Former Manchester City and Barcelona forward Sergio Aguero has caused a stir with his comments about Cristiano Ronaldo at the Club World Cup. The revamped competition kicked off on Saturday night, with Egyptian giants Al Ahly holding out for a 0-0 draw against Inter Miami at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Aguero, one of the Premier League's greatest strikers, was among those in attendance to watch on as former teammates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets tried to stamp their authority on proceedings. And after the match, he appeared in part of American YouTube personality iShowSpeed's livestream.
While the two spoke about the Ronaldo and Messi duopoly - with the internet star being a very expressive Ronaldo fan himself -Aguero couldn’t help but throw shade at him for his lack of involvement in the Club World Cup, despite there being rumours ahead of the summer that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner was interested in a move to make that happen.
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Aguero 'Trolls' Ronaldo Over Club World Cup Absence
The Argentinian couldn't help taking a veiled jab at Messi's ultimate adversary
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During their conversation, iShowSpeed asked Aguero whether he could "link him up" with meeting Messi, and the retired striker quickly asked the YouTuber about his love for Ronaldo. Aguero then went on to say he preferred Messi, who he shared the pitch with 90 times throughout his career, before taking a veiled jab at his adversary. He said (see the full conversation below):
"But [Cristiano] Ronaldo plays here [at the Club World Cup]? Or no? Oh, maybe he has to watch."
After then congratulating the 40-year-old Al Nassr forward on his recent Nations League win with Portugal, Aguero's comments certainly provoked a mixed reaction online. "Aguero is savage with that 'Congratulations.' that was real clowning behaviour," one X user said.
Meanwhile, another, in direct contrast, commented: "Aguero has nightmares about Ronaldo." Another X user also remarked: "Aguero's salty that he missed out on the World Cup in 2022", while a fourth added:
"Al Nassr didn’t get invited and Ronaldo chose to not participate (by not signing to a club playing at the CWC). Granted, if Al Nassr were invited (for marketing purposes) like Miami, they have no chance of winning so why bother playing."
Other comments in support of Aguero include one that read: "I love you for this Aguero", while another wrote: "Aguero cooked the whole fanbase here."
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