Cristiano Ronaldo Banned For One Match: Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) for one match after making an obscene gesture during a game against Al Shabab.
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr took on Al-Shabab on February 25 in a Saudi Pro League match. CR7 opened the scoring for his team with a penalty in the 21st minute. In a great back-and-forth contest, Al-Nassr came out on top 3-2 after a goal in the 86th minute by Talisca.
During the match, Al-Shabab fans were trying to rile Cristino up with “Messi” chants. Lionel Messi has been a career rival of Cristiano Ronaldo, the two being the greatest players of their generation. However, it seems that Messi’s legacy has surpassed Ronaldo’s in recent years.
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Well, if Al-Shabab fans wanted to rile CR7 up, they were successful in doing so. While not caught on television cameras, the 39-year-old was caught on a fan’s phone cupping his ears before thrusting his fist back and forth in front of his pelvic region.
Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo makes obscene gesture towards rival fans
Cristiano Ronaldo Banned For One Match
SAFF has imposed a fine of 10000 Saudi Riyals ($2666) to the federation and 20000 Riyals ($5332) to Al-Shabab. He has also been banned for one match.
This is not the first time Ronaldo has lost his cool in front of fans in Saudi Arabia. Following a 2-0 loss to AL-Hilal in April of last year, he grabbed his genitals on his way back to the dugout.
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Despite the controversies, the Portuguese legend has had a great time in Saudi Arabia. Not only did he score the most goals in the world in 2023 (54 goals), he is currently the highest goal scorer of the 2023/24 season of the Saudi Pro League, having found the back of the net 22 times in 20 matches.
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