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2026 World Cup: "We are not obligated to pass him the ball," Conceição reignites the controversy surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo

Auteur: RMC Sport

2026 World Cup: "We are not obligated to pass him the ball," Conceição reignites the controversy surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo

Coupe du monde 2026: "Nous n’avons pas l’obligation de lui passer le ballon", Conceiçao relance la polémique autour de Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese striker Francisco Conceiçao stated in a press conference that he does not feel obliged to systematically pass to Cristiano Ronaldo, despite his status in Portugal.

The feud continues in Portugal. While Cristiano Ronaldo's fans flood his teammates' Instagram posts – even going to extremes – Francisco Conceição added fuel to the fire this Sunday. Speaking at a press conference two days before the match against Uzbekistan, the Juventus striker stated that he wasn't systematically trying to find his teammate.

"Cristiano has the quality to score goals. There's no one like him in that regard, and we don't have that obligation, that need to pass him the ball. For example, speaking for myself, I pass the ball to whoever is most unmarked. I don't have time to think about the face of the teammate next to me; we do it instinctively, in milliseconds, there's no time for that. And Cristiano is there to help, just like any other Seleção teammate," he explained. And the response was immediate, as 'Chico' received numerous messages on Instagram telling him to pass to CR7.

Is there a Ronaldo problem?

Despite being one of the most prolific strikers in history, crowned with five Ballon d'Or awards, Cristiano Ronaldo put on a poor display on Wednesday in his opening match of his sixth World Cup against DR Congo (1-1), reigniting the debate about his usefulness to Portugal at 41 years old. The number 7 touched the ball around twenty times, had three shots (none on target), and seemed disconnected from the Portuguese team.

Invisible and silent for 90 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo suffered in contrast to the other stars who lit up the opening matches of the World Cup, with Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane each scoring twice, and even his eternal rival Lionel Messi netting a hat trick. This isn't a new problem for the Al-Nassr player, who has 143 goals in 229 appearances for his country: he's gone ten matches and 33 shots without scoring in major tournaments since his only goal, a penalty against Ghana in the opening match of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, before their elimination in the quarterfinals.

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  • avatar
    réaliste il y a 4 mois
    Il faut toujours partir avant qu'il ne soit trop tard. Sinon ça engendre toujours ce genre de situation malheureuse. Ay khalé you ndaw nio lay yab😂
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    Vieux routard il y a 4 mois
    Réaliste ! !! ! vous avez plus que raison j'aime votre contribution, vous avez parlé comme le sage africain, il ne faut jamais racller le fond de la marmite car ça fait du bruit gênant et l'on y retir que du cramé
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    réaliste il y a 4 mois
    Ravi que vous soyez d'accord avec moi
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    Irrespectueux il y a 4 mois
    Ce Conceicao est un irrespectueux. Il n'a pas fait le tiers de ce Ronaldo a fait dans sa carrière et pourtant c'est lui qui l'ouvre. Voilà le genre de joueur qui parasite l'ambiance dans un vestiaire.
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    BoyMaroc il y a 4 mois
    C’est joueur préféré mais il n’est pas indispensable et il ne faut surtout pas jouer pour lui. Le football est un jeu collectif il faut défendre et attaquer dans un match de foot.
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    Jean-le-fou il y a 4 mois
    Bien vrai. C'est l'obsession de donner la balle à CR7 qui a complètement gâché le football de Bruno Fernandes. Il vénère CR7 à tel point quil passe tout le temps à côté de son match.

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