Cristiano Ronaldo is Selfish, Only 'Thinks About Himself', Blasts Former Bayern Munich Star

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Former Bayern Munich star Didi Hamann has launched a scathing attack on Cristiano Ronaldo, branding the Portuguese forward as selfish and someone who is "only thinking about himself."

The criticism comes in the wake of Ronaldo's emotional reaction following his penalty miss against Slovenia, which Hamann described as "embarrassing."

Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty, taken during extra time, was brilliantly saved by Slovenia's goalkeeper Jan Oblak, leaving the match scoreless. The 39-year-old was seen in tears at half-time, visibly distressed by the miss.

Despite the initial setback, Portugal eventually triumphed 3-0 in the penalty shootout, with Diogo Costa saving all three Slovenian spot-kicks. Ronaldo redeemed himself by converting his penalty during the shootout and later apologised to fans.

Speaking on Irish TV station RTE, Hamann didn't hold back in his critique of Ronaldo's conduct. "Thirty-nine-year-old plays 120 minutes, he misses a penalty and I've got to say, I bought into all that 'Ronaldo has turned into a team player because he needs the team more than he used to'. I bought into that nonsense as well, but I think he showed his true colours again tonight," Hamann said.

Hamann's comments highlighted his belief that Ronaldo's tears and emotional display were self-centred and inappropriate for a player of his stature. "Missing the penalty, he starts crying on the pitch, he starts crying at half-time in extra-time. And I'm thinking 'it's all about you'. There's a squad of 26 players, there's 20 staff, there's 30 or 40,000 fans in there, it's not about you," Hamann continued.

The former Liverpool and Germany midfielder went on to question Ronaldo's mental state during the match and suggested that the Portuguese star's emotional outburst was detrimental to the team.

"Once you show emotions, once you get emotional, it's the end of it. So that was the point where the manager had to say, you've got to come off because you're not in the right frame of mind to carry on playing," Hamann asserted.

While acknowledging Ronaldo's skill and his successful penalty in the shootout, Hamann remained critical of the forward's attitude. "Credit to him he took the first penalty and he took it well, it was a very good penalty, but as I said I bought into all that 'Ronaldo's turned into a team player', it's absolute nonsense. All he thinks about is himself," Hamann concluded.