Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo he will not be able to make his debut tomorrow, January 5, for the Saudi team Al-Nasr.
The fact is that the striker has to serve a two-match suspension from the FA (English Football Association). Ronaldo has been punished for breaking an Everton fan’s phone while playing for Manchester United. FIFA rules state that penalties imposed by another association are maintained.
Al Nasr, who will pay Ronaldo £175m a year, has sold all 28,000 tickets for the match against Al Tai. Everyone expected to see Ronaldo start the new part of his career in Saudi Arabia with great fanfare.
However, Cristiano was immediately banned from making his debut for Al-Nasr. On 17 November, Ronaldo was fined £50,000 and suspended for two matches by the English Football Association.
CR7 was found guilty of inappropriate behavior after he dropped his phone from the hands of an Everton fan. Manchester United lost the game at Goodison Park in April 2022 (0:1). Cristiano punched Jacob Harding in the arm as he entered the locker room and damaged the 14-year-old’s phone. The supporter’s mother, Sarah Kelly, said her son’s hand was injured as a result of Ronaldo’s actions.
The Portuguese himself said in an online hearing that the atmosphere during the match against Everton was extremely hostile. Ronaldo said he was injured late in the match but remained on the pitch. According to him, the Manchester United players left the field during the transition, which was not a safe tunnel for the players. Ronaldo noted that the crowd was aggressive, he and other United players were insulted by Everton fans as they left the pitch.
Explaining his actions, the Portuguese said that when he entered the dressing room, he noticed a hand quite low in front of him, pointing to his injured leg. He said he couldn’t see whose hand it was, but she saw that he was holding an object and didn’t know what it was.
Ronaldo now risks a two-match ban. FIFA rules state that the penalty goes to his new team, Al-Nasr.
