Ozil Defends Embattled Ronaldo Against Constant Media Scrutiny

• Mesut Ozil has taken to social media to defend Cristiano Ronaldo against constant media criticism
• Cristiano Ronaldo has been the major talk on social media since his interview with Piers Morgan
• Ronaldo's contract at Manchester United was recently terminated but the fire does not stop coming

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most influential sports personality in the world and rightly, so he gets the most criticism from the media and fans especially on social media.

He has been under a different and heightened level of media scrutiny since his interview with Piers Morgan which led to Manchester United terminating his contract.

Ronaldo's reaction to being substituted against South Korea as well as his reaction to being benched against Switzerland has sparked further scrutiny and also led to fake news being reported about him.

Mesut Ozil, a friend and former teammate of Ronaldo at Real Madrid has now taken to social media to hit back at Ronaldo's critics.

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Ozil fiercely defends Ronaldo

Mesut Ozil in a message shared on his social media platforms lashed at the media for using Ronaldo's name to get clicks and pundits using him to revive dying career.

"He is soon 38 years old - so what's the surprise that he doesn't score 50 goals a season anymore? Every football fan out there should be happy to have seen him playing world class football for 20 years." Ozil wrote.

Ronaldo is currently without a club after his Manchester United contract was terminated. He reportedly has an offer worth £200m from a Saudi club.

Portuguese FA refutes fake news

Sports Brief earlier reported that the Portuguese FA refuted a fake news circulating in the media that Ronaldo wanted to leave the country's World Cup camp in Qatar over disagreement with the coach.

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Ronaldo made an angry gesture after being substituted against South Korea, even though head coach Fernando Santos downplayed the incident, he benched Ronaldo against Switzerland.

Widespread media circulation after the 6-1 win over Switzerland claimed the 37 year old had wanted to leave the World Cup camp in Qatar, but the Portuguese FA denied such ever happened.