Cristiano Ronaldo bought a Portuguese TV channel that he even sued | TUDN Football

cristiano ronaldo Entering the media business through acquisitions Book Expressa group of investors to which he belongs medium cupa company that manages some of Portugal’s leading media outlets, such as Correio da Manhã, record and business magazine.

In a statement sent to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM), Cofina Group, a unit of Cofina Media, reported that it had terminated its relationship with the subsidiary following the transfer of ownership of Cofina Media shares to the group. investor.

Book Express Made up of several investors, including cristiano ronaldowhich drags down the old friction medium cupbut who showed interest in moving into his direction midway through the year.

On October 26, shareholders of the media consortium approved the sale of all medium cup arrive Book Expressaccording to his recollection business magazineoffered 56.8 million euros to acquire shares.

friction history cristiano ronaldo38 years old, TV channel Manhattan Post It goes back several years and has even made its way through the courts.

The most notorious incident occurred during the Euro 2016 championship Portugal

when one of the team’s reporters approached Cristiano Ronaldo during the team’s morning walk, before the Saudi Al-Nasr player snatched the microphone from his hand and threw it into a lake.

The footballer even took the report to court twice, in 2011 and 2015.

“I have no respect for that newspaper because it keeps making up news, making up controversies, making up bad relationships, bad atmosphere within the team. It has been constantly attacking the team since I joined,” he said explain. cristiano ronaldo Year 2014.

Also in March 2023, Ronaldo refused to allow online reporters to ask him questions at a press conference, triggering protests from the local journalists association.