{"id":13986,"date":"2025-11-15T15:36:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/piers-morgan-attacks-lionel-messi-to-defend-cristiano-ronaldos-expulsion-from-portugal-squad\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T15:36:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:36:23","slug":"piers-morgan-attacks-lionel-messi-to-defend-cristiano-ronaldos-expulsion-from-portugal-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/piers-morgan-attacks-lionel-messi-to-defend-cristiano-ronaldos-expulsion-from-portugal-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Piers Morgan &#8216;attacks&#8217; Lionel Messi to defend Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s expulsion from Portugal squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>As time passes, the comparisons between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi seem to never stop. There is an endless debate in the football world as to who is better, as both players continue to break records despite already nearing the end of their careers. As the World Cup draws ever closer and we know it will be the last for these stars, experts are scrutinizing their every move, as Piers Morgan recently did.<\/p>\n<p>British journalist Piers Morgan is a well-known supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo, and after CR7 received a red card while playing for the Portugal national team, Morgan came to his defense and compared his play to that of Messi, who plays for Inter Miami, sparking a debate on social networks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s fake crying gesture instantly backfired after receiving a red card<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Piers Morgan &#8216;attacks&#8217; Messi to protect Cristiano Ronaldo<\/h2>\n<p>The incident occurred during Portugal&#8217;s 2-0 win over Ireland, when Cristiano Ronaldo received the first red card of his international career for elbowing a defender. As a result of this penalty, Ronaldo will not only be sent off the pitch, but will also miss the next important game against Armenia and could face a World Cup ban.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after his expulsion, Morgan shared a video of Inter Miami&#8217;s Lionel Messi on social media. Video shows Messi shoving a player, an act Morgan says should have been punished. The reporter commented, &#8220;When Messi did exactly the same thing recently, nothing was done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Morgan&#8217;s comments caused a lot of uproar on social media. Many people believe that this comparison doesn&#8217;t make sense and that the journalist only did it because he was a friend of CR7. The truth is, the comparisons between Ronaldo and Messi are so good that experts will analyze them even if they make mistakes.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Piers Morgan and Cristiano Ronaldo relationship<\/h2>\n<p>Piers Morgan has always been known as a journalist who doesn&#8217;t mince his words. This Brit is famous for saying literally everything he thinks and giving amazing interviews with celebrities from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan&#8217;s &#8220;courage&#8221; is what has earned him Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s admiration, and it&#8217;s no surprise since it&#8217;s very rare for the Portuguese to have such trust in a journalist and grant him several exclusive interviews. Furthermore, Morgan was a big fan of Cristiano and often spoke well about him on the network, gaining his trust.<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago, Morgan republished an interview with Cristiano in which he covered a number of topics, highlighted the moment when CR7 claimed to be the best of all time, and also said that he was not obsessed with winning the World Cup at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/2025\/11\/15\/6918852d46163f1a058b456d.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAs time passes, the comparisons between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi seem to never stop. There is an endless debate in the football world as to who is better, as both players continue to break records despite already nearing the end of their careers. 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