Ronaldo was advised not to claim World Cup goals
In an article in the British newspaper Sports Mail, Sutton - who scored nearly 200 goals in his career - said that any striker knows whether he has touched the ball or not.
After the ball shook Uruguay's net in the 54th minute, the goal was counted for Ronaldo. At that time, he was happy, signaling to a member of the team outside on the field. But a few minutes later, the electronic board showed a picture of the goal that was counted for Fernandes. Ronaldo saw it, raised his arms to the sky and laughed.
According to former US player Alexi Lalas, after the 2-0 win over Uruguay on November 28, Ronaldo sent a message to MC Piers Morgan confirming that he touched the ball. But then, Adidas uses technology to confirm that the ball has not touched Ronaldo.
"I'm sure there will be conspiracy theories because Adidas sponsors Lionel Messi and Ronaldo represents Nike," Sutton wrote. According to the former Chelsea player, Ronaldo has not touched the ball and should not put pressure to ask for a goal from his teammates. "We have to agree that Ronaldo's run is very important, it makes the keeper unable to react to Fernandes' cross," Sutton confirmed.
Sutton is 1m91 tall and famous for his aerial combat skills while playing in the Premier League in the 1990s and 2000s. He thinks that Ronaldo-sized striker knows if the goal is his or not.
"I don't know how many messages Ronaldo will send to Piers Morgan but he will receive nothing from FIFA," Sutton added. "When Ronaldo ran to the corner to celebrate the goal, it was because he thought he had just scored, not to share the joy with his teammates. Ronaldo always played for Ronaldo."
Ronaldo and Messi are both scoring eight goals in the World Cup, half of Miroslav Klose's record. If the goal is counted for Ronaldo, he will surpass Messi in this statistic, and equal the achievement of compatriot Eusebio.
Ronaldo will have the opportunity to increase his achievements when Portugal still plays at least two more matches in this year's World Cup, having won tickets to the 1/8 round.
