‘Jealous’ Wayne Rooney sends classy message to Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has said he “would love to see” Cristiano Ronaldo win the World Cup just days after Ronaldo accused Rooney of being jealous.
Speaking to the Times of India, Rooney said: “I’m sure he’s used to dealing with expectations. The idea of leaving a legacy is surely going through his mind. I would love to see either Messi or Ronaldo win the World Cup. It would be a fitting end to their incredible careers.”
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo said: “To listen as ex-colleagues or teammates criticise you, when they only see one point of view. It’s easy to criticise, I don’t know if you have a job in television that they must criticise to be more famous. I really don’t understand it.
“It’s hard when you see people who was in the dressing room with you criticising that way. I think they take advantage of that because they are not stupid. I’m the number one followed guy in the world. It’s not by coincidence.
“Me too [surprised about this]. Piers, I don’t understand. You should ask the questions to him [Rooney]. I don’t know. I don’t know why he criticised me so badly. Probably [jealously]. Probably – because he finished his career in his 30s. I’m still playing at a high level; I’m not going to say that I’m looking better than him, which is true.”