Football star Cristiano Ronaldo recently panned eyes when he removed two Coca Cola bottles during a press conference ahead of the clash between Portugal and Hungary.
The diet-conscious player exponentially increased his already massive fan following within a few hours as the beverage company’s shares fell by four billion dollars within a day. Ronaldo replaced Coca Cola with mineral water which raised the question of ethics while promoting a particular brand.
Apart from earning from the game, cricket celebrities gain a major portion of their wealth from advertisements. Thus, a debate sparked among netizens if it was valid to endorse a particular product even though the stars themselves don’t use it or the commodity might hinder the high-fitness lifestyle.
A netizen took the opportunity to take a jibe at former Sri Lanka cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, who had upheld the brand for money.
“Really proud of you @Cristiano !!! We have celebrities those who promote this @KumarSanga2 @MahelaJay,” a Ronaldo-fan quipped.
Really proud of you !!! We have celebrities those who pr🍬omote this 🤑
— Thiwanka Somachandra (@So_Thiwanka)
Jayawardene didn’t seem pleased to be quizzed and came up with an old picture of Ronaldo where he was involved in an advertisement for Coca-Cola.
“Oops!!! You did it again!! should do the skydive without the parachute next time,” Jayawardene tweeted.
Oops!!! You did it again!! should do th🎃e sky dive with out the parachute next time 🤔
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay)
To this, the Twitterati counter-a💛💦ttacked the former Sri Lankan skipper arguing that Ronaldo had done the campaign for the global giants sixteen years ago and people grow and change with time.
“And this @Cristiano ad was 16 years ago. People learn, grow, and change,” the ace-footballer’s fan retorted.
and t🔴his ad was 16 years ago. People learn, grow, and chan🌼ge 🥺🙉
— Haresh (@Hareshver_)
Jayawardene had a♎n interesting response as he pointed out that he had done the promotion 25 years ago when the Colomꩵbo-born was just twenty years old.
“I was 20 and did it 25 years ago,” Jayawardene remarked.
I was 20 and did it 25 years ago 😉
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay)
This put an end to the debate as opposers had 🍸to gul💙p down the fact with a pinch of bitter salt.
