David Beckham’s youngest son Cruz has clapped back at Cristiano Ronaldo following the Portuguese superstar’s claim that he is physically superior to the retired Manchester United legend.
Ronaldo made the comment during a recent interview with Piers Morgan. uncensored, when asked who he considered more handsome of the two.
Predictably, the 40-year-old striker, who is already in his third season with Saudi side Al Nassr, did not hold back in his response.
“Your face is beautiful, yes, beautiful face,” he said. ‘The rest is normal, as if it were normal. I’m not normal. I’m perfect.’
On Monday, Cruz Beckham, 20, took to Instagram to respond, referencing Ronaldo’s comments and drawing a comparison between the Portuguese striker’s facial features shortly after signing for Manchester United as a relatively unknown teenager in 2003 and David Beckham’s features when he was in his early twenties.
“For me, being handsome is not just the face, but the whole thing,” an optimistic Ronaldo explained during his November interview with Morgan.
“Imagine Cristiano and a normal guy in red swimsuits in Copacabana, you think I’m not going to have a chance with anyone.”
When pressed further about the comparison, Morgan elicited a confident and boastful response from the football icon.
You’re walking around Copacabana for, say, ten minutes. Who gets more attention? asked. “Me, 100 percent,” Ronaldo boasted, prompting laughter from Morgan.
