Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Al-Nassr team, sparked controversy again with an immoral move – today, Saturday – in the Saudi Super Cup final.
Al Hilal turned a one-goal deficit into a 4-1 victory over local rivals Al Nassr in this match.
Ronaldo was seen making an obscene gesture as he was heading towards the Al Hilal fans in the stands of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in Abha.
This is not the first time that this “Don” has made such shameful moves towards fans of competing clubs in the Saudi League.
Against youth
The Portuguese striker had previously made an immoral gesture in response to Al-Shabab fans' chants of “Messi, Messi” with an immoral gesture after Al-Nassr's 3-2 victory in the 21st round of the Roshn Professional League last season.
Ronaldo was then suspended for one match and fined 30,000 Saudi riyals ($8,000).
The former Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United striker justified his “immoral” behaviour by saying: “I respect every country I am in, but mistakes happen to everyone, and I make mistakes like everyone else. You shouldn't look at what I do as much as you look at the reaction I give. I naturally like to win. I don't accept anything but winning.”
against the groove
During a match against Al-Akhdoud in the 31st round of the Saudi Professional League last season, photographers captured Ronaldo celebrating in an inappropriate manner after scoring the second goal in the 15th minute of the first half. Note that the match ended with Al-Alamy winning 3-2.
Ronaldo's dirty move in front of the groove 🤷🏼♂️
#Victory_of_the_Rock pic.twitter.com/eNMJtKu7Ga— 🅷🅴🅼🅾︎ (@abuwasam34) May 9, 2024
Against Al Hilal
After his team lost to Al-Hilal in the Riyadh Season Cup, a fan threw a scarf bearing the “Leader's” logo at Ronaldo in the corridor leading to the locker room. The “Don” picked up the scarf and put it in his “pants” (shorts) before throwing it on the ground.
He did not attend the coronation ceremony.
He did not attend. Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo with his teammates at the silverware ceremony, and was seen leaving the pitch immediately after the end of the match.
After Al Hilal succeeded in turning the result around, Ronaldo was very angry and made a gesture of putting his head on his hands and closing his eyes, indicating that the Al Nasr defense was in a deep sleep while Al Hilal was scoring.
Ronaldo opened the scoring for Al Nassr a minute before the end of the first half, but Al Hilal completely dominated the second half, with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Malcom taking turns to score the goals of the great victory.
Ronaldo leaves the pitch immediately after the end of the match#Diriyah_Saudi_Super_Cup #Victory_AlHilal | #SSC pic.twitter.com/c58pxckdqB
— SSC (@ssc_sports) August 17, 2024