Ronaldo's Punishment Revealed... Thursday
Sources within the Saudi Football Federation said that the committee charged with investigating Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nasr club player, regarding the offensive gestures he made to Al-Shabab fans following the two teams’ last match in the Saudi League, which ended with Al-Nasr winning 3-2, will issue its final decision, Thursday morning, on... Maximum estimate. The details of the punishment were not known, but some social media sites indicated that the player would be suspended for two matches and fined 20,000 riyals (about 5,300 dollars), but this could not be officially confirmed. The Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadiya revealed that Ronaldo rejected the accusation against him of performing a disgraceful gesture in front of young fans. The newspaper added, "Ronaldo expressed his respect for all clubs, and the movement he made in the shot expresses strength and victory, and is not disgraceful, and we are accustomed to it in Europe." Many media outlets in Spain reacted to this incident, with the “Relivo” network writing, “Ronaldo’s reaction was obscene when they shouted Messi at him... Messi.” As for the newspaper "Mundo Deportivo", it described what happened as a "reprehensible situation," while "Marca" wrote: "Ronaldo explodes against the fans who are chanting: 'Messi, Messi.'"