Cristiano Ronaldo was left feeling "relieved" after hearing Wayne Rooney's thoughts on the infamous stamp and wink drama during England's 2006 World Cup disaster.The Three Lions crashed out on penalties after talisman Rooney was sent off for what referee Valentin Ivanov considered to be a deliberate stamp on Ricardo Carvalho.Ronaldo had been among a group of Portugal players who tried to influence Ivanov to send off his club team-mate - before winking back to the dugout and being caught on camera doing so.Rooney has now described how he reacted to seeing Ronaldo for the first time after the incident, suggesting that his fellow forward was feeling worried over the reunion.Speaking on Amazon Prime Video documentary Rooney, the man himself said: "I remember speaking to Ronaldo and saying to him: 'There's going to be a lot of media coverage on what's happened.
I've got no issue with what you've done. Let's get ready to go and win the Premier League.'"When asked what Ronaldo had to say in response, Rooney said: "Yeah I think he was relieved."Other players might have an issue but I had no issue with him.
My focus was on Manchester United."Was Rooney right to forgive Ronaldo? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionRooney spoke openly about the incident and how difficult it was to process, adding that he still doesn't know if his actions were intentional.He said: "I still don't know how the referee hasn't given me a foul beforehand.
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