Cristiano Ronaldo Moth Becomes Talk of Twitter as Star Exits Euro 2016 Final

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to have a date with destiny at the Euro 2016 final, but after a clash with Dimitri Payet, the Portugal star was unable to continue.

Social media was a sombre place as Ronaldo was withdrawn from the match against France—but Twitter is a place with zero chill, and soon enough, people were poking fun, too.

The stadium had been taken over by moths in the buildup to the final, and Ronaldo, as he started to realise his match was over, had one of them land on his face.

"

I, for one, welcome our new moth overlords.. #Euro2016Final pic.twitter.com/JT1Ry7x30F

— George Aylett (@GeorgeAylett) July 10, 2016"

Shortly thereafter, the moth created its own account. Actually, strike that—it opened multiple accounts, and one of them had over 20,000 followers at the time of writing. Already.

"

I'M SORRY @CRISTIANO I DIDNT MEAN TO MAKE YOU CRY

— The Ronaldo Moth (@TheCR7Moth) July 10, 2016"

"

You are Ronaldosmoth16. 15 other weirdos have beaten you to it. It's time to reassess your life and where it's going pic.twitter.com/pgJHNoPCeZ

— Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) July 10, 2016"

That's how things go when you're that close to Cristiano.