On Friday, Cristiano Ronaldo played for Al-Nassr against Al-Diriyah. Matchday 8 of the Saudi Pro League. He opened the scoring. His 980th goal.
I read it the next day, at the friterie (the chip shop), as one should.
The Portuguese federation posted that goal on social media. “Goal by Cristiano Ronaldo during A-Nassr’s victory”. With a photo of the player, delighted, in a Portugal shirt. The shirt of a national team he walked out on, during the international break, over a dispute with the head coach Jorge Jesus. The federation has said nothing officially about that affair. It chose a photo. I’m not criticising. I’m comparing.
In 1980, a federation sent a telegram. A telegram was charged by the word. So you thought before congratulating someone. And you congratulated him in the shirt of the day.
The second goal is by Samu Costa. Seven caps. The pass came from Joao Felix, also Portuguese. The federation did not share it. Kingsley Coman then added to the tally for Al-Nassr. One Portuguese goal posted. The other, not.
Note that I’m not against social media. I’m against this one, which picks its scorers.
Silly question, but they could have posted Samu Costa’s goal too, couldn’t they? It costs the same.
No. It costs nothing. That is the problem. Well. It’s the times.
It’s true, we checked: RMC Sport.
