When Cristiano Ronaldo stepped out on to the field to play Uruguay on Saturday night, he sported a new addition to his facial hair.
The five-time Ballon d’Or holder failed to help Portugal through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, leaving some to speculate his new goatee was to blame.
number 1 lesson today: goatees are bad luck
— Annabel Ly (@annabelaly) June 30, 2018
#WorldCup Shave off that goatee @Cristiano It’s given you bad luck!!!! Dammit!! ???
— Leahcar (@Leahcar2) June 30, 2018
I think it’s the goatee on Ronaldo that is definitely bringing the bad luck. Yea. Definitely the goatee.
— Sara (@sara81391) June 30, 2018
Ronaldo’s goatee is bringing all sorts of bad luck
— A (@NaqliStark) June 30, 2018
Footballers, like many sportspeople, can be superstitious about pre-match routines, but clearly Ronaldo wasn’t worried about the impact growing a goatee might have on the match.
