Cristiano Ronaldo banned for impolite gesture after Saudi followers’ Lionel Messi taunts
Cristiano Ronaldo has been slapped with a ban and a positive for making a lewd gesture throughout a Saudi Pro League Match.
The Portuguese megastar, 39, netted towards the backdrop Lionel Messi chants towards Al-Shabab. After the ultimate whistle, movies appeared on social media of Ronaldo cupping his ear earlier than repeatedly pumping his hand ahead in entrance of his nether areas.
The Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) committee have introduced that Al-Nassr’s ahead has been hit with a ban for his seemingly impolite actions.
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In a press release launched on Thursday, the SAFF confirmed the previous Manchester United and Real Madrid icon will miss Al-Nassr’s subsequent match at residence to Al-Hazm. He has additionally been ordered to pay a positive of £4,190.
Half of the positive will go to Al-Shabab with a purpose to cowl the prices of the membership submitting the grievance, and the opposite half will go to the federation. The committee additionally introduced the choice just isn’t open to attraction.
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Waleed Al Farraj, a distinguished Saudi journalist and tv host had known as for some type of punishment on X, previously often known as Twitter: “The disciplinary committee is facing the biggest test.
“We will wait and see. Everything has its limits, irrespective of how well-known you might be. This is how the main leagues are.”
Ronaldo had been front-and-centre throughout the sport, opening the scoring from the penalty spot as his aspect went onto win the sport 3-2. According to native stories within the Saudi media, Ronaldo advised the committee he was merely celebrating and by no means supposed to make a impolite gesture.
