Ronaldo Pesta HUT ke-30 di Kafe, Dikecam Pendukung Real Madrid
Ronaldo Slammed for Partying after a 4-0 Defeat by Atletico
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Madrid (B2B) - Cristiano Ronaldo, bintang klub sepak bola Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo menuai kritikan di ruang ganti karena mengadakan pesta ulang tahun ke-30 beberapa jam setelah klubnya kalah 0-4 dari Atletico, demikian laporan media lokal Spanyol, Senin.
Harian Marca menyebut bintang sepak bola asal Portugal itu telah menyelenggarakan "Pesta Pertentangan" dan menulis gambaran kegembiraan pesta itu tidak selaras dengan sikap kapten Real Madrid Iker Casillas dan Sergio Ramos.
Pada pesta ulang tahunnya, Ronaldo mengundang rekan satu timnya seperti penjaga gawang Keylor Navas, pemain belakang Pepe, Fabio Coentaro, Luka Modric, Sami Khedira, dan James Rodriguez yang baru saja menjalani operasi kaki.
Pesta peraih Ballon DOr 2014 itu juga dimeriahkan penyanyi asal Kolombia Kevin Roldan sebagai tamu penghibur yang mengunggah foto-foto pesta Ronaldo ke media jejaring sosial di Internet.
"Media jejaring sosial memanas dengan kritik pedas dari para penggemar," tulis koran olahraga Madrid AS, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Para pengguna Twitter yang kecewa juga mengunggah "hashtag" #lafiestadeladeshonra atau "pesta memalukan."
Agen CR7 Jorge Mendes kepada radio Cadena SER, pada Minggu (8/2), mengaku sangat kesal dengan foto-foto pesta ulang tahun Ronaldo.
"Ketika ada sebuah acara yang benar-benar pribadi dan anda melihat seseorang membocorkan foto-foto acara itu, jelas anda akan terganggu," kata Mendes.
Agen Ronaldo itu mengatakan sang bintang sepak bola itu bagai "patah hati saat kalah". Frase itu diserukan sosok lain yang juga dekat dengan Ronaldo, termasuk mantan manajer Real Madrid Jose Mourinho.
"Orang-orang menghabiskan dua jam pertama pada pesta untuk membesarkan hatinya yang telah sedih karena kekalahan," kata Mendes.
Sementara, koran olahraga Barcelona melaporkan beberapa pemain Real Madrid yang melewatkan pesta Ronaldo itu akan, "menuntut sebuah penjelasan dari Ronaldo dan para pengikut pestanya."
Real Madrid memang memuncaki klasemen sementara La Liga Spanyol dengan 54 angka. Tapi, kekalahan pada Sabtu (7/2) itu membawa tim itu hanya berselisih satu angka dari musuh besarnya Barcelona.
Sedangkan juara La Liga sebelumnya Atletico Madrid berada pada posisi ketiga dengan selisih tiga angka.
Madrid - Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo drew criticism in the changing room by partying for his 30th birthday hours after a 4-0 defeat by rivals Atletico, media reported Monday.
Leading sports daily Marca called the Portuguese striker's birthday bash after Real's Madrid derby defeat in the league on Saturday "The Party of Discord."
"Pictures of the celebration did not go down well with Real Madrid's captains" Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos, Marca wrote on Monday.
Ronaldo hosted teammates including second-choice goalkeeper Keylor Navas, defender Pepe, Fabio Coentrao, Luka Modric, Sami Khedira and James Rodriguez, who recently had foot surgery, newspapers reported.
Participants including Colombian singer Kevin Roldan, who was invited to entertain guests at the party, posted photographs on social networks of Ronaldo and various grinning teammates.
"The online social networks were on fire with fierce criticism from fans," reported Madrid sports newspaper AS.
Disgruntled Twitter users even generated a special hashtag, #lafiestadeladeshonra, or "party of disgrace".
"It was a trending topic all day from 12:00 pm," AS said.
Cristiano's agent Jorge Mendes told Cadena SER radio station on Sunday he himself was "very annoyed" by the photographs.
"When there is an event that is totally private and then you see someone is leaking pictures of it, clearly you get annoyed," Mendes said.
The agent said the player was "gutted at the defeat" -- a claim echoed by other figures close to Ronaldo, including Chelsea and former Real manager Jose Mourinho.
"People spent the first two hours of the party encouraging him because he was sad about the defeat," Mendes said.
Barcelona newspaper Sport reported that some Real players who missed the party were going to "demand an explanation from the Portuguese player and his fellow partygoers".
Real Madrid are currently top of the Spanish league on 54 points, but Saturday's loss left them just a point ahead of their fierce rivals Barcelona. Current champions Atletico are three points behind in third place.
