Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi respond to BOMBSHELL day!

Cristiano Ronaldo was axed by Manchester United while Lionel Messi’s Argentina suffered one of the greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup history. Here’s what they had to say on this bizarre day!

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No bookmaker, psychic or football analyst could have predicted the last 24 hours of football madness.

Especially not these two football goats – Messi and Ronaldo. We reveal what these legendary football icons had to say on this life-changing day in their lives, according to iDiskiTimes.

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Ronaldo was sacked by Manchester United, the club he made a name for himself playing for.

Erik ten Hag and Ronaldo just could not see eye-to-eye. Tempers boiled over and egos clashed until Ronaldo snapped in a famous bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, lashing out at United and Ten Hag. However, this proved to be the final nail in the coffin of Ronaldo’s United career.

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Messi’s Argentina came into the tournament as one of the pre-tournament favourites while their opponents Saudi Arabia had very little expected of them.

However, Saudi Arabia produced the upset of the FIFA World Cup so far, shocking the world with a 2-1 triumph over Argentina – nobody saw that coming. Especially, not Messi who is competing in what is likely to be his final World Cup.

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Messi made no excuses and is focused on correcting their mistakes by uniting as a team.

“There are no excuses. We have to be more united than ever,” Messi stated on the same publication.

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Ronaldo also spoke out moments after parting ways with the Red Devils.

“Following talks with Manchester United, we’ve mutually agreed to end our contract,” he said via a statement on the same publication.

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“I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never ever change. It feels like the right time to seek a new challenge,” he added.

Ronaldo is ready to take on a new chapter in his career and to put this drama behind him. However, not even the legendary Ronaldo and Messi could have predicted a day like this but they are focused on moving forward and moving on this is a sign of their character.

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