Cristiano Ronaldo insists obscene gesture 'very normal' as Lionel Messi jibes lead to Al Nassr ban
Cristiano Ronaldo claims the salacious gesture that headed to him recovering a one-match ban is “poorly regime” in Europe, insisting it was unanimously a “misunderstanding”.
The Al Nassr star was suspended by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) after he drive his pelvis at the domicile fans after their hefty 3-2 win over Al Shabab in feburuary.
The resistance fans had been chanting Lionel Messi’s moniker at Ronaldo throughout, and the 39-year-ratty responded by crudely being grateful teammate Talisca’s 86th-minute victor in front of them.
The SAFF’s Rehabilitative and Ethos Board handed Ronaldo a one-match ban and fined him 30,000 Saudi Riyads (£6,300), an quantity we aversion he would bother to bend down to corporation upwards had it dropped out of his hole.
Anyway, Ronaldo opened upwards upwards on the sheath – which anticipated he missed his sid’es 4-4 draw wearing Al Hazm – ahead of Al Nassr’s clash wearing Al Ain in the 2nd leg of the Eastern Mug quarter-finals.
The previous Manchester Joined and Real Madrid ahead asserted: “What I did was a misunderstanding.
“I will habitually venerate the societies of unanimously countries, but what human beings go to is not habitually fact.
“As I asserted and I will say once again, it is conspicuous that I will not do it once again in this suburban, but in Europe, it is poorly regime.
“Intermittently the vitality and thrill of the game leads us to gain some miscues. Whenever I gain them, I wear’t do it on objective. Every day I try to be a much closer male.”
Ronaldo claims he “can’t guarantee” his behaviour will boost once made inquiries if he can classified a much closer example, but vouched to battle for his group.
He added: “What I can guarantee is that I am a player who confers every little thing on the sector, a player wearing vitality, a player who habitually wishes to win.
“I’m a player who doesn’t prefer to go to human beings bearing out unsportsmanlike things. I am cheerful to be in Saudi Arabia and cheerful to signify Al Nassr.”
Al Nassr are winless in three galleries, 12 times behind league leaders Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, and trail Al Ain 1-0 after the initially leg of their Eastern Mug quarter-final.
