Cristiano Ronaldo Walks Out of Interview Over FIFA Corruption Scandal Questions

Don't (repeatedly) ask Cristiano Ronaldo questions about the FIFA scandal, unless you want the interview to end abruptly.

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Cristiano Ronaldo just wanted to talk about and promote his line of headphones which were launching in the United States. Instead, while speaking with Andres Oppenheimer on CNN Espanol, Ronaldo was hit with one question after another about the FIFA corruption scandal and whether it is affecting him and his teammates. 

Before showing the video segment, Oppenheimer says that Ronaldo's people agreed to discuss the FIFA scandal before delving into questions about his headphones. However, just a few seconds into the reporter's first question, Cristiano doesn't seem all that enthusiastic about where the interview is headed.

After a short and to the point response, saying that the issue doesn't worry him at all, Oppenheimer continued to press the issue and eventually, the Real Madrid star had enough, putting an end to the discussion and saying, "This is, this is bullshit.”

Here's an excerpt of the rest of his comment, courtesy of Planet Futbol

I can't speak like that. This is bulls**t. Speak about FIFA, I don't care about FIFA. And Qatar...I don't give a f**k. What you want me to do? (gestures with hand). Speak about product, he speaks about FIFA...come on. (walks off)

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Let this be a lesson to the rest of you. Don't (repeatedly) ask Cristiano questions about the FIFA scandal, unless you want the interview to end abruptly.

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[via Planet Futbol]

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