'Nothing short of pathetic' - Cristiano Ronaldo torn apart for 'outrageous selfishness' at Euro 2024 as Portugal striker told he 'let his team down'

The Al-Nassr star had a nightmare outing in the recently concluded Euro 2024 as for the first time in his career, the legendary attacker failed to score a goal in a major competition. Portugal were ousted from the tournament in the quarter-final after they went down in the penalties against France.

Former Chelsea player Joao Felix missed his spot-kick in the tie-breaker which led to Selecao's elimination from the tournament. Felix was heartbroken after the full-time whistle, however, Ronaldo instead of consoling the striker, walked down the tunnel.

The 39-year-old's gesture did not go down well with Hamann as he blasted the Portugal captain for being 'selfish'. Speaking on RTE, the German said, "Everyone went over to Joao Felix but he didn't bother - he went down the tunnel. I think Felix needed an arm around the shoulder from his captain but he instead went down the tunnel. I just don't understand how - he has been playing the game for 22 years - he doesn't understand the team dynamics.

"I think the way he behaved the whole competition - playing the last game against Georgia when they had already won the group and playing the most minutes out of all the outfield players when he wasn't up to it anymore - was one of the most outrageous acts of selfishness I have ever seen in a team game."

He added, "He has got hundreds of millions of followers and a lot of kids look up to him. I just want to say to these kids, that if you behave like this in society, work or in a team game then you won't succeed. You will get problems. It shows he played an individual game in a team sport for the last 20 years. That shows how good he is but he could only do it because he was the best.

"He is going down as one of the all-time greats but when I look at his behaviour throughout the tournament I think he has let his team down. It was nothing short of pathetic."

The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid player is currently enjoying a vacation with his family after disappointment in Germany. He is expected to return to Saudi Arabia later this month and join Al-Nassr for pre-season.