‘Drink water’ – Ronaldo removes coca-cola bottles at news conference
15 June 2021 |
12:12 pm
Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo removed two bottles of tournament sponsors Coca-Cola away from him as he entered a news conference on Monday (June 14) before holding up a bottle of water to the media, dismissing the famous sugary drink.
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