Fresh footage emerges where Cristiano Ronaldo appears to smash a mobile out of the hand of a fan

Fresh footage emerges of the shocking moment Cristiano Ronaldo appears to smash a mobile out of the hand of a fan after Everton defeat… as mother of 14-year-old boy claims Manchester United star ‘assaulted’ and ‘bruised’ her son

  • Fresh footage of Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly smashing a phone has emerged
  • The incident took place in the tunnel after Man  United’s 1-0 loss to Everton
  • Merseyside Police have confirmed they are investigating an incident at the game
  • Ronaldo, 37, has since taken to social media to apologise for the ‘outburst’

Police are investigating after a mother claimed her autistic son was ‘assaulted’ and had his phone smashed by Cristiano Ronaldo after Manchester United’s defeat at Everton.

Sarah Kelly claimed son Jacob Harding’s first trip to watch Everton was ‘ruined’ by the alleged altercation which happened as United left the pitch after the match.

Footage which began circulating on social media showed Ronaldo appearing to knock something out of a boy’s hand as he limped away from the pitch.

Miss Kelly, from Upton, Merseyside, said her 14-year-old son was left with a ‘bruised’ hand after the phone was knocked from his grasp by Ronaldo as the boy tried to film his leg wound. 

Ronaldo has since apologised for his ‘outburst’ and has invited the boy to watch a match at Old Trafford, but Miss Kelly said the experience has left Jacob wary of going to a football match again. 

She said: ‘We were right by the tunnel where they came walking past — my son was there videoing them all. And then he lowered his phone because Ronaldo had pulled down his sock and his leg was bleeding. 

‘He lowered his phone to see what it was — he didn’t even speak. Ronaldo then just walked past, with a terrible, terrible temper and smashed the phone out of my son’s hand and carried on walking.’ 

Miss Kelly took pictures of what she said was Jacob’s bruised hand and smashed phone screen.

Fresh footage has emerged of Cristiano Ronaldo appearing to smash a mobile phone out of the hand of a fan after Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat by Everton at Goodison Park

A mum has claimed that the Portuguese superstar 'assaulted' and 'bruised' her 14-year-old son by swiping his mobile phone out of his hand at full-time in the Park End

A mum has claimed that the Portuguese superstar ‘assaulted’ and ‘bruised’ her 14-year-old son by swiping his mobile phone out of his hand at full-time in the Park End

The 36-year-old added: ‘You can see by the bruise that he’s made contact. I was crying, I was shook up, Jacob was in complete shock — he’s autistic and he’s got dyspraxia as well, so he didn’t really digest what was happening until we got home. He’s really upset and it’s completely put him off going to the game again.

‘Ronaldo’s a big player. My son’s always been like “Ronaldo’s going to be there” — he’s an icon. I’d understand if Jacob was waving it in his face but he wasn’t near his face, it was down by the floor checking his injury. He’s an autistic boy and he’s been assaulted by a football player, that’s how I see it as a mum.’

Ronaldo posted an apology to his Instagram page on Saturday night.

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to apologise for his 'outburst' after he appeared to knock an Everton fan's phone out of their hand as he walked down the tunnel at Goodison Park

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to apologise for his ‘outburst’ after he appeared to knock an Everton fan’s phone out of their hand as he walked down the tunnel at Goodison Park

‘It’s never easy to deal with emotions in difficult moments such as the one we are facing,’ he wrote.

‘Nevertheless, we always have to be respectful, patient and set the example for all the youngsters who love the beautiful game. I would like to apologise for my outburst and, if possible, I would like to invite this supporter to watch a game at Old Trafford as a sign of fair play and sportsmanship.’

Merseyside Police confirmed that they were liaising with both clubs.

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