26 Months After Wiping Off $4 Billion With 1-Word, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Gesture Replicated by PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Champion Viktor Hovland

Cristiano Ronaldo has made some notable memories on the field. The Portuguese talisman provided fans with some thrilling moments throughout his career. However, his actions during the 2020 Euro Cup are still fresh amongst his fans. During a presser, Cristiano removed Coca-Cola bottles from the table replacing them with water bottles, asking fans to drink water instead.

His actions during the press conference had massive ripple effects, a Coca-Cola suffered a massive $4 billion dip in its economic value. Now 26 months after his actions, it seems like Norwegian golfer Victor Hovland channeled his inner Cristiano Ronaldo, snubbing the beverage in his own way.

Victor Hovland goes Cristiano Ronaldo on Coca-Cola

Norwegian golfer Victor Hovland had a great circuit this season as the golfer bagged the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup. Hovland, following his win, is now the third youngest golfer to win the prestigious cup. The twenty-five-year-old has had a great season so far with 3 cups to his name bumping himself to the fourth place in the World rankings.

Following his win, Hovland was presented with a special gift from the lead sponsor, Coca-Cola. The Norwegian was asked to pose next to a Coke vending machine while he was presented with a Coca-Cola bottle with his name on it. However, after posing with the bottle, Hovland returned it, claiming he only drinks Coke Zero.

“I’m good. Only Zero, only drink Zero.”

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Hovland’s actions have not gone unnoticed by fans who compared him to soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo. While Hovland has not been reprimanded for his actions, Cristiano’s actions had a big ripple effect as players following his press conference tried to do the same but were told not to do so.

Cristiano made news after snubbing Coca-Cola in 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo made waves during the Euros after he removed the Coca-Cola bottles from the stage during his press conference. The superstar looked at the reporters in front while saying “Agua” translating to “Water” in Portuguese. His actions had massive repercussions as Coca-Cola’s market value took a massive dip.

Coca-Cola, which was valued at $56.10 per stock, dropped down to $55.22 following Cristiano’s actions. Following the incident, the company had to come out in public and issue a statement. The company mentioned that everyone was entitled to their own drink preferences based on their choices.

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