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"It's Outrageous": Rio Ferdinand Jumps to Ronaldo's Rescue Amid Portugal Exit Blame

Ferdinand defended Ronaldo after Portugal’s World Cup Round of 16 exit, saying the team “didn’t play to his strengths.” He argued top passers kept turning away instead of playing forward when Ronaldo made “little short bursts” behind defenders. Blaming him alone, Ferdinand said, was “outrageous” and “wrong,” insisting Portugal’s creators failed to serve their main scoring threat.