. I didn't like his attitude at all. He was an arrogant guy. As a goalscorer, he was great, but his behaviour left a lot to be desired. Afterwards, José Mourinho (then Real Madrid manager, editor's note) said I was looking for free publicity even though I had been playing in the first division for eleven years. It was very unpleasant."
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WHAT NEXT FOR RONALDO?
Ronaldo will kick off the new season with Al-Nassr on Tuesday as they take on Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Super Cup semi-final. Their first Saudi Pro League game is against Al-Taawoun on Friday.
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