The agent of Cristiano Ronaldo has defended the Real Madrid star over the timing of his 30th birthday party.
Ronaldo upset Real officials and fans with the celebrations just hours after their thrashing by Atletico Madrid.
A video showing Ronaldo enjoying his birthday celebrations appeared in the Spanish media, but his agent, Jorge Mendes, insisted the player was far from in the party spirit.
"He (Ronaldo) was very angry," Mendes told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser. "Any player that loses a game and more so, Ronaldo, who is a great professional, who continues to be the best professional in the world, would be angry.
"The fact is that his birthday party had been organised more than a month ago and he had family coming from abroad.
"He didn't want to cancel out of respect for the people that came.
"What is inadmissible is that somebody takes advantage of a private affair to release a video.
"Ronaldo was devastated after the defeat and people spent two hours trying to cheer him up."
