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Portugal squad's reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo's wink after Wayne Rooney World Cup clash
Cristiano Ronaldo’s wink after Wayne Rooney’s sending off during Portugal’s World Cup quarter-final against England in 2006 was one of the tournament’s most controversial moments, and Nuno Gomes has revealed the rest of his squad’s reaction to it.With the scores level at 1-1 in that game, Rooney stepped on Ricardo Carvalho and was sent-off by the referee, but Ronaldo’s forced insistence and then the wink after the red card infuriated many.Gomes, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of their European Championships 5-a-side Bet, spoke about the incident and the reaction to it."There are certain situations which happen on a football pitch that are difficult to explain, and the Cristiano Ronaldo incident in 2006 is one of them,