Recently, an information titled “Marcelo, Ramos and Neymar have all started following Al Nassr after Ronaldo’s move to the club.”, has spread on Facebook.
See some of the posts that circulated on Facebook here, here, here, here and here.
View archived versions of posts here, here, here, here and here.
Fact Check
According to the rumor scanner’s investigation, The claim that Ramos, Marcelo and Neymar followed the club’s Instagram profile after Ronaldo moved to AL Nassr is not correct, rather Ramos and Neymar do not follow the club’s Instagram account. Although Marcelo followed Al Nassr, there is no confirmation that he did so after Ronaldo joined the club.
Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo signed a contract with the club to play for Saudi Arabia-based Al Nassr club for two years on December 30 (2022).
It was then claimed on social media that Neymar Jr. and Sergio Ramos of PSG Football Club and Marcelo Vieira of Olympiacos Football Club started following Al Nassr Club’s Instagram account.
In searching the matter, no news about the said claim was found in the reliable media. Moreover, no reliable source of social media has found any information to support the said claim.
Later, going to Neymar’s official Instagram account and searching for Al Nassr in the following section showed that he does not follow this football club.
Similarly, a search on Sergio Ramos’ Instagram account in the following section shows that he also does not follow Al Nassr.
Later, a search on Marcelo’s verified Instagram account with AL Nassr in the following section revealed that he follows Al Nassr Football Club’s Instagram account. However, there is no confirmed information that Marcelo started following AL Nassr after Ronaldo joined Al Nassr.
Neymar Jr. and Sergio Ramos do not follow Al Nassr on Instagram but Marcelo follows the club’s Instagram account.
Later, Marcelo Vieira’s Love React was found on Al Nassr’s Instagram account in the first post about Ronaldo on December 30. However, no reaction was found in the previous posts of the club. Besides, no reaction of Neymar or Sergio Ramos could be found in the club’s posts.
Bottom Line
Cristiano Ronaldo signed a contract with the club to play for Saudi Arabia-based Al Nassr club for two years on December 30 (2022). It was then claimed on social media that Neymar Jr. and Sergio Ramos of PSG Football Club and Marcelo Vieira of Olympiacos Football Club started following Al Nassr Club’s Instagram account. But According to the rumor scanner’s investigation, Neymar Jr. and Sergio Ramos do not follow Al Nassr on Instagram but Marcelo follows the club’s Instagram account. However, there is no confirmed information that Marcelo started following AL Nassr after Ronaldo joined Al Nassr. Marcelo Vieira’s Love React was found on Al Nassr’s Instagram account in the first post about Ronaldo on December 30. However, no reaction was found in the previous posts of the club.
So, a claim is circulating on Facebook that after Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr Football Club, Neymar, Ramos and Marcelo followed the club’s Instagram account; Which is completely false.
Sources
- Instagram: neymarjr
- Instagram: sergioramos
- Instagram: marcelotwelve
