Coca-Cola suffers $4 billion dip in market value after Ronaldo snubs its bottles during Euro: Report

Cristiano Ronaldo claimed another footballing record on Tuesday as he became the highest goal-scorer in the history of the European Championship, but that isn’t the only reason why he has been in the news this week.

The Portuguese superstar, who has always been known for his supreme level of fitness, made headlines for shifting aside two bottles of Coca-Cola during a press conference in Budepest before his team’s Euro 2020 Group F match against Hungary.

Ronaldo then raised a bottle of water that was kept on the table and said: “Agua!”, which means water in Portuguese and Spanish.

Now, according to a report by The Guardian, the Portugal captain’s gesture has lead to a $4 billion dip in the market value of Coca-Cola. The share price of the drinks company went from $56.10 to $55.22, while their market value dropped from $242bn to $238bn.

Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and has a massive following on social media, with close to 300 million followers on Instagram.

While Coca-Cola, a carbonated soft drinks brand which is also one of the official sponsors of Euro 2020, stated that “everyone is entitled to their drink preferences”…

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