Cristiano Ronaldo Exposing Manchester United Through His Controversial Interview With Piers Morgan Wins Big at ES Awards in 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest soccer players of this generation, along with Lionel Messi, was the talk of the town throughout the year. Ronaldo finished as a top scorer for Manchester United last season.

But in the latter half of 2022, things started to turn sore for the club and its legend. Ronaldo wanted a transfer out of the club in search of Champions League soccer but hit the dead end. The player didn’t travel with the squad for pre-season, citing personal reasons. And when he returned for a regular season, got benched by newly appointed manager Erik ten Hag. 

Those events were a pre-cursor for EssentiallySports’ Unexpected Truth-bomb of the year 2022. Reduced playing time ahead of the FIFA World Cup, the manager punishing the star for refusing to come on as a substitute, and the club blocking his transfer, made a player give an explosive interview ahead of the World Cup.

Such were the repercussions of the interview that United ended the contract of the player prematurely. 

Cristiano Ronaldo wins the ES Unexpected truth-bomb of the year for his interview with Piers Morgan

Manchester United owners, the Glazers, have been subject to backlash from the fans. Yet, no United legend has publicly spoken about the Glazers barring the few. But when Ronaldo sat down with Piers Morgan for our explosive moment of 2022, was brutal about the owners.

The Portuguese stated while speaking of the Glazers, “They don’t care about the club. Manchester is a marketing club. They will get their money from the marketing. The sports, it’s that they really don’t care, in my opinion.” 

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Ronaldo was in no mood to hold back while speaking of the club and owners during the interview. He was left bemused by the owners’ lack of commitment towards the club, as nothing has changed since he left for Real Madrid in 2009. The lack of progress from the club compared to that of other top clubs left Ronaldo in shock. That makes him the perfect suit for the ES 2022 Unexpected Truth-bomb of the year award.

ES Awards: Full list of the 2022 awards

Here’s a full list of the rest of the awards:

1. WTF moment of the year: Antonio Brown exposing himself to a woman
2. Heart-breaking announcement/moment of the year: Serena Williams retiring
3. Most-dominant moment of the year: Chris Bumstead winning Mr. Olympia for 4th time in a row
4. Fairytale moment of the year: Lionel Messi lifting World Cup with Argentina
5. Shocking moment of the year: Bubba Wallace punching fellow NASCAR driver
6. Picture-perfect moment of the year: Formula One Miami GP pic of Michael Jordan, David Beckham, Tom Brady, and others
7. Cringe-worthy moment of the year: Salt Bae’s World Cup cringe
8. Most-Controversial moment of the year: Lia Thomas
9. Biggest Disruptive sporting moment of the year: LIV Golf inaugural season
10.  End of an era moment of the year: Vince McMahon
11.  Wildest moment of the year: (80-1) underdog Rich Strike winning the famous Kentucky derby after ranking 16th in the final turn
12. Most viral athlete off-the court: Brittney Griner
13. Impossible moment of the year: Ross Chastain advancing to Championship 4
14. Breakout star of the year: Carlos Alcaraz
15. Unexpected truth-bomb of the year: Cristiano Ronaldo exposing Manchester United’s leadership
16. Saddest moment of the year: Nadal vs Federer holding hands and tearing up
17. Upset of the Year: Hadi Choopan winning Mr. Olympia over Big Ramy
18. Meme-worthy moment of the year: LeBron James interview memes
19. Entertainers of the Year: Paul Brothers
20. Blooper of the Year: Tom Brady retiring for 40 days
21. Underdog story of the year: Leon Edwards KO at UFC 278
22. Comeback of the Year: Minnesota Vikings completing the biggest comeback in NFL history

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