 October 30, 2022 'They should listen to not only one point of view, they should listen to my point of view as well because it's easy to criticise – if you don't know the whole story it's easy.' Asked if he is still friends with Neville and Rooney, he responded bluntly: 'They are not my friends.' On whether he feels betrayed by them, Ronaldo continued: 'It's easy to criticise, I don't know if they have a job in television that means they must criticise to be more famous. I really don't understand.' Asked if they use his name for attention, Ronaldo responded: 'I think they take advantage of that because they are not stupid. 'And I really understand and I have to carry on with my life with criticism. But it's hard when you see people who were){kind=link}
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Cristiano Ronaldo has hit out at former Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville and explained why he blanked the Sky Sports pundit at the end of last month.
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Prior to the Red Devils’ Premier League clash with West Ham at the end of October, the 37-year-old came out of the tunnel for his pre-match warm-up and embraced Louis Saha and Jamie Redknapp – who were both pitch-side on punditry duty.
Neville was also there but, after having slammed Ronaldo for refusing to come on as a substitute against Tottenham earlier in the month, he was given the cold shoulder by the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.