Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo immediately texted broadcaster Piers Morgan from the locker room after his side's 2-0 World Cup win over Uruguay to claim that he did, in fact, touch teammate Bruno Fernandes’ cross to open the scoring.This claim was made by former USA international Alexi Lalas.“The breaking news is that Cristiano Ronaldo did not score despite his claims that it [the ball] did touch him,” Lalas said on Fox Soccer.“I was just with Piers Morgan, and...

Cristiano Ronaldo believes that he did get a touch on the ball for Portugal’s first goal against Uruguay on Monday night and claimed credit in a text message to Piers Morgan after the game.The Portuguese superstar thought he had bagged his second goal of the tournament—and ninth goal in World Cup finals—when he appeared to get the faintest of touches on a cross from Bruno Fernandes midway through the second half.But not a single replay or picture definitively showed...

Former Arsenal Head Coach Arsene Wenger is set to have a say on whether Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal for Portugal against Uruguay.Controversy has surrounded the goal, which appeared to graze Ronaldo's hair on its way in from a Bruno Fernandes cross.FIFA awarded the goal to Fernandes, but Ronaldo was seen complaining after the match that the ball touched him. Fernandes added a second one from the penalty spot to see Portugal qualify for the Round of 16 wit...