Cristiano Ronaldo is an honest player! Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho does a U-turn after previously branding him a diver

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho seems to have backtracked two years after calling Cristiano Ronaldo a diver.

He now says the Real superstar is too honest for his own good - and claims that is due to Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
Mourinho said: ‘Cristiano is a player who does not have the culture of the swimming pool, he has no culture of simulation, he is a British-trained player, Ferguson trained.
‘In some cases, the simulators are given more protection, and those who are honest are often the losers. I’m not a hypocrite if I say that they (defenders) hit Cristiano very hard, and that the yellow cards do not arrive or are slow in coming.’
Back in 2008, Mourinho claimed Ronaldo was a diver, like his former Chelsea star Didier Drogba.
‘I am no longer Chelsea coach, and I do not have to defend them any more, but I think it is correct if I say Drogba is a diver.
‘Drogba, Ronaldo, Torres and van Persie are the divers. Who dives more? Who has won more penalties in recent years? But English football is the one that criticises the divers the most.
‘I hate diving, but I’m not happy if a player is kicked by somebody in the box and he tries to remain standing. It’s very, very rare a referee gives a decision if the player doesn’t go down so I tell players not to be naive, but to be fair.