'Misstiano Penaldo': John Terry brands BBC 'a disgrace' for dig at crying Cristiano Ronaldo over penalty miss | OneFootball

BBC coverage of the Euro 2024 did not go down well with the former Chelsea captain

Former Chelsea captain John Terry has labelled the BBC a "disgrace" after aiming a dig at a teary-eyed Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty miss against Slovenia.

Ronaldo went on to dry his tears and redeem himself when the game went to a penalty shootout, stepping up first and scoring from 12 yards as Portugal beat Slovenia to book a quarter-final clash with France.

The BBC were broadcasting the game in the UK and when showing a replay of Ronaldo's failed penalty, they added the caption: "Misstiano Penaldo."

The caption was not missed by BBC One viewers, with one X user describing the pun as “evil work”.

The dig did not go down well with Terry. Writing on Instagram, the former defender took a picture of the caption and fumed: "BBC this is a disgrace."

Terry is guilty of his own crucial penalty miss when Chelsea lost the Champions League final to Manchester United in 2008.

Former BBC presenter Dan Walker praised the "perfect penalty punnery", claiming the author may have been waiting for some time to use it.

He wrote on X: “I hear it came from the mind of Gary Pask. I used to work with him on Football Focus and I’m sure he’s been sitting on this for years.”