The Portuguese superstar is often seen performing unsightly actions while playing football in Saudi Arabia.
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On February 26, Ronaldo headed towards the Al Shabab fans’ area and recreated the offensive celebration in the Juventus match against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League in 2019. CR7 spread his legs and continuously moved his hands up and down in this position. sensitive. Because of this action, the 39-year-old superstar stirred up public opinion in the Middle East. Ronaldo is at risk of being suspended. |
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In the 0-2 defeat to Al Hilah on February 9, Ronaldo could not keep calm as he entered the Kingdom Arena tunnel, facing boos as well as Al Hilal fans frequently chanting the names “Messi, Messi, Messi”. Some fans threw Al Hilal scarves at Ronaldo. Immediately, the former MU striker responded by picking up the towel, putting it in his pants and then throwing it out. |
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Ronaldo often leaves a bad impression when he protests against the referee. Ronaldo’s angry moment with female referee Tori Penso on February 9 is one of them. He continuously scolded and waved his hands to show his displeasure, but only received an indifferent attitude from the American female referee. |
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Last season, also in the defeat against Al Hilal in April 2023, Ronaldo played football like wrestling. While colliding with Gustavo Cuellar, the Portuguese superstar clamped his hand around his neck and then wrestled the Al Hilal midfielder onto the field. The situation took place right in front of referee Michael Oliver. “The king in black” immediately gave a yellow card to Al Nassr’s captain. |
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When the match ended, Al Hilal fans mocked CR7. They kept calling the name “Messi” and whistling at Ronaldo. While unhappy because Al Nassr lost, Ronaldo used his hand to grab his crotch in a sensitive position. “Ronaldo made a rude gesture towards Al Hilal fans”, commented Goal . |
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Ronaldo once had an argument with a child fan in Saudi Arabia. He couldn’t keep calm when a fan compared him to Messi during halftime of Al Nassr’s 3-1 win over Al Baten last March. When CR7 entered the tunnel, a young fan said loudly: “Messi is better than Ronaldo”. The superstar born in 1985 looked annoyed and replied angrily in Portuguese: “Go look somewhere else, what are you doing here?”. |
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When Al Nassr lost 0-1 to Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League last season, Ronaldo entered the tunnel looking frustrated despite being comforted by his teammates. He grimaced, threw off his armband and kicked a water bottle before entering the tunnel. |
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Ronaldo also gets angry every time he and Al Nassr personally have a bad performance. “You don’t want to play football” was what Ronaldo said to Ali Al Zaqan, when the number 26 player on Al Feiha side acted as if he wanted to change his shirt after Al Nassr’s draw. |