Fabrizio Romano is one of the highly respected journalists in the soccer community. The hard work and dedication of the Italian journalist has been admired by many experts and players around the world, except one, Cristiano Ronaldo.
It has been speculated that the Portuguese player’s relationship with Romano has been rocky for the past few seasons. The origin of the fallout is not clear, however, as per the online fans, Romano has been extra vocal about Messi’s exploits and talents for the past few years which might have ticked off the Portuguese striker.
Romano was also accused by some sections of fans of being extra vocal about Lionel Messi leading up to the 2023 Ballon d’Or. They felt that daily tweets about the Argentine and the accolade were against the norms of the journalist.
I’m 100% sure Cristiano Ronaldo has blocked Fabrizio Romano. That’s why he couldn’t tag him. What do you think? 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/38xD21KG4T
— Madridsmo (@realbarcaL) November 5, 2023
In the case of Ronaldo, it isn’t uncommon for him to be bothered about someone’s opinion in the age-old debate of Ronaldo vs Messi. The same was evident when he texted Rio Ferdinand about Gary Lineker’s opinion about the debate.
Some eagle-eyed fans noticed that Fabrizio Romano hasn’t tagged Cristiano Ronaldo in the tweet where he talked about the Portuguese forward scoring the 44th goal of 2023. One fan uploaded the screenshot of the tweet and captioned: “I’m 100% sure Cristiano Ronaldo has blocked Fabrizio Romano. That’s why he couldn’t tag him. What do you think“?
Obvi 🥵 Fabrizio is Messi’s pr admin
— SlimPizz (@Pizzle_drops) November 5, 2023
The tweet attracted the attention of Ronaldo fans, who addressed the alleged beef. Comments like, ”
Bro went on a blocking spree last month,” “Obvi, Fabrizio is Messi’s pr admin,” and “It’s obvious, Fabrizio is Messi’s dog,” echoed the sentiments that Messi’s alleged connection with Romano was the reason for the block.
Fabrizio Romano tweets about Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez as part of paid advertisement
On a closer look, Cristiano Ronaldo is not following Fabrizio Romano on social media sites, like X and Instagram. This has added fuel to the speculations that Ronaldo and Romano are not on good terms behind closed doors.
The new development comes as a surprise considering back in August, Romano tweeted about Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, as part of a paid advertisement. The tweet highlighted Ronaldo’s first major title with Al-Nassr when he won the Arab Club Championship Cup. In the same tweet, Romano also highlighted Rodriguez’s VOGUE magazine cover.
Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring and winning titles in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Georgina Rodriguez, on VOGUE’s cover with @Laverne. #Vogue #ad #SaudiProLeague #Georgina pic.twitter.com/vtTqMOaU6Y
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 20, 2023
Romano included the hashtag “#ad” to inform his followers that the tweet was sponsored content. This detail pointed towards a financial payment, likely from Ronaldo’s team to Romano for the tweet. The tweet was evident that Ronaldo’s team and Romano were on good terms back in August.
It is to be noted that the tweet itself received some backlash from some sections of the fans, who felt that Romano should not receive sponsored money from players to talk about their achievements. Romano has a clean track record when it comes to sponsored content. He rarely uses his reach for promotional content.
Therefore, the incident in August raised some eyebrows. Many speculate that the compensation for the advertisement should have been quite substantial to be turned down. The backlash and the latest speculation about the beef might be interconnected, which adds a new layer to the ongoing story.