While out on a walk with his Portugal teammates early Wednesday morning in Lyon, France, Cristiano Ronaldo was asked by a reporter if he's ready for his team's Euro 2016 game against Hungary. His response? He took the reporter's microphone and hurled it into a nearby lake. Let's just say he might be feeling a little bit of pressure to beat Hungary and secure Portugal's place in the Final 16 at Euro 2016.
Ronaldo, the country's team captain, has come under scrutiny during the tournament for missing a penalty kick against Austria during a 0-0 tie, failing to score through his team's first two games, and saying Iceland has a "small mentality" following their celebration after a 1-1 tie against Portugal last week (hey, look, Europeans can get just as worked up over fake controversies as us!). Such is the price of international fame.
Perhaps all the stress Ronaldo is dealing with right now is mounting. Or perhaps it's just cool to be able to do stuff like this and get away with it. Either way, this moment ended up being pretty funny for everyone except Ronaldo and the poor guy who has to go and find a new microphone. And it definitely earned a spot on this list that we put together a few years back.
Portugal and Hungary will face off Wednesday at noon ET with the former facing a potentially embarrassing early exit from Euro 2016. If Portgual loses, can you even imagine what Ronaldo will do to the next guy who sticks a microphone in his face?
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