Elma Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, has reacted angrily on social media following the Portugal captain’s departure from the national team camp.
Aveiro reshared a message attacking Portuguese journalism, the country’s football federation and supporters, with the post arguing that Portugal deserved to return to the level it occupied before Ronaldo emerged as the central figure of its modern football era.
“We deserve to go back to the mediocrity we always had in football before CR7,” the reposted message said.
The intervention adds a public family response to Ronaldo’s exit, with criticism directed broadly at the environment surrounding the Portugal side rather than at a single individual.
