His departure from Manchester United was made official on Tuesday, and now there’s news again about Cristiano Ronaldo: for slapping a fan’s mobile phone, the superstar was suspended by the English Football Association (FA) for two matches and also fined £50,000 (around €58,000) was fined.
The FA announced it on Wednesday. The incident happened last April after his former club Manchester United lost 1-0 at Everton. Videos of it then circulated on the Internet. Ronaldo had admitted his guilt and publicly apologized for it.
Ronaldo has no future at Manchester United
It remains to be seen whether the two-game suspension in England will still affect the 37-year-old, who is currently playing for Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar. Because where Ronaldo will play in the future is open.
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After a sensational television interview, Man United had drawn the consequences and announced the separation by mutual agreement on Tuesday. In the interview, Ronaldo sharply criticized the club, its manager Erik ten Hag and the owners of the club. (dpa/tim)
