The management of Al-Nasr Club responded to the letter of the Discipline and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Football Federation, that the red card obtained by Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo, the first team soccer striker, in front of Al-Hilal, in the Saudi Super Diriyah Cup was not due, after requesting a statement from the player, according to “sports” sources.
The same sources indicated that the capital club sent its answer Sunday, including that the red card is not due and presumably does not amount to “disgraceful behaviour” as it is competing for the ball because Ronaldo is looking to play it quickly.
“Sports” published Saturday, 13 April that the Disciplinary Committee requested the statement of the leader of the al-nasr.
Umpire Mohammed Al-Hawish reported on the Team Al-Hilal match and his counterpart Al-Nasr, in the Saudi Diriyah Super Cup semi-final, immediately after it ended, and recorded that Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, the leader of the yellow team, had committed “disgraceful” behaviour after using the elbow “with excessive force” to strike Ali al-Balehi, a defender, according to the sport, published 11 April i.
In the 86th minute of the match, Al-Hawish made a famous direct red card for Ronaldo, who appeared opposed to the decision, before leaving the floor of the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital. The Saudi Federation’s disciplinary regulation punishes a player who commits “disgraceful conduct” with two suspensions and a fine of SAR 20 thousand.
