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Strange pictures were leaked of Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday night.
The Portuguese could be seen digging into his trousers before putting his hand to his mouth.
Now comes the explanation for the superstar’s action.
Portugal defeated Ghana 3-2 in the two teams’ opening match at the World Cup in Qatar – in what was an entertaining affair. The world star Cristiano Ronaldo as so many times in the past ended up in the center since he gave Portugal the lead on a penalty some way into the second half. A punishment that he himself took care to arrange.
Strange pictures
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But despite the entertaining match, it was something else that stole the headlines afterwards. During the course of the match, the TV cameras caught when Ronaldo first digs one hand inside his pants and then brings his hand up to his mouth.
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The pictures have created questions around the football world where people are wondering what is really going on, and many have speculated about what it might be that Ronaldo has hidden in his pants.
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But now the explanation from the Portuguese side has come. Press Director for Portugal – Francisco Abreu – means that it is only chewing gum that Ronaldo has hidden in his pants.
“It was chewing gum. Nothing else. Just a piece of chewing gum,” he writes in an SMS according to Expressen.
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It is also not the first time that Ronaldo has hidden something in his pants. He has also been seen performing similar acts during his time at Manchester United.