On Monday, the news came down that Cristiano Ronaldo would not be charged in an alleged sexual assault that happened back in 2009. Prosecutors announced the star forward for the Italian club Juventus would not be facing criminal charges after a woman alleged he raped her in a Las Vegas hotel.
The 34-year-old had been accused of meeting a woman in a nightclub in Las Vegas, inviting her to a hotel room where the alleged rape took place. Ronaldo has vehemently denied the allegations.
The district attorney’s office stated “the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Later on that same day, United States women’s national team star Alex Morgan would take to Twitter and take a massive shot at Ronaldo by posting a link to a story about him that was titled, “Ronaldo is an icon of corruption of sports.”
“Now this is great journalism,” Morgan tweeted.
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Fans were not pleased and fired back at her in the comments:
Loooool I am supposed believe this is great journalism because they wrote what you wanted to see. pic.twitter.com/qlJQOwpRyL
— Raj. (@Cristianology7z) July 23, 2019
Your contribution to football and the US team is as flat as your chest. pic.twitter.com/K978nHAz99
— SpicyTurkey (@CumShotPulisic) July 23, 2019
??? pic.twitter.com/WlappnBYAu
— AJ (@themartialfc) July 23, 2019
Now this is world class journalism. pic.twitter.com/Tze006TcT2
— Manny (@mani_mal_) July 23, 2019
— ?™ (@TheFergusonWay) July 23, 2019
Go back go getting slapped by an U15s team pic.twitter.com/XjsfbjOieI
— Kieran ??????? | follow Priv (@mufckieran18) July 23, 2019
Your 15 minutes of fame is over now.
— ➓ sᴉʍǝ˥ (@LewisHattonn) July 23, 2019
— Charlie (@KanteAF) July 23, 2019
And to think, I actually started liking you again. Nice way to put an end to your spotlight. Have some respect for a fellow professional athlete. This is bad karma and now, I can’t wait for it! ??
— ©️JJ®️ (VACA-7TH✌️) (@CRFC4ME) July 23, 2019
You’re a disgrace. Jealous of the success and talent of an individual you will never in million years come even close to acquiring.
— Jimmy (@KingRobbStark1) July 23, 2019
Ronaldo’s underwears sell more than ur jerseys. Pipe down beach and stay in ur lane!
— CR7 Rap Rhymes (@cr7raprhymes) July 23, 2019
