{"id":161358,"date":"2024-03-12T11:54:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T11:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/ronaldo-defends-obscene-gesture\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T11:54:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T11:54:31","slug":"ronaldo-defends-obscene-gesture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/ronaldo-defends-obscene-gesture\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo Defends Obscene Gesture &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ronaldo gestures towards the Al-Shabab fans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has described the obscene gesture that saw him suspended for a Saudi Pro League game as a \u201cmisunderstanding\u201d and also admitted \u201cevery day I try to be a better man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Al Nassr and Portugal captain was handed a one-match ban by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation for provoking rival fans by appearing to make a gesture after his team\u2019s 3-2 league win over Riyadh rival Al Shabab on February 25.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, 39, served the ban, missing his team\u2019s next league game, a 4-4 draw with Al Hazm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take this opportunity to talk about the case in which I was punished for a game,\u201d Ronaldo said in a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I did was a misunderstanding. I will always respect the cultures of all countries, but what people see is not always reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t the first instance in which the former Real Madrid star has been riled up in Saudi Arabia after being taunted by rival fans chanting Lionel Messi\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes the passion of the game leads us to make some mistakes, but everyone makes mistakes,\u201d Ronaldo said. \u201cWhenever I make them, I don\u2019t do it on purpose. Every day I try to be a better man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he could improve his behaviour, Ronaldo said: \u201cI can\u2019t promise because I\u2019m a human being. Nobody is perfect. Life is made of mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can promise is that I am a player who gives everything on the field, a player with passion, a player who always wants to win. 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