England manager Gareth Southgate has defended the right of sponsors to advertise their products at Euro 2020 after Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a row by removing a bottle from a news conference.
UEFA issued a statement on Thursday reminding teams of their contractual obligations after Ronaldo moved Coca-Cola bottles out of shot as he sat down for a pre-match news conference ahead of Portugal's 3-0 win over Hungary in Budapest on Monday. Ronaldo then held up another bottle and said "water" in Portuguese.
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France midfielder Paul Pogba, who is a Muslim, followed a similar path a day later by removing a Heineken alcohol-free beer bottle from in front of him after France beat Germany 1-0.