Cristiano Ronaldo was handed a one-match ban on Thursday after he had made an obscene gesture final Sunday in a Saudi Professional League match in opposition to al Shabab.
The Portuguese talisman may also need to pay a nice of 20,000 Saudi riyals and may’t attraction in opposition to the choice, the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Arabia Soccer Federation mentioned.
The incident occurred after Al Nassr had defeated Al Shabab 3-2 within the SPL and Ronaldo, who was main his teammates after an away win, responded to the house followers chanting the title of his arch nemesis Lionel Messi by cupping his ear and thrusting his hand ahead close to his pelvis.
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It isn’t a primary time that Ronaldo has been irked by followers displaying approval of Messi at one in every of his video games. The Portuguese had additionally sparked an argument final 12 months following a defeat to Al-Hilal, responding to opposition followers waving Messi shirts by placing his hand in his genital space and pulling upwards in one other video that did rounds on the social media.
Even in latest occasions, the Al Nassr captain’s relationship with the Saudi followers has been something however clean. Strolling again to the bottom tunnel following a loss within the Riyadh Season Cup last, the Portuguese had made the headlines for all of the unsuitable causes after an Al-Hilal shirt was hurled his approach.
Having arrived in Saudi after his second stint at Manchester United turned bitter in late 2022, Ronaldo has been vocal about his transfer to the middle-east, going so far as suggesting that soccer within the nation is “extra high quality” than many leagues in Europe.