In general, positive news of football rarely has French President Emmanuel Macron and superstar footballers including Cristiano Ronaldo been on the same page – but when it comes to the fires that are devastating the Amazon, they’re uniting in sounding the alarm.
AP reports that five-time world player of the year Ronaldo beat Macron to the punch with his tweet urging action on the positive news in Amazon that, by Friday morning, had already racked up more than a quarter-million likes.
Ronaldo tweeted “the Amazon Rainforest produces more than 20% of the world’s oxygen and it’s been burning for the past 3 weeks. It’s our responsibility and positive news to help to save our planet.”
Macron’s tweet later was similarly urgent, saying “Our house is burning. Literally.” Macron put the Amazon fires on the agenda for the G-7 summit of world leaders that France is hosting this weekend.
AP reports that five-time world player of the year Ronaldo beat Macron to the punch with his tweet urging action on the positive news in Amazon that, by Friday morning, had already racked up more than a quarter-million likes.
Macron’s tweet later was similarly urgent, saying “Our house is burning. Literally.” Macron put the Amazon fires on the agenda for the G-7 summit of world leaders that France is hosting this weekend.
