By Carlos García
News reports about the
The striker was snapped alongside
The photo, which appeared to go against official advice to reduce locker room capacity in football, garnered millions of likes.
The night before his positive test result on Tuesday, Ronaldo uploaded another photograph to his official Instagram account showing him having dinner with the entire
Pepe starred in that photograph once again, sitting directly to Ronaldo's left on the long table. None of the players were socially distanced or wearing masks.
Sitting next to Pepe was
The team dinner did not respect the rules set out by the Portuguese government, which, since 15 September, limit gatherings to a maximum of 10 people.
Despite Ronaldo's test coming back positive,
Meanwhile there are growing concerns around the seemingly unstoppable spread of Covid-19 in the world of football.
Dozens of players from numerous domestic leagues have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been forced to sit out all games until they recover.
The risk of infection is increased when players return to their home country en masse for international duty.
Soon, they'll be flying to their domestic leagues.
It's a question many are asking.
Beyond health issues, news of Ronaldo's positive Covid-19 test knocked
It remains to be seen whether he will make his return to the Italian club for the
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