'Cristiano Ronaldo's ego damaged Portugal in FIFA World Cup,' says Lothar Matthaus
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'Cristiano Ronaldo's ego damaged Portugal in FIFA World Cup,' says Lothar Matthaus

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Matthaus felt Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego damaged Portugal and his own legacy at the FIFA World Cup as the side made unceremonious exit during the quarter-finals, losing to Morocco. Lothar Matthaus called Cristiano Ronaldo a big failure at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar as Portugal went down in the quarterfinals to Morocco 0-1 for an unexpected exit. The Lothar Matthaus felt it was Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego that damaged the national team and his own legacy in Qatar. Matthaus felt eventual World Cup winner Lionel Messi was exactly the opposite of Ronaldo at the World Cup while calling him the player of the millennium.

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