More than 2,000 South Korean soccer fans will sue a sports agency after superstar Cristiano Ronaldo stayed on the bench when his Juventus side played a friendly in Seoul last week, a law firm said Monday.

The star Portuguese striker did not play a single second of the match against a K-league all-star team, ignoring appeals from the sell-out 65,000 crowd at the World Cup Stadium to lace up his boots.

With frustration mounting some even chanted the name of his great Argentine rival Lionel Messi.

When the game was first announced, organisers said the contract with Juventus obliged Ronaldo to play for at least 45 minutes, prompting many fans to splash out, according to Seoul law firm Myungan.

Tickets — priced from 30,000 won (US$25) to 400,000 won ($338) — sold out in just two and a half hours when they were released on July 3.

“So far, more than 2,000 fans have contacted us to pursue the suit,” Myungan attorney Kim Hun-ki told AFP.

“We plan to officially file the suit on their behalf sometime next week, if the agency does not offer a concrete plan to compensate the ticket holders before then.”

The Italian team’s flight from Nanjing in China was delayed, so that they landed only five hours before the scheduled start, delaying kick-off by an hour.

Robin Zhang, CEO of The Festa, the Korean agency which arranged the game, told local broadcaster SBS in tears that she had complained to Juventus vice-chairman Pavel Nedved during the match.

He responded: “‘I also hope Ronaldo plays. But he says he doesn’t want to. I’m sorry there’s nothing I can do’,” she told SBS, adding that she will find “ways to compensate” ticket holders.

Ronaldo has been subjected to a backlash on social media.

“He betrayed the 60,000 audience and belittled us,” a Korean who attended the game posted on Instagram. “I’m no longer a Ronaldo fan.”


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First to comment
Nairalanders should fry Akara for me

Serves them right

He no wan play, he no wan play.
Make dem free ororo jare.
Imagine using him to sell out tickets. The fans in the stadium came to watch match and they watched the match.
Period!!!

Ororo

FatherBona:
Serves them right

Na so...
Ronaldo wasn't there when the deal was signed and he may probably be suffering from jet-lag nd was tired.

Oche211:
He no wan play, he no wan play.
Make dem free ororo jare.
Imagine using him to sell out tickets. The fans in the stadium came to watch match and they watched the match.
Period!!!

They were paid to make an appearance for dat match and paid to see some players specifically.. They have a right to sue for being scammed... They are not suing CR7, dey are suing d agency who organized d match and it is left to d agency

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Lol..is it by force?

They should be thankful he came and walked on their fields,amongst them

They were now chanting the Camp nou asun name,they should have paid to see him instead now,like that will make the GOAT change his mind.

When you're big,u're invaluable

Its just like paying to watch wizkid then you see his boy Terri performing. Its painful i feel for them.

I and Ronaldo are symbol of glory

Ronaldo was used to sell tickets

They were duped

G.O.A.T!!! no wonder Madrid's stadium was almost Empty when he Left.. they buy tickets just to watch him. surely, more than just a footballer...my G.O.A.T!!

Oche211:

Na so...
Ronaldo wasn't there when the deal was signed and he may probably be suffering from jet-lag nd was tired.

Yeah... Cos, those that played came by train or ship...

Na wa oh.

Their faces when the judge will reveal to them that CR7 was part of the game on the bench

Dem no happy say dem even see am for bench..

Fg

I think he didn't play because of muscle fatigue, they should understand that as well.


The agency just have to compensate them...

God, Ororo has made it in life. No country President could people paid to watch. ororo is the most popular man right now. If you think a president is more popular, go the core north or village in south and mention Donald Trump or Ronaldo

CR7 that always want to play ball even if it's for fun.. There's more to the story.

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Its not funny, Rinaldo knows he wouldn't play why turn up?

Breach of contact. The fans are well within their rights to ask for a refund

this life ehn you cannot just please everybody. The last friendly match Ronaldo played, he was substituted and people were raining curse on him that he is arrogant, he was annoyed they substituted him in a friendly match. Now Ronaldo refuses to play a friendly match, they are still bashing him. Omo nah WA o

LMFAO. This is actually very funny