What to know
- Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo is in Toronto for a high-profile match against Croatia.
- Some Toronto sports fans say they’d choose a brief meeting with Ronaldo over attending Raptors or Leafs games.
- The city’s soccer community is filled with excitement, with fans lining up for a glimpse of the superstar.
- Ronaldo’s visit is drawing attention beyond the soccer world, highlighting his global appeal.
Cristiano Ronaldo fever has taken over Toronto, with fans saying they’d rather spend five minutes with the Portuguese soccer player than get lifetime front-row season pass tickets to the Raptors or Leafs.
The 41-year-old Portuguese soccer superstar is in Toronto to play against Croatia in the FIFA World Cup for Thursday’s 7 p.m. game.
Fans have travelled from all across the world to see this game, including American streamer IShowSpeed trying to find his way to Toronto despite his flight being cancelled.
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So, Now Toronto tested Torontonians love for the forward and asked World Cup fans if they would choose to spend five minutes with Ronaldo, or front-row season pass tickets to the Raptors or Leafs games forever.
These World Cup fans agreed… ‘Ronaldo is the obvious answer’
A World Cup fan is hyped for the match, saying the city’s filled with Portuguese people and the energy is great.
This fan commuted from Hamilton to watch the game.
When asked the question, he answered, “Five minutes with Ronaldo is the obvious answer, for sure.”
Another fan said he would also choose Ronaldo, “just because of his global status,” he said.
This is his first game in person as he’s travelled from Windsor.
Another World Cup fan undoubtedly agreed, “five minutes with Ronaldo.”
But, she’s also a Leafs and Raptors fan, so she said she’d “definitely purchase tickets” for those games.
