Cristiano Ronaldo says he is ‘still handsome’ after face injury left him covered in blood
Image-conscious Real Madrid forward shows off black eye at training session after receiving stitches in wound
Cristiano Ronaldo says he is “still handsome” after he was left covered in blood from being kicked in the face against Deportivo La Coruna last week and declared he wants to remain at Real Madrid despite reports that he is unhappy in Spain.
The image-conscious Portuguese was seen checking his blood-drenched face on the mobile phone of a club doctor as he left the pitch injured last Sunday following the clash and he required three stitches above the eye.
“Players often hit me in games because they have to stop me but this time I wasn’t so lucky,” Ronaldo said in an interview with Chinese social network Dongqiudi.
“Now I feel better, I am still happy, I am still handsome and my vision is as clear as before so there’s no problem.”
Ronaldo is in the midst of his worst domestic run of form since joining Real from Manchester United in 2009 for a then world record fee of £80 million pounds (US$113 million), with only six league goals to his name, although he is top scorer in the Champions League.
Real are also enduring a dramatic fall from grace after sweeping to the Champions League and La Liga titles last season and they are currently 19 points adrift of league leaders Barcelona and in midweek were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by Leganes.