By Victor Kanayo
Portuguese captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, is in fresh controversy in his football professional career, few months after joining Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo had switched the Arab way after falling out at Manchester United following his controversial interview with Piers Morgan.
This time around, a Saudi Lawyer Nouf, has demanded the deportation of Ronaldo following the player’s perceived insulting gesture during Al-Nassr’s defeat to Al-Ittihad on Sunday, April 16, 2023.
The incident happened after Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr suffered a 2-0 defeat to Odion Ighalo’s Al-Hilal on Tuesday night.
Ronaldo was initially booked during the game after head-locking Al-Hilal’s Al-Faraj in a tussle, which also went viral.
Ronaldo’s action was deemed as an insulting gesture towards fans after his team’s 2-0
Accordding to Daily Mail, a video released on social media seem to show the 38-year-old grabbing his genital as he left the pitch in response to fans chanting the name of his rival Lionel Messi.
Also, Ronaldo drew heavy criticism from journalists in Saudi Arabia, with Ozman Abu Bakr suggesting Al-Nassr should terminate his £175m-a-year contract following his ‘immoral and impolite gesture against the spectators.
However, according to Marca, Al-Nassr sources have defended Ronaldo by claiming he made the gesture after he ‘received a blow during the match’ to his genitals.
Second-placed Al-Nassr are now three points behind leaders Al-Ittihad having played a game more, and with Al-Shabab in third, three points behind them with a game in hand.
