Joseph Zucker@@JosephZuckerIncluded Columnist IVFebruary 28, 2024
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Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo got a one-match restriction for making a profane gesture throughout the club’s 3-2 success over Al Shabab last Sunday.
“After the last whistle on Sunday, social networks videos caught Ronaldo cupping his ear before consistently pumping his hand forward in front of his pelvic location,” checked out the report from Reuters (by means of ESPN). “The action seemed directed at the competing Al Shabab advocates.”
According to the Daily Mail‘s Adrian Bishop, Ronaldo complained some Al-Shabab fans shouting the name of Lionel Messi, his most significant on-field competitor throughout a remarkable profession.
John Duerden of the Guardian noted this wasn’t the very first time the 39-year-old made a suggestive gesture while playing in Saudi Arabia. He “got his crotch” after a loss to Al-Hilal in April 2023. Previously this month, he took a headscarf tossed onto the ground in front of him and appeared to clean his groin before tossing it back towards advocates.
Duerden likewise discussed how there was an increasing level of pressure on the Saudi Football Federation (SAFF) to act. Stopping working to penalize Ronaldo was most likely to be deemed a program of favoritism towards the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
While Al Nassr will just lack the veteran forward for one match, his lack might deal a more blow to the club’s mission to win the Saudi Pro League.
7 points different second-place Al Nassr from league leader Al Hilal through 21 components, so it can ill manage to lose anymore ground.
