Cristiano Ronaldo may miss the primary recreation of the World Cup after being handed his first ever worldwide pink card towards Eire on Thursday.
The Portugal veteran was given his marching orders in Dublin on the hour mark for an elbow on Dara O’Shea together with his aspect 2-0 down and staring down the barrel of a defeat.
After a cross evaded from the left evaded Ronaldo from the left, he struggled to hide his frustration and swung an arm on the Ipswich City defender, who went to floor clutching his face.
The referee initially handed a yellow card to Ronaldo, who appeared to reply by making a ‘crying’ gesture at O’Shea.
However a lot to the delight of the raucous Dublin crowd, the 40-year-old later noticed his warning upgraded to a pink card – his first for Portugal on his 226th look.
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