Cristiano Ronaldo is in Saudi Arabia to make lots and lots of money of course, but he also would like to win some silverware.
And as that possibility begins to slip away, the Portuguese forward is starting to look a little frustrated.
As the Saudi Pro League reaches the business end of its campaign, Ronaldo’s Al Nassr side suffered a damaging 2-0 loss to Al Hilal on Tuesday.
The loss drops Al Nassr to three points behind first-place Al Ittihad, which now has a game in hand. The frustration of dropping three vital points appeared to get the best of Ronaldo in one particular second-half incident, which appeared to come straight out of WWE.
Al Hilal defender Gustavo Cuéllar was shielding Ronaldo off the ball, and the Portugal star’s solution was to simply wrap both arms around Cuéllar’s neck and attempt to separate his head from his body.
Cristiano Ronaldo got a yellow from Michael Oliver for this headlock 😅
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— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 19, 2023
Referee Michael Oliver (yes, that Michael Oliver) decided that Ronaldo’s transgression was only worth a yellow card — a generous interpretation of the law, but one that wouldn’t help Al Nassr much on the night.
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