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Zidane Furious Over Ronaldo 5-match Ban
Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane has expressed his anger over the 5-game ban handed to superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo for pushing a referee after being sent-off against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup.
Ronaldo was controversially shown a second yellow card for diving on Sunday and handed an extra four-game ban for a light push on referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea.
“We are very annoyed,” said Zidane.
“When you look at everything that happened, to think Cristiano won’t play five games with us… it is infuriating.”
Madrid’s appeal against the red card, which could reduce the ban from five games to four, will be held before the game on Wednesday.
The Spanish champion hold a 3-1 first leg lead going into the second leg against their fierce rivals on Wednesday (2100 GMT), but will have to do without Portuguese International.
“The (appeals) committee will meet and I hope they look well upon it,” added Zidane.
“Cristiano is annoyed because he wants to play and when he doesn’t play, he isn’t happy,” he concluded.
Ikechi Ohuonu
August 16, 2017 at 10:02 am
The rich also cries.
Kayce Uwomano
August 15, 2017 at 10:16 pm
why are de not equally giving bans to those silly refs for their conspicuous acts.
Amarachi Obialor
August 15, 2017 at 10:04 pm
Rules must be obeyed and carried out period! He’s becoming arrogant
Alaohuru Austine Chimezie
August 15, 2017 at 9:33 pm
He should be happy is not 12 +1 ,that is maximum ban. Is only 4 + 1 that is minimum.
Christopher Ochini
August 15, 2017 at 9:28 pm
Good
Lincoln Igwennaji
August 15, 2017 at 7:45 pm
Messi pushed the ref and got away with it in 2009
Moreover christiano did not commit any foul instead he was fouled in eighteen yard box
Mopki Mako Mopki
August 15, 2017 at 7:39 pm
It shall be twelve match ban self