There is a video circulating that purports Cristiano Ronaldo hates Israel. It was claimed that he did not shake hands with Michel Platini and simply ignored him.
@iamlegend05 claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo hates Israel because Israel is a terrorist country. He further added the hashtag #Gaza_Genocide. The tweet was made on Oct 26, 2023. The archive can be read from above.
Is the Claim Made by the Social Media Users True? : Fact
The video misrepresented the relationship between Israel and then-UEFA executive and French football legend Platini. This is a video from the Club World Cup of 2014.
The picture of Cristiano Ronaldo shaking hands with Michael Platini when receiving the Silver Ball Award was attached in an article.
Since then, rumours have circulated that Ronaldo refused to shake hands with Platini because he stated that a World Cup winner should receive the Ballon d’Or instead of Ronaldo. Ronaldo did shake Platini’s hand after receiving his Silver Ball award following the ceremony.
We visited nbcsports which explained the truth about the incident in detail.
Platini stated that he would prefer a World Cup winner, such as Manuel Neuer, to receive the award. That didn’t go down well with last year’s winner. While Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was having a brief conversation with Platini in front of Ronaldo in the medal line, the 29-year-old decided to simply ignore Platini and keep moving. The question was that, whether it was because of the Ballon d’Or remarks or not. Actually, Ronaldo did end up shaking Platini’s hand after receiving his Silver Ball award at the end of the ceremony.
Although Platini publicly expressed his support for Israel, this occurred nearly a year after the event.
nbcsports published the related article on Dec 21, 2014 and THE JERUSALEM POST publsihed the article on April 21, 2015 after the incident was viral.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video is being spread with the narrative that Christiano Ronaldo hates #Israel. But that video wrongly projected then UEFA executive & French football legend Platini connected with Israel. This video is from the 2014 Club World Cup. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/vj5BLnevN7
Intent:
Spreading false information about historical football matches without disclosing Platini’s identity, an anti-Israel account is promoting the agenda of the ongoing Israel Palestine Conflict.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video has gone viral claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo hates Israel.
Fact : A video that was misprojected at the time showed Platini connected with Israel. This is a video from the Club World Cup of 2014. Ronaldo did shake Platini’s hand after receiving his Silver Ball award following the ceremony.
