Real Sociedad Mascot Txurdin Mocks Cristiano Ronaldo by Copying Manchester United Star’s Siu Celebration

Real Sociedad Mascot Txurdin Mocks Cristiano Ronaldo by Copying Manchester United Star’s Siu Celebration

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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  • Cristiano Ronaldo provided an assist as Manchester United beat Real Sociedad in the Europa League
  • Sociedad finished ahead of Manchester United in the group, forcing the English side into a play-off game
  • Txurdin, Sociedad's mascot, trolled Ronaldo and Manchester United after the Spanish side's qualification

Manchester United may have won the battle against Real Sociedad in the Europa League, but the Spanish side won the war.

The English Premier League beat the La Liga outfit 1-0 but finished second behind them in the group.

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Real Sociedad's mascot Txurdin mocked Cristiano Ronaldo after the Europa League game copying his iconic Siu celebration. Image: David S. Bustamante
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As a result, Sociedad progressed to the last 16 of the tournament, while United will have to play a two-legged tie to qualify for the last 16. They will have to face a team that finished third in their group in the Champions League, meaning they could face teams like Barcelona, Juventus, or even Ajax.

With the knowledge that they were safely at the top of the group and through to the next round, Sociedad’s mascot, Txurdin, decided to mock the English side and Cristiano Ronaldo in particular, after the game.

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As noted by Sportskeeda, Txurdin could be seen entertaining the Sociedad fans by performing Ronaldo’s Siu celebration.

Sociedad’s Twitter account also shared a video of the moment, captioning it, ‘Txurdin is the best and discussion is not allowed.’

Who is Txurdin?

Txurdin was unveiled as the club’s mascot back in 2019. Sociedad’s website said he was inspired by the cartoon drawing of the club crest.

“With his mischievous stare, he promises a lot of fun moments,” the club stated at the time.

Txurdin definitely had mischievous fun on the sidelines as he mocked the Manchester United man.

All of Manchester United's possible opponents after failing to win their Europa League group

Sports Brief reported that Manchester United has it all to do if they are to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League.

The Red Devils face a Europa play-off, despite beating Real Sociedad 1-0 in Spain in their final group game.

They needed to win the game by at least two goals in Spain, and there were hints that things would go their way after taking the lead in the first half through Alejandro Garnacho.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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