Cristiano Ronaldo to Receive 'Harsh' Punishment From Saudi FA for Obscene Celebration After Messi Chants: Report

The rules are above none. Well, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo might be about to realise the same shortly, as the Saudi Pro League is reportedly set to fine the Al Nassr forward for his actions from Sunday night.

Ronaldo was the centre of all headlines to do with the Saudi Pro League, after his obscene celebrations in front of opposition side Al Shadab’s fans after Al Nassr’s Pro League match against them on Sunday.

After the game had concluded, the Al Shadab crowd roared with chants of “Messi, Messi” at Ronaldo, to which the Portuguese cupped his ear and went on to make the gesture of continually pumping his hand in front of his pelvic area towards the opposition fans.

The incident was not caught on television cameras, but multiple spectators had shot footage of the same from the stands and took to social media to share the same.

No statement has been released by the Saudi Pro League as of yet, but Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat stated that the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) had opened an investigation into the same.

And according to the latest updates regarding the same, Saudi outlet Alriyadiyah claims that Ronaldo is set to receive a two-match ban and a fine for the gesture, although this is yet to be confirmed by Al Nassr or the Saudi Pro League.

“Al-Riyadiya sources: The Disciplinary Committee is moving to suspend the Portuguese captain for two matches and fine him due to unsportsmanlike behavior,” reads a tweet from the offcial Alriyadiya X account.

This is not the first time Ronaldo has garnered criticism for his celebrations. In April of last year, a similar incident transpired when the Portuguese forward appeared to grab his genitals whilst walking towards the dugout after a Saudi Pro League encounter against Al Hilal, which Al Nassr lost 2-0.

Earlier this month, he picked up an Al Hilal scarf thrown at him from the stands, put it in his shorts and then threw it away as he walked towards the tunnel after Al Nassr lost 2-0 in the Riyadh Season Cup final.