No matter how great a footballer he may be, Cristiano Ronaldo has been known to make foolish decisions in the past, landing himself in the spotlight in a negative way. We’ll remember him throwing the captain’s armband in Portugal matches when he was angry. And now, even in Saudi Arabia, they’ve encountered his dark side. He fell for the provocation of Al Shabab fans, showing them his genitals, for which he was promptly punished. The outcome: he won’t be able to be on the field this Thursday when his Al Nassr hosts Al Hazm in the 22nd round of the Saudi Arabian Championship. It could be said that he got off lightly, considering that many Saudis believed he deserved a harsher penalty. In the end, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation ruled that it was sufficient for the Portuguese to be suspended for one match, and he would also have to pay a fine of 30,000 riyals, or around €7,350. And considering his staggering 175 million pounds a year salary, he will earn that amount in only 19 minutes!Ronaldo in danger of suspension due to vulgar gestured towards fansHis move towards fans was immature, to say the least, especially for a man who celebrated his 39th birthday on February 5th. Incredibly, in the same week, Turks also punished Galatasaray striker Mauro Icardi with a one-match suspension for the same foolishness. Fortunately for Al Nassr, their captain and top scorer will miss what is likely the easiest match he could have in this part of the season. Al Hazm, the bottom team, comes to Riyadh, having only accumulated 14 points from 21 games, with a record of five matches without a win (three draws and two losses). The only thing Ronaldo might regret is not having the opportunity to further improve his personal statistics. He still leads the Saudi Arabian league as the top scorer with 22 goals, three fewer than the closest competitor, Aleksandar Mitrović, who will try to narrow that gap on Friday against Al Ittihad.##NAJAVA_MECA_7910293##
