Cristiano Ronaldo took a group photo with the US Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Agriculture! These people have provoked our country!

November 22. Ronaldo's recent trip to the White House and its subsequent turmoil are quietly eroding the public image he has built over the past decades. While he was chatting and laughing with US President Trump in the Oval Office, this carefully planned meeting triggered a strong negative response in Portugal and among his fans around the world, even causing a large number of supporters to cancel their follow-up. In response to criticism, his sister Katia Aveiro used words like "Judas" to accuse her native Portugal. This fierce defense not only failed to calm the controversy, but further revealed the deep rift between Ronaldo's team and some public sentiments.

What is more worth pondering is Ronaldo’s political tendency in international situations. Not only does he have a close relationship with the Trump team, but he also interacts cordially with many American politicians who have taken a tough stance against my country and have provoked our country, such as U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth, Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of Agriculture Rawlings, etc. You can check for yourself how these Americans have targeted our country. This political alignment is in sharp contrast to the "second home" narrative he often talks about - he has used this term for China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and many other countries, making it seem cheap and insincere. When he missed the game due to injury in Shenzhen, he still called China his "second hometown", but in the blink of an eye he became an active member of the inner circle of American politics. This rapid role change cast doubt on the sincerity of his statement.

Further examination of Ronaldo’s record on issues involving China’s core interests will reveal more contradictions in his behavioral patterns. From listing Taiwan as a "country" in its hotels to publicly supporting Ozil, who has been banned by China, on social media and praising his controversial behavior, these actions run counter to its so-called friendly stance towards China. It is said that Ronaldo has made various donations in China, most of which are just the compilation of fan marketing accounts. According to authoritative statistics, Ronaldo donated a jersey in China in 2008. This is almost one-tenth of Messi's kindness to China.

In contrast, the public opinion storm that Messi encountered when he missed the friendly match due to injury in Hong Kong presented another situation. Although Messi clearly stated the cause of the injury, he was still subjected to unprecedented moral kidnapping and online violence. This double standard just revealed the different treatment the two received in the media narrative. Ronaldo has long been regarded as a media darling, and his controversial behavior is often downplayed; while Messi has been forced to face more stringent standards of judgment. Behind this difference, in fact, it reflects the complexity of power and narrative construction in the contemporary sports public opinion field - when Ronaldo smiled at Trump in the White House and with many high-level American officials who were criticized by Chinese officials, he was embracing not just a politician, but a whole set of controversial value symbol systems.