{"id":297726,"date":"2023-11-27T20:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T20:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297726"},"modified":"2023-11-27T20:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T20:25:29","slug":"ronaldos-brilliant-gesture-in-al-nassrs-afc-champions-league-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/ronaldos-brilliant-gesture-in-al-nassrs-afc-champions-league-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo&apos;s brilliant gesture in Al Nassr&apos;s AFC Champions League game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cristiano Ronaldo sportingly tells referee to OVERTURN decision to award him a penalty in AFC Champions League game&#8230; despite Al-Nassr drawing 0-0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>There was a big flashpoint involving Cristiano Ronaldo in Monday night&#8217;s game\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ronaldo did not want to cheat the game though and made the referee fix the call\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pressure is easing on Man United boss Erik ten Hag: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo showed all of his class during Al-Nassr&#8217;s AFC Champions League\u00a0game against Persepolis on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The flashpoint occurred just two minutes into the match when former Liverpool star Sadio Mane whipped a cross in in search of Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo initially tries a first time shot but when that is blocked he goes in search of it again as it takes a deflection in the box.<\/p>\n<p>He is second to the ball and tumbles over, with the referee quickly pointing to the penalty spot to the incredulity of Persepolis&#8217; players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Replays showed that there had been no contact on Ronaldo and credit to the Portuguese superstar he was quickly on his feet and wagging his finger to tell the referee to correct his decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/20\/78292029-12797091-image-a-29_1701115202369.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/27\/20\/78292023-12797091-image-a-30_1701115205969.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo has been hailed for his sportsmanship for owning up to the wrong call so it could be rectified &#8211; but it may well have been fixed anyway.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that VAR is in use for the group stages of the AFC Champions League and so that would likely have rectified the non-penalty call.<\/p>\n<p>Replays evidently showed that there had been no foul on the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, Ronaldo&#8217;s supporters will say that VAR remains hit and miss and he took potential problems away by owning up the wrong call.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12797091\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-tells-referee-overturn-decision.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo sportingly tells referee to OVERTURN decision to award him a penalty in AFC Champions League game&#8230; 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