Roldo faces controversy after throwing jourlist's microphone into lake

Lisbon, June 24: Real Madrid's brightest footballer Cristiano Roldo is facing controversy after he threw a jourlist's microphone into a lake in Lyon, France where the Euro 2016 is taking place, according to a media report on Thursday.

The head of the Professiol Press Card Commission, Henrique Pires Teixeira, claims that the Portuguese footballer's attitude could be considered a crime against the freedom of information, Xinhua reported.

Roldo was approached by a Portuguese jourlist working for Portuguese tabloid TV station CMTV on Wednesday, while he was on a morning walk with his team in Lyon, asking if he was ready for the next match against Hungary.

But instead of replying, Roldo stched the reporter's microphone and threw it into the water.

Roldo is going through a tough time following his missed pelty against Austria in the Euro 2016.

Portugal needed to draw with Hungary in their fil group match on Wednesday in order to pass, and Roldo scored twice, saving his country in Group F.

While his shining performance on Wednesday put him into the warmth of the spotlight again, he may still have to face an investigation from the public ministry for his behaviour.

Roldo has faced controversies over disagreements with jourlists on previous occasions, and said he was being continually chased in an intimidating way. IANS