Cristiano Ronaldo: ISIS threatens Portugal star ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup

ISIS used a photo of Ronaldo which shows him kneeling with a black eye in front of a terrorist with a knife.

Islamic State militant group ISIS has continued its threats ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and are now using the photo of Cristiano Ronaldo to send their message.

ISIS has issued several threats of terror attack at the 2018 FIFA World Cup which will hold in Russia.

In its latest message, ISIS used a photo of Ronaldo which shows him kneeling with a black eye in front of a terrorist with a knife.

 

“Our words are what you see not what you hear, so just wait. We are waiting,” reads the message written in the photo.

A logo of the 2018 FIFA World Cup is also in seen behind Ronaldo in the photo.

 

ISIS had been using disturbing photos of football stars to issue threats to carry out terror attacks in Russia next year.

In one of the photos, Messi is seen behind bars and crying blood.

 

ISIS had also released a poster which shows a terrorist armed with a gun and explosives near a football stadium in Russia along with the words “I swear that the Mujahideen's fire will burn you... just you wait.”

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be played across 11 cities in Russia from June 14 to July 15, when the final will be played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.