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Frustrated Cristiano Ronaldo told fan to 'f*ck off' during hotel selfie incident, claims expert lip-reader - with Portugal star caught shoving Armenia supporter on camera

Cristiano Ronaldo told a fan to “f*ck off”, claims a lip-reading expert, after shoving the selfie-hunting supporter out of his personal space.

  • CR7 in World Cup qualifying action
  • Approached in lobby of team hotel
  • Pushed fun & grumbled afterwards
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Portuguese GOAT Ronaldo has been in Armenia on 2026 World Cup qualifying duty. It was during said trip that a supporter was allowed to get closer to Al-Nassr frontman CR7 than the five-time Ballon d’Or winner would have liked.
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  • THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Security personnel were a little slow to spot that the fan in question was determined to get a photo with Ronaldo. The evergreen 40-year-old was walking through a hotel lobby when the star-struck supporter made his approach with phone in hand.

  • DID YOU KNOW?

    The incident was caught on camera, with Ronaldo seen shoving the individual that raced towards him. He continued to make his way towards the exits, but was clearly unhappy with the situation.

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    WHAT RONALDO SAID

    Lip-reading expert Nicola Hickling has studied the footage for Fruity King and claims that Ronaldo responded to the photograph hunter by saying: “I said no more. Leave!” He is then said to have muttered: “I wish they’d f*ck off.”

  • WHAT NEXT?

    Ronaldo scored twice for Portugal in their 5-0 victory over Armenia. He has since taken his record-shattering tally of international goals to 141 through 223 appearances and is expected to grace next summer’s World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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