Piers Morgan has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo sent him a text message saying he feels "free as a bird" following his exit from Manchester United.

Cristiano Ronaldo reacted angrily to coming off during the 2-1 defeat to South Korea because of something an opponent said, Fernando Santos revealed.

There were tears of joy for South Korea after a 2-1 victory that took them into the last 16 and Cristiano Ronaldo actually contributed to their win.

Cristiano Ronaldo was at fault as he failed to deal with Heung-Min Son's corner, resulting in South Korea's first-half equaliser against Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Portugal’s starting XI for a final group stage clash with South Korea despite a last-16 spot already being secure.