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'Drink water!'-Ronaldo removes Coca-Cola bottles at Euro press conference

Published: 15 Jun 2021 - 01:19 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 06:24 am
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Santos during the press conference

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Santos during the press conference

Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo does not appear to be a fan of carbonated soft drinks after the Portugal captain removed two bottles of Coca-Cola kept in front of him at Monday's Euro 2020 press conference, encouraging people to drink water instead.

The 36-year-old moved the cola bottles aside as he sat down to speak to the media before Tuesday's Group F opener against Hungary.

He followed it by holding a bottle of water before shouting in Portuguese: 'Agua!'

Coca-Cola, one of the official sponsors of Euro 2020, could not immediately be reached by Reuters for comment. (Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)