Cristiano Ronaldo hit by social media backlash after posting controversial 'racist' picture

Monday, 6 June 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo hit by social media backlash after posting controversial 'racist' picture

Real Madrid and Portugal star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit by social media backlash after the striker posted a photo of him and pals wearing an Ant- mask aboard his private jet to join up with his Portugal teammates ahead of EURO 2016. What caused the controversy was his photo caption: “Tanned faces!”, which some people felt was racist. See anything wrong with the photo or caption? See the reactions after the cut.