Ronaldo investigated for obscene gesture against Al Shabab supporters

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Player was involved in new controversy in the 3-2 victory over Al-Shabab last Sunday (25)


Good phase

Cristiano Ronaldo ‘s Al Nassr is on a good run this season. There are ten unbeaten matches, with nine consecutive victories totaling the Premier League, King’s Cup and AFC Champions League.

Last Sunday (25), the team achieved another positive result by beating Al-Shabab 3-2 with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, a penalty and two from Anderson Talisca.

With the result, the team remains in second place on the leaderboard with 52 points achieved, four less than leader Al-Hilal.

And in this match, something caught our attention: the attitude of the biggest international name present in the Saudi Championship, Cristiano Ronaldo .

Controversy

The player was heavily criticized by the local press last Sunday (25) due to a possible obscene gesture made on the pitch towards Al-Shabab fans after the victory in the 21st round of the competition. The Saudi League Disciplinary Committee will investigate the player for what happened , according to the newspaper “Asharq Al-Awsat”.

Ronaldo investigated for obscene gesture against Al Shabab supporters
According to the local press, Cristiano Ronaldo was irritated by the opposing fans who shouted Lionel Messi’s name in his direction . After teasing the crowd with his cupped hand over his ear, the player gestured with his arms in the pelvic region. The broadcast did not show the images, but videos began to circulate on social media.

According to the publication, the striker’s gesture caused “resentment among many fans and spectators”. The Disciplinary Committee’s decision on what happened should be announced in the coming days.
please note that This is not the first controversy involving the player in the Saudi League. At the beginning of the month, when he was heading to the locker room after the Al Nassr against Al-Hilal 2-0, in a friendly, Cristiano picked up a scarf thrown by a fan, passed it inside his shorts and threw it on the ground.