While Cristiano Ronaldo was gearing up for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches, a younger member of the Portuguese national team playfully poked fun at him in a seemingly absurd yet amusing way.

On the 14th of October, Portugal is set to host Slovakia in a significant Euro 2024 qualifying match. This match holds immense importance as a victory would propel head coach Roberto Martinez and his team to the championship round, scheduled to take place in Germany the following year.

Despite the gravity of the impending match, the Portuguese squad appears to be in an exceptionally relaxed state of mind. Amid rigorous training sessions, Ronaldo and his teammates managed to find some time for light-hearted moments.

In recent events, the 38-year-old captain found himself at the center of a jest initiated by the younger Diogo Dalot. The Manchester United player shared a light-hearted joke along with an image of Cristiano Ronaldo engrossed in his phone on his own Instagram profile. The caption humorously read, “The younger generation is always glued to their phones.”

Dalot’s playful ribbing about seniors being “the younger generation” stems from the common challenge of mobile device addiction faced by many in today’s society. This jest, despite Ronaldo nearing his 38th birthday this year, instantly sparked conversations across various social platforms.

When the evidence that Ronaldo indeed spends a considerable amount of time on his phone was presented, numerous fans rallied in support of CR7 and joined the fun in defending him.

The photograph in question was captured back in 2004, during Ronaldo’s first season with Manchester United. Even then, when he was using a mobile phone, he appeared just as engrossed as he does today. Hence, Dalot’s jest about CR7 being perpetually attached to his smartphone might not be entirely unfounded.

With Ronaldo expected to start for Portugal in the upcoming match against Slovakia, which is part of the Euro 2024 qualifying competition, fans anticipate that CR7’s exceptional form with Al Nassr this season will enable him to lead the European Selecao to victory and possibly open the scoring.