MOSCOW — There was a collective murmur of surprise on Wednesday night when Cristiano Ronaldo swept into the interview room at Spartak Stadium in Moscow. So many of these journalists had so many questions for Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar, and now here he was, rather unexpectedly, sitting right in front of them.
But the moment was short-lived.
“We’re not going to have questions,” the moderator said.
The reporters chuckled and groaned.
“Obviously we are very happy,” said Ronaldo, whose goal had given Portugal a 1-0 victory over Russia in their Confederations Cup match.