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Cristiano Ronaldo posts Herbalife ad on X, gets pushback through community notes
Although the ad has received more than 20 million views on "X", it also invited the ire of netizens who slammed the company's products.
On Thursday(IST), Cristiano Ronaldo took to "X"(formerly Twitter) and posted a video ad of Herbalife which is a sports nutrition company. The 38-year-old emphasised how the company's product "Herbalife24" help him stay fit and deliver his best performance for the sports of football.
"Herbalife24 #CR7Drive is built different. Specifically formulated to drive me to perform at my best in every stadium around the world #Herbalife," Ronaldo captioned the video.
The video talks about the international superstar footballer, with the words: "The drive to be a best, the man is the best. The best performance with the best team for ten years and counting. "CR7Drive" formulated by Herbalife experts with Cristiano Ronaldo to help you perform, execute and live your best life".
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Although the ad has received more than 20 million views on "X", it also invited the ire of netizens who slammed the company's products. Some netizens also trolled Ronaldo for the ad.
Netizens added a context about the ad, which read: "Herbalife operates a multilevel marketing scheme and its products have been linked to serious negative health effects."
“But It Can’t Drive you to World Cup Trophy,” commented one fan.
“Messi openly promotes Pepsi because he doesn't pretend to be something he's not, and Cronaldo is poisoning his fans while pretending to be a saint,” wrote another “X” user.
“Yie, Community Notes catch my guy,” wrote a third person.
“Owned by community notes,” trolled another user.
Ronaldo, who currently plays for Saudi Arabia's football club Al Nassr, reportedly earns 200 million Euros as his basic wage. He is one of the top ten highest-paid players in world football.
