Cristiano Ronaldo escapes punishment for obscene gesture to fans in Saudi Arabia
The Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation decided to ignore the indecent gesture of Al-Nasr striker Cristiano Ronaldo in the national championship match against Al-Hilal. Goal.com reports.
The forward escaped punishment, as the federation considered only episodes filmed on video by the official broadcaster. Ronaldo’s gesture was not included in the broadcast, it was captured by the fans.
Earlier, Al-Nasr made a statement about Ronaldo’s indecent gesture. The club explained the incident with a groin injury received by the player.
On April 18, Al-Nasr lost to Al-Hilal with a score of 0: 2 in the match of the Saudi Arabian Championship. After the end of the meeting, Ronaldo, leaving for the room under the stands, grabbed his groin, while the fans of the hosts chanted the name of the Argentine PSG striker Lionel Messi. After that, it became known that Ronaldo was under the threat of deportation from Saudi Arabia.
Source: Lenta
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