Portugal fan sponsors billboard supporting Ronaldo, criticizing Jesus
A Portugal fan has sponsored the display of a large billboard supporting Cristiano Ronaldo in front of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) headquarters in Lisbon. The billboard, which was generated by artificial intelligence, shows a picture of Ronaldo and one of Portugal coach Jorge Jesus.
A Portugal fan has sponsored a billboard displaying Cristiano Ronaldo in front of the Portuguese Football Federation's headquarters in Lisbon. The AI-generated billboard contrasts Ronaldo, lauded for his contributions to Portugal, with their coach Jorge Jesus. It reads, "Thank you, Cristiano Ronaldo for all you have done for Portugal. You're forever our captain. Jorge Jesus wasn't up to the task. He's got an inflated ego."
The billboard's swift removal followed Ronaldo's decision to leave Portugal's training camp after Jesus left him off the bench during a match against Norway. Ronaldo, in a subsequent statement, vowed to reveal the reasons behind his departure from the national team. Fernando Maia, the fan who sponsored the billboard, owns a billboard company and insists he has no connections to Ronaldo or his entourage.
He expressed gratitude for those who were and are useful to Portugal, suggesting Jesus was just a means to an end, but there are others to blame. Maia plans to display the same billboard outside Estádio do Dragão, where Portugal will play their next Nations League match against Norway.
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