Why former Chelsea star never apologized to Cristiano Ronaldo for his horror tackle?
Former Chelsea and Hamburg defender Khalid Boulahrouz has admitted that he never apologized to Cristiano Ronaldo, for the dangerous foul he committed on Portuguese at World Cup 2006.
During the last-16 tie between the Netherlands and Portugal, Boulahrouz caught Ronaldo’s thigh with horror high challenge, at the very beginning of game.
Former Chelsea star never apologized to Cristiano Ronaldo for his horror tackle
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The Former Chelsea defender avoided the sending off, after just receiving the yellow card, and Ronaldo was forced to leave the pitch before the half-time, Real Madrid man signed off in tears with visible scar on his right leg.
Luckily, despite of Ronaldo’s injury, Portugal found the only goal of game through Maniche, in a match which saw record number of bookings, with four red cards and 16 yellow cards.
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Boulahrouz had the chance to offer his apology, but he didn’t:
“I haven’t spoken to Ronaldo about it since then, but I heard from Edwin van der Sar that he still had a scar one-and-a-half years later,” Bouhlarouz told Helden Magazine.
“In 2012 I saw him at the Euros. Wesley Sneijder was talking to him in the hallway when we had to wait before training.
“Sneijder called me: ‘Hey Boula!’ and then ‘Hey Cris, look your best friend!’ Ronaldo’s face said it all, ha. I didn’t say sorry, it was water under the bridge at that moment.”
Ronaldo was critical of both Boulahrouz and match official Ivanov after the game in 2006.
“Considering what happened, I don’t think this official should referee any more games in the World Cup,” he said.
Ronaldo was critical of Boulahrouz’s tackle, and criticized match referee for failing to control the game.
“It was clearly an intentional foul to get me injured. It was a really nasty tackle, but this is part of football.
“I am used to getting kicked now but I am unhappy about that one.”