While Lionel Messi is a “good boy” according to FIFA president Sepp Blatter, temper and Cristiano Ronaldo seem to be best frenemies. Birthday boy CR7, who has turned 29 today, counts up to 8 red cards in his club football career. He was sent off four times during his six-year spell at Manchester United.
Last Sunday, he collected his fourth red card against Athletic Bilbao as a Real Madrid player. Find out more about this matter here: Why birthday boy Ronaldo has received a three-match ban for the Athletic red card incident.
And all this while, how many red cards has Lionel Messi received since the start of his career at Barcelona? The answer is “none”. Yes, zero. So the score line is Ronaldo 8-0 Messi. It’s a win for the Portuguese winger, but not for very good reasons!
Inevitably, anti-Ronaldo fans and La Pulga supporters are partying hard over Ronaldo’s three-match ban which was officially announced on his birthday. Below is a compilation of 10 trolls and memes pictures making rounds on social media since Ronaldo’s sending off at San Mames on February 2, 2014.
(WARNING: Images may provoke anger between sets of fans. LiveSoccerTV takes no side.)
They call it "the difference"...
Red card? Call me maybe! Real Madrid needed maximum points to go above Lionel Messi's Barcelona but Ronaldo bottled it. The game ended 1-1, keeping Los Blancos in third position with 54 points.
More "RED-naldo" jokes
Pro-Ronaldo fans' reply: Controversy in Real Madrid's game away to Athletic Bilbao
Anti-Barcelona fans' reply: "Gurpegi dived to get Ronaldo sent off. He learned his diving skills from Neymar!"
Still waiting: So when will anti-Messi fans be able to laugh as well? Some players retire without ever picking a red card in their career... so perhaps, the answer is 'NEVER'.
