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VIDEOS: Cristiano Ronaldo joins Israeli team in whacky new commercial but Jose Mourinho’s acting isn’t so good

Published 11:01 11 Feb 2016 GMT

Updated 11:06 11 Feb 2016 GMT

Conan Doherty
VIDEOS: Cristiano Ronaldo joins Israeli team in whacky new commercial but Jose Mourinho’s acting isn’t so good

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In fairness, Jose has probably been too busy buying and selling players of a team he's not in charge of.

Portuguese football's most renowned faces have been used and abused for the sake of a buck. With a few zeroes at the end no doubt. Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho might be experts in their fields - on the field - but acting isn't for everyone. Well, with a bit of polishing, Ronnie could probably do something. With a few more telecommunications companies in Israel. The Real Madrid legend was brought in for a commercial with HOT as a superstar footballer bossing the dressing room. Fortunately, he's a method actor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZgVn6cEXGY It wasn't absolutely I-want-to-be-sick horrendous and it was certainly better than Jose Mourinho's stiff camera appearance. The old Chelsea boss talks about the importance of training for a new app that he allegedly "helped create". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2GdWRfzVk0 If Ronaldo is Bill Murray in Lost in Translation, Jose is Rocky Balboa trying to leave boxing behind him and start a career in front of the camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfQASRgW6-Y

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