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Robert Hynes

Eamon Dunphy's Ronaldo's rant re-emerges following Piers Morgan interview

People have been sharing Eamon Dunphy's legendary Cristiano Ronaldo rant following the Portuguese star's interview with Piers Morgan.

Ronaldo criticised everyone from Manchester United themselves to Erik Ten Hag, Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville and his own teammates, but he did have some kind words for Roy Keane.

However, the interview has angered many football fans, with some sharing video footage on social media of Dunphy tearing into Ronaldo 14 years ago.

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Following the 2008 Champions League semi-final between United and Barcelona, Dunphy famously referred to Ronaldo as a "cod".

He said on RTE: "Ronaldo's performance tonight was a disgrace to football. Liam [Brady] doesn't want me to say this, because I'll get myself into trouble - it was a disgrace. It was a disgrace of petulance, temperament, throwing himself on the ground at least half a dozen times looking for fouls that he didn't get, claiming two penalties that he didn't get, waving his arms at other players on his own team.

"It was a disgrace to professional football.

"You asked before if this was about two great young players, Messi and Ronaldo - if it was, Messi proved himself after only 45 minutes football in the last six weeks, to be a real pro and a real player.

"This fella Ronaldo is a cod.

"He's a disgrace to the game. That's what I believe."

And all these years later, some people believe Dunphy may have been right with his assessment of Ronaldo.

One person said: "Eamon Dunphy, a visionary, a prophet, 14 years ago, he called it Ronaldo, a cod!"

Another fan commented: "In the immortal words of Eamon Dunphy "This fella Ronaldo is a cod." #ronaldointerview."

Someone else posted: "Dunphy was right. That lad Ronaldo is a cod!"

One other tweet read: "This fella, Ronaldo, is a cod. Dunphy knew."

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