MOSCOW, February 26, Andrey Vasilchin. Portuguese striker Al-Nasr Cristiano Ronaldo again got into a scandal. The day before, he made an indecent gesture to Al-Shabab fans during a victorious away match of the Saudi Arabian championship (3:2). After the final whistle, the forward turned to the home fans and waved his hand several times in the groin area. According to Marca, Ronaldo, who scored from the penalty spot, did this in response to fans chanting the name of Argentine Lionel Messi.
The Disciplinary Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has already begun an investigation into the incident and will very soon make an official comment on the antics of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner. A decision on the possible punishment of the Portuguese will be made within a few days. According to Al Riyadhiah, the football player faces a two-match suspension and a fine.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Cristiano got angry with Al-Hilal fans. After a defeat in a friendly match, Ronaldo was heading to the podium… But he stopped and, picking up one of the Al-Hilal scarves thrown to him, stuffed it into his shorts, wiped himself and pointedly threw it away.
Note that Ronaldo has not coped with emotions before. Thus, as a Manchester United player, the Portuguese broke the phone of a young fan after losing in an away match of the English Championship against Everton. In the spring of 2022, a video circulated on social networks in which a disgruntled striker knocks a smartphone out of the hands of a fan.
Later, journalists tracked down the mother of a 14-year-old fan. It turned out that the boy suffering from autism and dyspraxia was left after his meeting with the Portuguese not with a memorable selfie, but with a bruise on his arm.
Not only fans, but also journalists got it from the world star. For example, during the European Championship in France, which was victorious for KriRo, the Portuguese team, before the final confrontation of the group stage with the Hungarians, organized a walk, during which the press was forbidden to approach the athletes. However, one of the representatives nevertheless leaked to the captain and asked a question about his conditioning before the most important match at Euro 2016.
What happened next? Watch the video.
At the same time, one of Cristiano’s gestures shown to fans became iconic.
In the 2018/19 season The Portuguese defended the black and white colors of Juventus and created a real show in Turin during the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Atlético Madrid. After an away defeat with a score of 0:2, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and, having given the Old Lady a ticket to the quarter-finals, repeated the gesture of the head coach of the Mattress Teams, Diego Simeone, which does not need explanation.
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