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College football star suffers a horrific injury during Cristiano Ronaldo’s party

College football star suffers a horrific injury during Cristiano Ronaldo’s party

Cristiano Ronaldo’s influence extends far beyond football.

Considered one of the greatest players of all timehe has won countless trophies on the field and set records with his incredible social media following.

Ronaldo's iconic celebration is copied around the world

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Ronaldo’s iconic celebration is copied around the worldCredit: Getty

His iconic ‘Siuuu’ celebration is also being repeated around the world and will no doubt be seen long after Ronaldo retires.

Other sports stars have even been known to give the party a shot, but this weekend things didn’t go as planned. college football player.

University of Memphis wide receiver Demeer Blankumsee dominated for the Tigers and after scoring a 69-yard touchdown against the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Roadrunners, he decided to hit Ronaldo’s cell in the end zone .

But he landed awkwardly after jumping to the “Siuuu” and his knee buckled back.

Blankumsee was then seen injured on the sidelines.

His apparent injury occurred in the second quarter, when the Tigers led 24-14 thanks to his TD.

Blankumsee only returned briefly in the second half, but recorded no more catches.

To make matters worse, the Roadrunners staged an improbable comeback and won the game 44-36.

UTSA scored 27 unanswered points as the Memphis offense was stagnant for most of the second half.

Despite leaving injured, Blankumsee led the Tigers in receiving yards with six catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns during his time on the field.

He also appeared to reference the incident on social media after the match.

After sharing a clip of his touchdown on X, a fan asked Blankumsee if he was okay and said the team needs him “the rest of the way.”

“Absolutely, we will come back as a team and better,” the wide receiver responded.

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The team’s slim hopes of making the College Football Playoff – and their chance to play for the AAC championship – all but officially ended with the loss to UTSA.

The Tigers dropped their second game in conference play, falling to 7-2 on the season and 3-2 in the American Athletic Conference.

Memphis has a chance to bounce back when they take on Rice University on Friday night.