EURO 2020 ‘Bottlegate’: Russian coach Cherchesov counters Cristiano Ronaldo, drinks bottle of Coca Cola at EURO 2020 Press Conference

EURO 2020 ‘Bottlegate’: The Cristiano Ronaldo Coca Cola bottle snub incident took an interesting turn after Russian coach Stanislav Cherchesov decided to enjoy the fizzy drink during the post-match conference. Russia had defeated Finland 1-0 in the Group B fixture to climb to second place behind leaders Belgium.

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Cherchesov, 57, during the press conference, picked up the Coca Cola bottle placed next to his microphone, opened it and took several sips as he toasted Aleksei Miranchuk’s matchwinner.

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The incident was contrary to what had happened during Portugal’s media interaction.

Ronaldo, who scored two late goals in a 3-0 win against Hungary, had told the watching world to ‘Drink Water’. He removed two bottles of Coca Cola from the desk in front of him during the pre-match press conference.

One small gesture by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly cost Coca-Cola $4B in market shares. On Monday, the soccer star sat down for a press conference ahead of Portugal’s Euro match vs. Hungary, and moved two bottles of Coke away from his seat pic.twitter.com/ZaHGKhgwoK

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 17, 2021

The action cost Coca Cola $4BILLION from its market share.

Ronaldo is famously known for his strict diet and avoids sugary foods, eating clean up to six times to maintain his athletics at the age of 36.

The doctors at the Juventus camp were stunned by his physique and fitness and claimed that he is a 23 old in a 36-year-old man’s body.

Later on Tuesday, France and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba did a Cristiano Ronaldo too. Pogba, a devout Muslim, removed a Heineken beer bottle during the press conference following France’s 1-0 win against Germany.

Italy’s man-of-the-match Manuel Locatelli had also joined the ‘Remove the Bottle’ club after he moved his coke bottles.

Locatelli following Ronaldo’s footsteps. Coca Cola gonna be a meme at this point 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/gK5wCKGM1v

— Abduł (@Abdul999_) June 16, 2021

EURO 2020 ‘Bottlegate’: UEFA issues a clarification

Uefa has since issued a statement in response to CR7’s actions, saying ‘everyone is entitled to their drink preferences’ and that everyone has different ‘tastes and needs’.

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A spokesperson added: “Players are offered water, alongside Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, on arrival at our press conferences.”

EURO 2020: Today’s fixtures

Meanwhile, Belgium will play Denmark sans Christian Eriksen at 9:30 pm. Ukraine and North Macedonia will lock horns at 6:30 pm.