Ronaldo slammed with 5-match ban

Ronaldo challenging the referee Ricardo De
Burgos after bagging a red

Real Madrid will miss the services of their star
striker Cristiano Ronaldo, in the next five
matches in the Spanish league.
As predicted Sunday, the Spanish Football
Federation banned Ronaldo for five matches
today.

He was punished for pushing the referee after
he was shown a red card against Barcelona in
Real Madrid’s 3-1 Spanish Super Cup first leg
victory on Sunday.
Ronaldo was sent off in bizarre fashion,
collecting a yellow card for taking his shirt off
during a goal celebration before being shown
a second for diving.

Upset by referee Ricardo De Burgos
Bengoetxea’s decision to dismiss him,
Ronaldo shoved the official, which landed him
in further hot water.
RFEF issued Ronaldo with a 3,005 euro ($
3,543.20) fine and a four-match suspension in
addition to the automatic one-game ban the
player was due to serve for his red card.

Ronaldo, who struck a spectacular second
goal for a dominant Madrid, will miss the
Super Cup second leg at the Santiago
Bernabeu on Wednesday and the club’s first
four La Liga matches.
Having featured in the Confederations Cup for
Portugal, the striker only returned to training
earlier this month. He came on as a substitute
in the UEFA Super Cup win over Manchester
United on Aug. 8.

Source: vanguardngr