Sergio Ramos splits opinion on Weibo as Chinese fans slam ‘venomous’ Real Madrid ‘butcher’ over Mohamed Salah injury
The pantomime villain of the Champions League final, Ramos is still stirring up controversy on social media in China with plenty of new nicknames for the defender
Egyptians called him “Ramos the Dog” and now Chinese football fans have dubbed Sergio Ramos “a butcher” and “master of karate” for his roughhouse treatment of Mohamed Salah in the Champions League final.
The 32-year-old central defender and captain of Real Madrid previously had more fetching nicknames in Chinese, including a popular one that translates as “Water Lord”, a nod to his sometimes slick hair.
Ten days after Real’s Champions League victory over Liverpool, when Ramos was accused of intentionally injuring Egyptian talisman Salah, Chinese media and social media continue to debate his intervention in Kiev, reflecting the intense interest in top-level European football in the country.
One social media user derided Ramos as “head of the Madrid Martial Arts team”.
Another said: “This brother is a master of Chinese kung fu, Taekwondo, judo and karate.”
