Jamie Carragher says Rio Ferdinand and Piers Morgan are “embarrassing themselves” by defending Cristiano Ronaldo after his high-profile walk-out from Portugal’s squad in Copenhagen ahead of a UEFA Nations League match against Denmark. Carragher reacts to public comments from the pair, arguing that their support for Ronaldo clouds their judgment.
The outlets describe Carragher’s dispute as a direct clash over how Ronaldo’s actions should be interpreted. Vanguard reports Carragher’s message accusing Ferdinand and Morgan of being “in bed with Ronaldo” and said the criticism he made was being handled in an overly partisan way. Yahoo Sports and Daily Post Nigeria frame the same incident as Carragher pushing back on their continued backing of Ronaldo regardless of the circumstances, with Ronaldo’s age and the fallout from the Portugal camp used as context.
