An embarrassing act has generated a wave of criticism against the Portuguese João Cancelowho attacked an amateur who was recording him in the middle of a commercial flight in Middle East. The player lost his temper and slapped another person, while the other passengers watched the situation.
In the last few hours a video of the footballer of the Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia quite angry while boarding a plane. The tension of I cancel It got to the point that he attacked the fan.
In the audiovisual material it is evident when the former player of the Barcelona, Manchester City, Juventus and Inter Milan He approaches a passenger who is recording him very angrily and confronts him with a quite aggressive attitude.
I cancel He makes a series of complaints about what seems like a previous episode. The international grabbed one of the man’s hands forcefully and slapped him while he recorded it with his cell phone.
🚨🤬 Joao Cancelo player of Al Hilal and Portugal 🇵🇹
Assaulting a passenger who was filming him. #AlHilal
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The tense situation forced several passengers and crew personnel to intervene to calm the fumes. The fan decided to share the video on social networks and the criticism did not stop against the Portuguese.
Cancelo’s fury would have originated from some criticism what the fan would have done to him while they were boarding the plane. The questions would be due to his current level and his continuous absences from the Portugal team.
