Recently Wales International rugby player Louis Rees-Zammit revealed his love for soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. The 22-year-old has represented Gloucestershire in the English Premiership since 2018 when he joined them.
Earlier the Wales star said – “Cristiano Ronaldo is my favorite player”. Recently the Welsh rugby union wing animated Ronaldo’s iconic ‘siu’ celebration against Portugal.
On the contrary, the fact that his favorite CR7 did belong to Portugal, fans didn’t take his celebration that well. It was termed as an insult by some of the Portuguese fans. Even though, the Rugby World Cup official YouTube account posted his celebration video.
However, after Wale’s win over Portugal, he was seen giving his jersey to a young Italian fan in the crowd. The look on the fan’s face was stunning. This heartfelt gesture for the Wales international can be felt by his followers and fans. He also posted the moment on his Instagram.
The 22-year-old was born in the Penarth area of the United Kingdom. The youngster became a part of the Wales team, at a very young age of eighteen.
Since then he has never looked back. Louis Rees-Zammit has played two matches for his national team in the ongoing rugby World Cup. Moreover, he has started in both of these games. The right-wing player has ten points to his name.
Other players who idolize Cristiano Ronaldo
In the year 2019, Mark Grujic intimated the Ronaldo’s celebration. Grujic did it after scoring in the Bundesliga for Hertha Berlin. He further revealed his fandom for the Portuguese star.
Also, Indian cricket fast baller, Mohammed Siraj, is a big fan of the Portuguese. To the extent that he is often seen replicating the Portuguese’s celebration when he takes a wicket.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has over the years expressed his gratitude towards Cristiano Ronaldo. He has even stated that – the credit for him being a soccer player, goes to Ronaldo. Haaland has idolized CR7 since his childhood days.
Manchester United’s youngster Alezandro Garnacho has often signaled that his idol is Cristiano Ronaldo. He did the looking-at-the-heavens nap celebration when he scored in a Europa League match. That was his first goal for Premier League giants Manchester United. He has even shared the dressing room with the veteran at United.
However, with the universal appeal of the Portuguese number seven, these may not be the only occasions, when other players came out with the verdict of him being their idol. One can say, that there will be many further such occasions in the upcoming future as well.
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